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NITL claims alliances create ‘super-carrier distortion’ to liner shipping market

Supply Chain and Logistics

Liner shipping alliances were created years ago when there wasn’t enough containerized cargo for many competing ocean container carriers (sometimes called liners).

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Shipping Trade Groups Submit Plan for Global Carbon Tax

Supply Chain Brain

The International Chamber of Shipping, which represents more than 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, submitted a plan to the industry’s global regulator for a charge on carbon dioxide emitted by vessels.

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FMC looks at accusations carriers are refusing chemical shipments

Supply Chain and Logistics

Here is an excellent example of customer segmentation. In the last year or so there have been several ship explosions and fires causing ships to be laid up and cargo to be delayed or lost.

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Finalists named for Transition Trucking military vet rookie trucker award

Overdrive Online

The winner of the award will receive a Kenworth T680 with a 76-inch sleeper that features the complete Paccar Powertrain with Paccar MX-13 engine

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Operational considerations for commercial nuclear propulsion

Supply Chain and Logistics

It may be harder to find crews for nuclear ships than to build them. Known to most as a senior London arbitrator, Michael Allen’s first career before becoming a lawyer was as an engineer officer on British nuclear submarines.

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Major deal sees MV Commercial acquire Fruehauf

Logistics Business Magazine

Specialist truck provider MV Commercial has completed a multi-million-pound deal to buy tipping trailer and rigid body manufacturer Fruehauf out of administration – protecting 120 jobs and securing a positive future for one of the best-known brands in the industry. The landmark deal includes an immediate cash injection and a commitment to a further £30m investment over the next three years, as part of ambitious plans to modernise the manufacturing facility and realise the full potential of the 6

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Top 10 Features to Look for in Dispatch Trucking Software

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Denholm acquires Good Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

Family-owned diversified business, J. & J. Denholm Limited (the Denholm Group), has acquired freight forwarding and logistics company John Good Logistics Limited. The acquisition completed on 31st August 2021. Operating from strategic locations around the UK, multi-award winning Good Logistics provides global logistics, warehousing and distribution services.

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Five Ways to Achieve a Greener Last Mile

Supply Chain Brain

The transportation sector is the single most significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Transparency for the customer who is king

Logistics Business Magazine

The new Supply Chain Act will take effect in Germany in 2023. The textile discounter KiK , already concerned with ensuring that suppliers comply with labour and environmental standards, took steps several years ago, which now puts it ahead in preparing for the new law. In 2015, the company said goodbye to Excel lists and e-mails in order to manage its supply chain with the CSR module of Setlog ‘s OSCA software.

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DS Smith invests in AGVs at UK’s largest paper mill

Logistics Business Magazine

DS Smith , the FTSE100 sustainable packaging company, has invested in 10 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to increase sustainability and efficiency at its Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent. The all-electric Rocla vehicles, supplied by AGV pioneer Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy , operate 24/7 and perform a variety of tasks around the fully automated warehouse including collecting reels from the production conveyor, storing them and picking them for orders.