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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. That is more than any other sector.

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Transportation Cost and Capacity Trends

Now, That's Logistics

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen.

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q2 2023)

Talking Logistics

It depends on whom you ask, of course. I’m sure many carriers, for example, are not celebrating the first half of the year. How would you characterize this year so far, from a supply chain and logistics perspective? Better or worse than expected? Any surprises?

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Electric Trucks used for Container Transport

Logistics Business Magazine

Skaraslättens Transport is Sweden’s biggest provider of container transport on the roads, hauling 850-900 containers daily to all Swedish container ports. With that in mind, this was a pretty easy decision to make,” says Johan Söderström, CCO at Skaraslättens Transport. Climate-smart – but an economic challenge.

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3 Tips for Transportation Budgeting in 2021

GoShip Blog

Setting a transportation budget for 2021 seems like a daunting task after the roller coaster that was 2020. While many companies will surely keep their budgets low, logistics and transportation experts anticipate a rise in short-term contracts, extending existing agreements, and early planning. Rates will increase.

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Can Cargo Transport Capacity in the Danube River Be Increased?

MTS Logistics

Today, water transport of cargoes is considered to be the cheapest and cleanest transportation method. The Erie Canal project is a great example in this regard that made New York the Empire State by reaching Midwest’s Belt regions. The Danube River has also been used for cargo transport for years.

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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, the rapid increase in the price of oil to over $100 a barrel for WTI is sure to result in additional inflation in our current inflationary environment. Of course, fuel shortages can cause factory production delays that can subsequently hinder downstream production processes. Beyond Fossil Fuels. Then There is Cyber.