Talking Logistics

APRIL 19, 2024

The Red Sox have the best Earned Run Average (ERA) in the Major Leagues so far this year. They’re #1 out of 30 teams. Yet, they are in last place in their division. How is that possible? Well, pitching can only take you so far. The team ranks last in the Majors in defense (as. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 19, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Shipsta

APRIL 19, 2024

The once-traditional freight procurement function is now facing a tsunami of unprecedented change. To embrace this upheaval, businesses must discard clunky, old-school manual processes. And in its stead, embrace artificial intelligence (AI) platforms that automate freight procurement workflows and extract information to drive smarter decisions.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 19, 2024

In a recent blog post, we discussed the environmental cost of ecommerce and ways to offset it. Packaging, as we all know, is one of the worst offenders, but it’s also one of the easiest environmental costs to reduce. So, for ecommerce owners who want to reduce their impact on the environment, eco-friendly packaging is a great place to start. Today we’re going to delve a little deeper into the sustainable, eco-friendly packaging options available, and decide which ones to embrace for the future.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 19, 2024

The latest incident in the long-running Middle East crisis occurred this past weekend and involved major shipper MSC and threatens to escalate shipping issues. Iran’s foreign ministry stated on Monday that they seized the MSC Aries , a Portuguese-flagged container ship, on April 13th for breaking maritime laws. They also claimed the vessel was linked to Israel.

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Conger

APRIL 19, 2024

Imagine having a bird’s eye view of your entire forklift fleet, tracking every movement made, every hour logged, and every battery charged. That is the power of forklift telemetry. Just like how your phone’s fitness app keeps you in check by tracking every step, this tech gives a clear view into how fuel gets used and the way forklift drivers handle their rides, all in real-time.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2024

At the end of December 2023, MERCADONA awarded the WITRON Group with the construction of a new 15,000 square meter dry goods distribution centre in Guadix (Granada) in southern Spain. This is already the 16th automated logistics centre that WITRON designs and realizes for MERCADONA – with a total of 203 COM machines in the dry, fresh, and frozen food sector.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 19, 2024

Beijing earlier blasted a U.S. plan to launch a formal review of its maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector, calling the investigation a mistake “based on the need of domestic politics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2024

Ian Cairns (pictured), Sales Director at TalkTalk Business discusses why a resilient network is essential for logistics businesses to mitigate cybersecurity risks. The logistics sector is embracing new, innovative technologies every day. This digital transformation is providing new opportunities for growth and transformation, but it also opens new opportunities for cyber-attackers to target businesses.

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NGT News

APRIL 19, 2024

Next-generation clean fuels hubs will advance the production and distribution of low-carbon fuels including hydrogen and renewable natural gas in western Canada as part of a new partnership between Elemental Clean Fuels and Cariboo Low Carbon Fuels Inc. Leveraging their respective expertise and resources, both companies have joined forces as Cariboo Clean Fuels Inc.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2024

By 2050, Europe should be the first CO2-neutral continent – that is the goal of the “Green Deal” In order to achieve this, there is more to be done, particularly in the transport sector. Electrification of vehicles is most likely the most important driver. The EU-funded project “ZEFES” project (Zero Emissions flexible vehicle platforms with modular powertrains serving the long-haul Freight Eco System) is researching the possibilities for long-distance heavy goods tr

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NGT News

APRIL 19, 2024

Clean energy provider Ava Community Energy plans to expand access to public electric vehicle charging stations across its service territory. As part of the energy provider’s new partnership with Calibrant Energy (a joint venture between Macquarie and Siemens Financial Services), Ava will deploy 86 public direct-current fast chargers (DCFCs) across 11 sites in six cities. […] The post Partnership Enables Ava to Expand EV Charging Access Across Northern California appeared first on NGT

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

After months of anticipation, the day is finally here. On February 4 at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing a new album, which had secretly been in the works for two years. The album, The Tortured Poets Department , was released overnight. But in a shocking twist, just two hours later, Swift surprise-released a 15-track expansion of the album, dubbed The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.

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NGT News

APRIL 19, 2024

Neste, a leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, and New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), the principal subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, intend to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. NJNG plans to switch its medium-duty trucks and associated equipment to renewable diesel to help reduce GHG emissions, which […] The post Neste, New Jersey Natural Gas Target GHG Reduction with Renewable Diesel appeared first on NGT News.

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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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