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The Port of Virginia with Stephen Edwards

The Logistics of Logistics

According to an economic impact study conducted by the Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary, 390,000 Virginia jobs – nearly ten percent of the state’s resident workforce – are linked to port activity across our six terminals. Those jobs generate $23 billion in annual compensation and $2.1 Stephen’s LinkedIn.

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Shipping Emissions in Focus: Ship It Zero Reveals Amazon, LG, Samsung and Home Depot’s Stalled Progress

Logistics Viewpoints

IKEA has a head start, but it’s not too late for Home Depot, LG, Samsung, and e-commerce giant Amazon to correct course. Home Depot has not joined the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Shipping (coZEV) initiative, or the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA).

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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It

MTS Logistics

Of course, this is not the world we are in today. If temperatures exceed this engineered range, pavements can start to soften, rail lines can kink, and steel can expand which can lead logistics complications which can cause delays in cargo being transported. In 2017, a study assessed extreme climate impacts on infrastructure in Europe.

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TLA Courses Industry Relevant as Verified by Participants

The Logistics Academy

The lecturer taught the class very interestingly with a lot of real case studies. This course must be attended by stakeholders involved in the import and export of IMDG cargoes. Interesting course which helps me gained knowledge and understanding of IMDG Code. The course is useful and helpful to my work.

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Supplier Risk Management: 4 Things To Look Out for During On-Site Evaluations

GlobalTranz

Top carriers will have dedicated classroom space, a well thought-out training course, and experienced instructors. When you’re on-site, simply ask to review their training course to get an idea of how well it is preparing your carrier’s employees to work with your company. Properly Stored & Inspected Equipment.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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Upcoming Apps Coming to the Shipping World in 2019 and Beyond

MTS Logistics

Studies were done to show that not all FCL containers are actually fully-utilized. The new application will work to match LCL cargo with FCL containers that have space to spare. It would only take one or two days longer from origin to destination than regular FCL cargo and significantly less time than would a regular LCL shipment.