The eBL as a Vehicle for a Data-Driven Approach
Figure: Transforming by digitizing physical documents as intermediate step towards data-centric systems (Illustration copyright Sandra Haraldson, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE))
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Category : Transportation
UK government publishes Union Connectivity Review: proposed transport investments for stronger and better-connected United Kingdom
Prime Minister underlines commitment to stronger transport connections across the UK, as government publishes Sir Peter Hendy’s independent Union Connectivity Review Prime Minister invites devolved...
Port of Montreal receives first direct call from China
The call came in the shape the 1997-built, general cargoship, Happy Rover, chartered by freight forwarder Fracht FWO, and stacked with containers. The Happy Rover...
Cherry season about a week late due to colder than normal temperatures
The Australian cherry harvest is kicking off this week for Sai World. The first early cherries for the domestic market will be picked in Hilston,...
Shipping giant Maersk invests in high-emissions air freight — Quartz
A.P. Moeller Maersk, the Danish shipping giant, announced an expansion of its air freight business this week, dipping into the record profits the company is...
We must tackle inefficiencies at various seaports and high freight rates – GMA
Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Thomas K. Alonsi The challenges of cost-effectiveness for shipping services, efficiency of seaports, high levels of freight rates...
Deutsche Post to acquire sea freight forwarder Hillebrand for 1.5 bln euros
DUESSELDORF, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Deutsche Post said on Tuesday it was acquiring ocean freight forwarder J.F. Hillebrand Group for 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion)...
Stronger voice needed to combat ever-growing logistics costs, says Baxi • Recycling International
Freight rates soared more than 300% between September 2019 and October 2021 and this has to stop, according to recovered paper trader Ranjit Baxi. At...
Could Easing Chokepoints In US Ports Just Be Wasting Money?
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There is Much More to It Than Port or Terminal Efficiency
Agreeing with Shahab Al Jassmi, Kim Larsen of Abu Dhabi Ports said that congestion at a port is the result a worldwide “chain reaction”. For...