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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

One visionary, Malcom McLean , features prominently in the industry’s development. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Once the concept was validated, the container shipping industry grew exponentially in the 70s and 80s. Ceiling year of a study of 22 industrialised countries (Uni.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 28 – November 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Obviously, it is not a new collaboration between the foursome, what with John Lennon’s assassination in 1980, and George Harrison’s passing in 2001. The Fab Four have released their first song since 1995, Now and Then , which will officially be their final song. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, As many as 87% of industrial CEOs view environmental impact of their operations as a major concern, per a PwC report.

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Takeaways from Manhattan Associates’ Momentum 2017 Conference

Talking Logistics

In WannaCry’s case, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Windows XP — an operating system still in wide use today, even though it was originally released in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014. The recent WannaCry cyber attack exploited a problem that exists at most companies today: the use of outdated software systems.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

4] The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, too, has brought national industrial mobilisation to the fore in terms of Ukraine responses to Russian aggression, but also in the context of European, US and other logistics support to Ukraine. When Defence made mobilisation an agenda.

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Commercial Trucking: The Battle of the VMT Tax

Blue Grace Logistics

Since 2001 the HTF has consistently spent more than it generates through highway and transit programs. However, the industry argues, that they already pay a steeper sum than other highway users through fees, an excise tax on tires, and a heavier gasoline bill, paying six cents-per-gallon more than other motorists. trillion by 2025.

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Case Study: Tooling Up with Storage and Picking System

Logistics Business Magazine

Based in Yeovil, Somerset, the organisation operates from a purpose-built distribution centre and its philosophy of providing more than 6,000 tools ex-stock at low prices has earned the company an unrivalled industry reputation. The post Case Study: Tooling Up with Storage and Picking System appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.