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Orchestrating a Massive Move - Heavy Haul Ocean Transport
Challenge: The Liebherr LR11350 is one of the most powerful cranes in existence. To ship this 1,488 ton load from the factory door in Germany, through the Port of Hamburg and to the Port of Mobile, Alabama, every piece had to move together - which ultimately meant a heavy-haul ocean transport.
Drewry Price Index Indicates Ongoing Airfreight Recovery
Consider the airfreight recovery to be still alive and kicking.
Asia's First Fully Automated Container Terminal Is Up and Running
Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal in China has become Asia's first fully automated container terminal after servicing the 13,386 TEU Cosco France in May.
060117 Asias First Fully Automated
How (and Why) Ikea, Apple Extend Control Across Their Supply Chains
Companies like Ikea and Apple have been investing in their supply chains in order to avoid unknown and potentially environmentally damaging activities from their suppliers by purchasing forest, building wind farms, and taking over plastics recycling plants. Ikea has purchased forest in Romania and the Baltics, while Apple has invested in forest in the US, writes The Guardian.
International Chamber of Commerce Has Concerns Over Return-Refill Packaging
Shipping goods across borders with reusable containers and tracking systems is better for the environment, consumers and companies, yet differential treatment by customs authorities can be detrimental for business, says the International Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber of Shipping Makes Push for CO2 Reductions
At its annual general meeting in Istanbul last week, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has agreed to urge the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt some dramatic CO2 reduction objectives - on behalf of the international shipping sector as a whole - in order to match the ambition of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Divide Is Widening Between Tech-Savvy and Traditional Forwarders
The gap between the top-performing airfreight forwarders and those at the bottom, in terms of profit margins, appears to be growing wider, and may continue doing so for the next few years, according to results of a recent poll by Descartes Software and the U.S. Airforwarders Association (AfA).
Tesco Uses AI to Stock Shelves, Route Drivers With Google Assistant
Tesco is starting to incorporate machine learning algorithms across the business, from internal applications such as driver routing to customer-facing apps like integration, with Google's home assistant device. Tesco is starting to incorporate machine learning algorithms across the business, from internal applications such as driver routing to customer-facing apps like integration, with Google's home assistant device.
A Look Inside Airbus's Epic Assembly Line
A confluence of political and economic forces has prompted Europe's largest airplane manufacturer to place a factory in Alabama - and to create one of the world's most gargantuan supply chains.
051717 A Look Inside Airbus
Schiphol Airport Tests New Automatic Compliance System
Initial testing of an online compliance checking system that reduces delays by pinpointing mistakes on airway bills has successfully concluded. The system was developed as part of Schiphol's Smart Cargo Mainport Program, and speeds up cargo flows by detecting data errors in air waybills.
2020 Sulfur Cap to Impact Credit Lines
The global sulfur emissions limit will drop to 0.50 percent in 2020, and most people are yet to appreciate what this will do to ship operators' finances.
Report: Singapore Tops Global Port Ranking
Singapore has been named the leading maritime city in the world, followed by Hamburg and Oslo, in a ranking of global ports.
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