The Realities of Freight Shipping: Tight Margins, Zero Room for Error

whitePaper | July 29, 2022

The adoption of the “Initial International Maritime Organization (IMO) Strategy on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships” by IMO Resolution MEPC.304(72) in April 2018 demonstrates IMO’s commitment to support the Paris Agreement. The IMO strategy includes initial targets to reduce (as compared to 2008 levels) the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per “transport work” by at least 40 percent by 2030, aiming to pursue 70 percent reduction by 2050; and an ambition to reduce the total annual GHG emissions from shipping by at least 50 percent by 2050. Technical approaches, operational approaches and alternative fuels may be used to achieve these goals.

whitePaper | September 2, 2022

The global supply chain crisis exposes industry vulnerabilities and critical U.S. infrastructure shortcomings. A key link in that frozen chain is the U.S. freight industry. An innovative digital payments solution for trucking companies could break the ice.

whitePaper | July 23, 2022

UVL Robotics offers a revolutionary new approach to last-mile delivery, where the entire process will be fully automated, from loading the package to the drone to delivering the order to the customer. Important consequences of the introduction of an AI-driven autonomous solution will not only be the optimization of logistics

whitePaper | October 29, 2022

If the supply chain configuration is neither designed nor managed, but has evolved without formal planning processes or strategy, it is time to bring the supply chain back in line with the business. At Philips Engineering Solutions, we have developed a 4‐step approach to help our clients to step up in supply chain maturity. The objective is to design a supply chain that actually contributes to delivering a competitive advantage.

whitePaper | April 15, 2022

Highly automated international and global collaboration of industrial production environments is a key feature of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and Society 5.0/Connected Industries. In various countries, production facilities will be able to collaborate with each other in nearly real time regardless of their geographical location. Therefore, availability of a comprehensive trustworthy ecosystem is an indispensable prerequisite.

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

The daily Freightos Baltic Exchange Container Index (FBX) provides the market with a credible and fully transparent reference point. It is based on the world’s largest global database of multimodal freight rates using realtime data from logistical providers and overseen by an institution whose information already underpins billions of dollars-worth of physical and forward freight contracts in the dry bulk, oil and gas transportation markets.