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Risk Management: A Competitive Edge for Sustainability?

January 18, 2012

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In order to further improve your supply chain's sustainability, you may want to consider applying various systematic approaches in 2012.

Leverage Your ERP for a Greener Supply Chain

January 17, 2012

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Are you focused on improving your company's supply chain sustainability? If so, then you may need to reconsider your organization's ERP system soon.

Rail Motorway Proposed in the UK

January 16, 2012

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CargoBeamer, a rail and road organization based in Germany, is hoping to utilize its logistics technology to develop a rail motorway that will connect the UK to Russia as soon as possible.

Ryder Publishes Corporate Sustainability Report

January 6, 2012

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Ryder System, Inc. has published a Corporate Sustainability Report highlighting its progress towards improving the communities and environments where the Company does business.

CSX Improves its Carbon Calculator

January 6, 2012

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CSX has launched an enhanced version of its carbon calculator, which was first designed to help worldwide businesses and patrons understand the ways in which the freight rail industry can improve the sustainability of supply chains every day.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

January 6, 2012

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Researchers from RMIT Univ., a technology and design university based in Melbourne, Australia, have developed the nation’s first hydrogen fuel cell truck. Since its development, the truck has demonstrated the ways in which vehicle design, as well as new sustainable technologies, can improve the cleanliness and sustainability of freight transport.

Carbon Calculator for Ports

January 6, 2012

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To help a variety of worldwide ports estimate their greenhouse gas emissions and develop new emission reduction strategies, the Port of Los Angeles has developed a carbon calculator.

AZ Goes Green

January 6, 2012

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AZ, a provider of transportation, fulfillment, and distribution services based in New Jersey, has announced that, in the interest of protecting the environment, it will begin to use a lashing system that is designed with polyester Cordstraps, rather than lumber, as it acquires and secures exports and cargo loads.

CO2-Based Container Refrigeration System

January 6, 2012

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Carrier Transicold has unveiled the world’s first CO2-based refrigeration system—the NaturaLINE. While using CO2 as a natural refrigerant, the NaturaLINE has been developed to reduce shipping lines’ on-board power generation requirements, which will ultimately decrease the amount of fuel used to generate electricity.

New Year’s Day 2012 - The Final Milestone of the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program

December 31, 2011

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New Year’s Day 2012 marks the final milestone of the Clean Truck Program (CTP), the Port’s unprecedented initiative that has succeeded in slashing harmful diesel particulate emissions from trucks serving the San Pedro Bay Ports by 89 percent in about three years.

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Supply chain visibility is an appealing yet elusive capability for most companies. While most recognize the significant benefits that would accrue from comprehensive visibility, few have made it a reality across their global operations. Part of the problem companies seem to have in embracing and implementing visibility is the lack of a comprehensive definition or firm understanding of the transformational potential. In this podcast, World Trade and GT Nexus will discuss the definitions and opportunities as well as how new cloud technology platforms are driving significant value to major companies today.

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