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The Effects of Global Warming on Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

The once-tranquil seas are undergoing noticeable transformations, with the impacts of rising temperatures affecting maritime operations. From restructuring trade routes to adhering to strict regulations, the shipping industry faces a host of new challenges as it seeks ways to a more sustainable route.

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Embracing the Chill: How the Consumer Shift from Fresh to Frozen Effects Cold Chain Transportation

Blue Grace Logistics

According to the Food Industry Association, 15 percent of consumers are buying more frozen meat and seafood products, and 21 percent are buying less fresh meat and seafood products. The shift from fresh to frozen alternatives in the food and beverage industry has had significant implications for cold chain transportation.

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The Cold Chain and COVID Vaccine Shipping

Freight Center

We’re talking, of course, about the COVID vaccine. The cold chain has been heavily impacted by the shipping of the COVID vaccine because of its temperature-sensitive shipping requirements. It’s been the talk of the town lately, and that includes in the freight shipping community.

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Charting a course for GHG emissions and the shipping sector

The Logistics Academy

Over time, it has developed a comprehensive regulatory framework for the global industry through some 50 conventions and protocols and multiple codes and recommendations. Their proposal of 70-100 percent GHG reductions by mid-century compared to 2008 levels is the closest to being in line with the Paris Agreement temperature goal.

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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It

MTS Logistics

Drought conditions can have an effect on more than just waterways because the higher temperatures that coexist with droughts can have an impact on the pavement performance of roadways. Asphalt itself tends to age faster at higher temperatures, thus reducing its lifespan. Of course, this is not the world we are in today.

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Transportation Management Systems in the Food Industry: What’s Driving Demand?

Talking Logistics

Transportation Management Systems (TMS) bring a lot of value to companies across all industries, but the value proposition is particularly strong in the food industry when you consider the cost of transportation as a percent of revenue and the service challenges involved. TMS in the Food Industry: Time and Resources Now Available. “In

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Cold Robots for Cold Chain Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

This has become critically important given how issues such as Brexit, the pandemic, war in Ukraine and the weather have each highlighted the role chilled and frozen warehousing has in creating resilience in our food supply chains; not forgetting of course how Covid revealed the centrality of low temperature storage in medicine and pharmacology.