The alarming rate in which the pandemic has spread has had a major impact on the ocean freight shipping industry which was already reeling under the effects of the trade war. The pandemic has dealt a severe blow to this industry which is presently coping with the impact of the pandemic. Keep reading to find…
Globalia Blog
Month: October 2020
Globalia Logistics Network concludes its First Virtual Meeting successfully
Apart from the one-to-one meetings, there was also a live online demonstration of all the new features and functions of Globalia’s member-exclusive TMS FreightViewer Globalia Logistics Network has successfully concluded its first-ever Virtual Meeting held on the 14th and 15th of October 2020. The Virtual Meeting afforded an opportunity to the delegates to come together…
Smart Containers – the future of sea freight shipping is here
With around 130 million containers being used worldwide for sending out shipments, containerized shipping is now a $4 trillion industry. As you can understand, smart containers, which use sensors to track the movement and location of the cargo in real-time, have emerged as one of the major innovations of the sea freight shipping industry. In…
How the transportation and logistics industry is embracing green logistics in 2020
According to the The Alliance for Logistic Innovation and Collaboration in Europe (ALICE), it is estimated that 8% of global CO2 emissions come from logistics operations, so the idea of introducing sustainability to the supply chain industry is not exactly new. Therefore, the big players of the transportation and logistics industry are now trying to…