Fred. Olsen

Armstrong & Associates, Inc. | September 25, 2020

According to Armstrong & Associates, Inc. (A&A's) newest report "Rising Tide: The Rapid Growth of E-Commerce Logistics, 3PL Solutions, Last-Mile Delivery, and the Dominance of Amazon," the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce reported adjusted retail e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2020 of $211.5 billion, a COVID–19 driven increase of 31.8% from the first quarter of 2020, and a whopping 44.5% increase from the second quarter of 2019. E-comm...

Software and Technology

Breakthrough | April 23, 2022

Breakthrough, a leading transportation technology solutions provider, launched CleanMile, the first end-to-end scope 3 transportation emissions management solution for shippers across all industries.Accessible through FELIX, Breakthrough’s premier transportation intelligence platform, CleanMile is the first solution to track, analyze, and report carbon emissions, create an emissions reduction roadmap, and execute actionable scope 1 and 3 transportation emissions reduction initiatives...

Walmart | September 16, 2020

Walmart is partnering with Schneider Electric to make renewable energy more accessible to suppliers. This move is part of the retailer's Project Gigaton effort to reduce it's supply chain emissions by one billion metric tons by 2030. The initiative with Schneider Electric's Energy & Sustainability Services, titled Gigaton PPA (power purchase agreements), seeks to educate suppliers on their renewable energy options and help them through conversion — a process Walmart's S...

Transportation

Amazon | September 21, 2022

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed an agreement with renewable fuels technology company Infinium to begin powering Amazon’s transportation fleet with ultra-low carbon electrofuels beginning in 2023. Infinium is expected to initially supply enough electrofuels, which are a fossil-based fuel alternative created with carbon waste and renewable power, to begin powering Amazon trucks in lieu of diesel fuel for approximately 5 million miles of travel per year.The agreement is another step forward ...