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DHL Supply Chain is deploying a suite of generative artificial intelligence applications to enhance its data management and analytics capabilities, aiming to provide greater insights and direct value for customers.Developed with the support of Boston Consulting Group, DHL Supply Chain said its strategic initiative marks a pivotal step in harnessing AI to improve customer experience.DHL Supply Chain’s first key Gen AI application is a sophisticated data cleansing tool utilized by ...
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CMA CGM Group, French shipping and logistics company, said it delivered a “robust performance” in the third quarter, driven by sustained demand in maritime shipping amid disruption to major routes.Group revenue increased 38.5 percent to US$15.8 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, driven mainly ...
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Shipyards’ deliveries of container ships reached a new annual record just 10 months into 2024, said BIMCO, the organization for ship owners, charters, brokers and agents.The 410 ships delivered with combined capacity of 2.5 million 20-foot equivalent units bettered the previous high of 2.3 million ...
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The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded a US$412 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program to support the zero-emission transition at the nation’s busiest trade gateway.The port and its private sector partners will match the EPA grant with an ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has signed contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new energy efficient container ships, with 312,000 TEUs of total combined capacity, and a combined investment of about US$4 billion.Twelve 16,800 20-foot-equivalent units will be built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and will ...
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Drewry, the maritime research and consultancy, said its World Container Index increased 4 percent to US$3,444 per 40-foot container the week of Nov. 7.The latest Drewry WCI composite index is 67 percent below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but it is ...
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The Port of Baltimore will receive more than US$147 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Ports Program funding to expedite decarbonization and electrification efforts at the port.The Maryland Port Administration and private partners will use the funds to purchase 213 pieces of new zero-emission ...
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An indefinite strike began 11 a.m. Halloween morning at the Port of Montreal’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals, by the Canadian Public Employees Union (CUPE) Local 375, the longshore workers’ union.The two Termont-operated terminals are closed, with no rail, truck or ship services provided, paralyzing about ...
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Global ocean container supply chains experienced record-high carbon emission in the third quarter of 2024, due to the ongoing impact of conflict in the Red Sea, spiraling freight rates and congestion, according to Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform.
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North American supply chain solution provider J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. and UP.Labs have established the Logistics Venture Lab, to explore innovation in transportation and mobility.The logistics and freight-focused lab aims to launch as many as six startups over the next three years to solve core ...
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