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Death in Confined Spaces: Hidden Danger

Logistics Business Magazine

A lack of understanding of the danger present may have fatal consequences. This may arise from rusting of the ship’s structure or metal cargoes, oxidation of cargoes such as coal or the decomposition of biodegradable cargoes, for example fish meal, logs, bark, or wood pellets. Any rescue operations are therefore time critical.

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Decarbonise UK Freight Transport Sector

Logistics Business Magazine

The end of project report released today by the Decarbonising UK Freight Transport (DUKFT) Network, suggest several ways to overcome the chicken-and-egg problems associated with decarbonising road, rail and maritime freight transport.

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Evaluating Innovative Technology with Warehouse Simulation

Logistics Viewpoints

For this reason, supply chain solutions have become an integral part of business strategies to cope with these ever-increasing complexities. Examples of use. If you are using warehouse simulation as an improvement tool to current operations, the first step is to create an exact computer model of your present end-to-end processes.

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Analysis: Should You Redirect Your Cargo and If So, Where?

MTS Logistics

Although we had seen many bad examples of the piling up strategy, due to lack of direction, these two ports are also now congested. So no matter how farfetched it may seem, the solution might be that farfetched option that you are presented with. East Coast ports, especially Savannah and Charleston due to proximity.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. Further, historically Molex had a focused sourcing strategy.

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Transportation costs drive regional divide

Logistics Business Magazine

For example, 42.5% Both hard and soft port and logistics infrastructure are part of this important driver of growth – with trade routes, technologies and streamlined partnerships being examples of soft infrastructure. This compared to 19.9% for those in China, 27.5% in India and 25% in the UAE.

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Five Key Takeaways From JOC’s TPM 2016

Freightos

For shippers, carriers and logistics providers, the JOC ’s TPM (Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference) is one of the must-attends on the annual events calendar. I caught up with one of Freightos’ delegates after the conference and scoured through the presentation material for insights. Five Key Takeaways From TPM 2016. It should.”.