According to a recent New York Times article, shipping giant Maersk has cut its top cruising speed in half over the past two years. In doing so, the company cut fuel consumption on major routes by as much as 30%, reducing costs. They also decreased their ships’ emission of greenhouse gases. According to the article, [...]
Here’s a cool story I found about two competitors working together for a greater benefit: Nestlé and Mars join forces in logistics collaboration. Nestle and Mars are sharing trucks to deliver combined loads of chocolate. In the past 11 weeks, over 60 loads have been combined, and approximately 7,500 miles of duplicate truck journeys have [...]
To follow-up on yesterday’s post about going green, here’s an article from Lloyd’s List that looks at measures shipping companies are taking to lessen their impact on the environment: Shipping and logistics firms in the driving seat. The article also gives some interesting stats from a study done by Cap Gemini and Georgia Tech regarding [...]
Logistics firm D.W. Morgan Company has gone green. They have eliminated the use of paper waybills, according to Logistics Today. The company developed and Apple iPhone application that enabled them to communicate shipment tracking reports and recipient signatures to their customer base. It is estimated that their paper consumption will be reduced by about 150,000 [...]
