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2024 to be the year of the Sustainable Supply Chain

Manufacturer's Monthly

Australia’s largest logistics event is rebranding to reflect the industry’s shift towards sustainability. The year 2024 will see the logistics industry make its most significant shift to date towards sustainability, with investments in this space set to skyrocket, according to MEGATRANS show director, Lauren Chartres.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. Submit your nominations for innovation awards in the 2024 RBR50 awards. Elon Musk talks about autotech on X.

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Plugging the gap: How HVO fuel is helping operators decarbonise

SMMT

As greater numbers of zero emission HGVs come to market, some logistics companies still planning to make the change are finding that using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is playing a useful role in helping them decarbonise. Ian Hicks, Menzies Head of Operations, said Ball Packaging is the launch customer of HVO for the logistics operator.

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Nature-inspired tech to move transport towards net-zero

E&T

Deliveries will start in mid-2023 and complete in 2024. Information was gathered about the frequency of logistics as well as producers’ requirements. What is certain is that nature provides an unlimited source of inspiration for engineers and scientists looking to solve Earth’s most pressing challenge.

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

Graef pointed out that Excelta is positioned to manage whatever logistics and supply chain challenges come their way. To be successful, companies must have infrastructure in place, some of the sourcing for materials, and labor located here in the United States, Latona said. He was addressing a SPARK 2022 panel. “We Fenton, Mo.)

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Power to the people: hydrogen in transport

SMMT

With fossil fuels being phased out of the commercial vehicle industry over the coming years, hydrogen power is seen as one of the possible new clean energy sources that could take their place. Hydrogen will be sourced from multiple green hydrogen projects across South Wales including Protium’s “Pioneer 2” and other projects.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

Companies that may be concerned about the viability or performance of a supplier should consider seeking licenses or other rights that would enable to obtain vital components from another source if the supplier does not meet its obligations. Coordinate with Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders.