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Climate Change and the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for example. For example, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law a year ago this week. In 2005, the EU instituted a cap-and-trade system for businesses as a way to cut the emissions that drive climate change.

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Walmart in a World on Fire

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the companies she holds up as a positive example of a big company addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is Walmart. A few years ago, for example, my oldest child explained to me that Walmart was a malignant force. Walmart has been on an ESG journey since 2005.

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‘Shiplilly Reinvention’ adding more capacity to our fleet sailing in the Caribbean

ShipLilly

Built in 2005, Reinvention carries a gross tonnage of 6451 and a Summer Deadweight of 8505 tons. For example, customers that have been using the Colón Container Terminal (Evergreen) will benefit from the addition of Reinvention to our fleet. Reinvention specifically targets Puerto Cabello (Venezuela) and Colon (Panama).

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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Does It Affect the Future of Project Cargo?

MTS Logistics

A prime example is that cargo ships have drastically increased in size over the last 50 years to handle the growing need for consumer goods. For example, 68,842 bridges are considered structurally deficient, per the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Until the cost of manufacturing in the U.S.

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The Trinity Foundation: Trinity’s Non-Profit Organization

Trinity Logistics

In 2005, we formed a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization named the Trinity Foundation. This fundraising event started in 2005 and has remained our largest fundraising event each year since. We believe it’s not just about what you accomplish, but who you lift up, who you make better, and how you give back. But wait, there’s a fun catch!

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What You Ought to Know About Fashion Logistics

Apparel Logistics

Globally integrated production systems, seasonal peaks and rapid changeovers from one collection to another are just a few examples why intelligent and flexible logistics solutions are so important to the fashion industry. The rapidly changing nature of fashion is best personified by celebrity-driven trends.

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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

Now, That's Logistics

As far back as 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was documenting a shortfall that the Great Recession erased but that quickly resurfaced as the national economy recovered. For example, PlusDrive is one of several commercially-available autonomous trucking solutions already in use. Addressing the Persistent Driver Shortage.