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Countdown to Copenhagen Blog Goes Live!

30th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs

Countdown to Copenhagen Blog Goes Live! Building on the success of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, today is the beginning of the Lloyd’s Register COP 15 blog. Dr Anne-Marie Warris, our leading climate change expert, is our blogger for day one. Her first post is up now. The blog will run at least through the Copenhagen negotiations, with several leading experts from different sectors and nationalities posting their views on the COP negotiations.

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LRQA certifies DP World Doraleh to ISO 28000

14th Aug 2009 by Alex Briggs

LRQA has certified the DP World Doraleh port to ISO 28000:2007, the global supply chain security standard.
DP World has also announced their goal of having all of their global ports certified to ISO 28000:2007 by the end of 2012.
DP World was the first organisation to be ISO 28000 certified, with their Dijibouti port being certified by LRQA in 2006.

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Risk Management Critical to Protect Supply Chains

13th Jan 2009

According to a recent article, David Simchi-Levi, a professor of engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, suggests that there are several broad strategies shippers can take, including greater flexibility, redundancy, risk pooling and strong network planning.

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Container Trade between Europe and Asia shrinking for first time ever!

19th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs

This Naked Capitalism post is all about the evidence that continues to gather out there about the global slowdown in container shipping.

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Major manufacturers and retailers refine shipping and logistics operations to save energy costs

2nd Sep 2008

A survey just released by eyefortransport tells us what for most green-minded professionals seems obvious: High fuel prices are causing the country’s manufacturers, retailers and logistics providers to rethink their transportation strategies.

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Eye for Transport Report Highlights Green Supply Chain Issues

29th Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs

The attached report is the result of Eye For Transport’s recent survey of Supply Chain experts, with both current and future trends being evaluated.

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Roles of ISPS code and standards in supply chain management

2nd Jun 2008

The 9/11 incidents has created an increased awareness of security that has considerable potential for progressive ports and companies to exploit to their commercial advantage by being able to market their compliance with the ISO 28000:2007 Standard that has been developed because of 9/11.

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New Report claims shipping emissions could be double what we thought

21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs

A new report to be released is creating a lot of debate in the shipping industry. The report, conducted on behalf of the International Association of Tanker Owners (Intertanko), estimates that emissions from the shipping industry might be as much as double as previously assumed.

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Fossil Fuel Free by 2050

21st Sep 2007

Iceland has outlined an ambitious plan to be fossil fuel free by 2050, starting immediately with Fuel Cell cars, then moving on to its shipping fleet.

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Green Supply Chains and consumer pressure

20th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs

Successful consumer led campaigns against companies using cheap labour may be the blueprint for upcoming campaigns aimed at brands not paying enough attention to the “greenness” of their global supply chain. This Supply Chain Digest article once again shows that brands cannot afford to get their supply chain wrong. It is no longer enough for [...]

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