Falling spot rates, falling contract rates and falling revenues create rising stress and blood pressure in truckload operations teams.
With its fleet of electric vehicles, GoBolt will offer same- and next-day delivery of small parcels in the U.S. and Canada.
The International Maritime Organization and a California congressman look for strategies to lower emissions on World Ocean Day.
Change for the future
Boox is looking to evolve the circular economy with reusable packaging for direct-to-consumer brands.
The partnership marks a “pivotal step” toward making green e-methanol more accessible and commercially viable for the maritime industry.
Rising sea levels and increasingly extreme weather are expected to cost ports and shippers billions of dollars annually.
Vessel strikes are a major threat to whales, so better monitoring of their locations could help reduce collisions.
“Partnering with Bunker Holding will accelerate the marine industry adoption of biodiesel to achieve aggressive carbon reduction goals,” said Bob Kenyon, senior vice president of sales and marketing at REG.
Of 18 companies that Friend of the Sea evaluated, it identified Hapag-Lloyd as “the international shipping company most committed to minimizing the risk of whale ship strikes.”
Green ammonia production emits no carbon dioxide, but it has major safety, cost and scaling hurdles to overcome.
A carbon price is an “essential element in any decarbonization plan,” John Butler, president and CEO of WSC, said during a press conference Thursday.
Value Maritime has developed a system to capture carbon onboard vessels, fill up CO2 batteries and use the captured carbon dioxide in greenhouses.
“International collaboration is essential to decarbonize global supply chains. It’s time to get started on this important work,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.
Despite voluntary sustainability efforts and increasing regulations, shipping emissions are on the rise.
Volkswagen aims to support sustainability in shipbuilding and ship recycling through the initiative, said Simon Motter, head of Volkswagen Group Logistics.
“An earlier transition will allow more gradual changes, thereby reducing the risk of significant disruptions of the sector and of asset stranding,” the report said.
Experts across the supply chain weigh in on the most impactful sustainability trends in 2021.
The unique design will improve port efficiency and increase capacity, according to Maersk.
As demand for shipping increases, whales are more at risk of colliding with vessels. A new certification provides strategies to prevent collisions.
