A holistic approach to sustainable shipping

whitePaper | November 11, 2019

Global maritime trade expanded at a slower pace in 2018, while volumes reached 11 billion tons. Reflecting developments in the world economy and trade activity, international maritime trade lost momentum in 2018. Volumes expanded at 2.7 per cent in 2018, down from 4.1 per cent in 2017. The slowdown was broadbased and affected nearly all maritime cargo segments. It undermined global port cargo-handling activities, and growth in containerized global port throughput decelerated to 4.7 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent in 2017.

whitePaper | August 23, 2022

With increasing labor costs and supply chain pressures for faster and more accurate and responsive operations, automated sortation systems are finding their way into more and more supply chains, delivering productivity, throughput capacity, accuracy, and accountability for businesses, and a cost effective and efficient flow of goods to consumers. Anyone who has received a parcel delivery, purchased grocery items from a supermarket or ordered a book or DVD online, you will have come into contact with goods that have been handled by an automated sortation system at some stage. And this may have occurred multiple times as the goods made their way through the supply chain to your doorstep

whitePaper | March 16, 2022

Today’s supply chains are driven by the competitive tenets of e-commerce – speed, accuracy and access to a broad inventory – all delivered at low cost. This mandate has driven distribution centers to become increasingly complex and dependent on automation systems, while raising the stakes to threaten critical damage in the event of cost overruns or project delays. Concentrating supplier responsibility for these automation projects with a single, lead provider simplifies vendor management and accountability, enabling companies to approach a single point of contact and avoid juggling delays and charges from multiple contractors.

whitePaper | April 15, 2022

Supply Chain security is an area of significant focus and scrutiny today. A number of recent significant attacks against both hardware and software supply chains have further exposed the criticality of understanding the threats posed against manufacturers and providing sufficient mitigations. Understanding and mitigating supply chain threats starts with simply identifying the threats. The purpose of this document is to further expand on prior work and dive into the testing, provisioning, and validation phases. These phases represent potentially the most significant threat against products as they are often conducted, at least in part, by external organizations. Without an understanding of all the known threats currently present, it would be impossible to make any assertions regarding the overall security of products and their associated supply chain

whitePaper | September 9, 2022

There are almost no supply chains left unbruised right now, as multiple waves of hard-hitting disruptions challenged even the most experienced of operators. We are, by now, completely aware of the fissures in supply chains that can rapidly open into chasms. The next big question is how to move on and create the supply chain of the future that is resilient against shocks? The answer lies in strengthening the shared data links across supply chains, and then turning this information into insights that can then be acted upon rapidly and decisively. The inherent complexity of most modern supply chains means that this is no easy task and that human operators need help in moving towards this goal, especially as the data flows are only going to increase with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT).

whitePaper | April 23, 2022

As electric vehicle (EV) adoption amongst public and private fleets increases, meeting the energy needs of these vehicles with clean electricity is imperative to the transition to a carbon-free future. Because of the variable and intermittent nature of renewable energy technologies, energy storage will be essential. Today’s grid has been built on the concept of constantly available, stand-by power; tomorrow’s grid must capture and store energy when the sun doesn’t shine or when the wind is still.