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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said on an earnings conference call Wednesday that the overstocking that weighed on the company last year was “in the rearview mirror” and that the retailer was turning toward getting fresh merchandise into stores for the fall.

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Methanol-fuelled ships “less costly to build and operate”

Logistics Business Magazine

Speaking at a virtual conference last week, Greg Dolan, CEO of the Methanol Institute , a trade body whose shipowner members include Maersk, Stena Bulk, MSC, MOL and Oldendorff Carriers, predicts that methanol production costs will fall to become more competitively priced than traditional diesel bunker and other alternative fuels.

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TPM24: Key Takeaways on Geopolitics, Technology and Other Drivers of Ocean Freight in 2024

Freightos

Starting with the Red Sea, ocean expert Lars Jensen, of Vespucci Maritime, argued that the disruption is really a challenge, not a crisis. You can read the report and see our short webinar on the topic here. Progress in ocean digitalization Discussion of the role of technology in ocean freight was more prominent at TPM than ever.

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The Dispatch Report | October 2019, Issue No. 12

Shipchain

We partnered with GTX Corp, ParceLive, and a few others that will be announced soon, began working on case studies, aired our first webinar with major industry executives, graduated from the Plug and Play Spring 2019 Food and Beverage Accelerator Program, joined forces with the World Economic Forum to build the Blockchain Toolkit, and a lot more.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Maritime Hall of Fame, Fortune and American Heritage magazines, amongst others. Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Readers' choice!