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How the Government is Making the Logistics Sector More Productive Through Digital Tools

Dinesh Mishra

Other projects like the e-Way Bill system, RFID-based FASTag, and digital rail freight management systems have already made a difference. Key Achievements Operational coverage across 18 ports, 30 port terminals, 435+ Container Freight Stations (CFSs), Inland Container Depots (ICDs), and 88 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India.

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Federal government presents bill to address supply chain and inflation troubles

Canadian Manufacturing

In 2021, freight prices peaked up to 10 times over 2019 rates, as high consumer demand and port congestion contributed to an extreme hike, said Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos. Supply chain disruptions have been cited as one of the factors contributing to decades-high inflation this year.

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Nuro brings autonomous vehicle test fleet to Japan for data collection

Robotics Business Review

Nuro cites road conditions for testing Japan’s unique driving conditions will present an opportunity for the Nuro Driver to broaden the environments it understands and navigates, said Nuro. Japan’s aging population has resulted in a serious driver shortage, both in passenger transportation and in freight transportation.

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Vertiia: Australian aerospace vertical takes-off

Manufacturer's Monthly

Vertiia has attracted local and international interest from operators that address both critical applications, including casualty evacuation, air ambulance services, emergency response operations, and regional freight and passenger transport over long distances. You could fight fires at nighttime.

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Burgeoning Freight and Logistics Demands to Fuel Recovery of China’s Commercial Truck Industry

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

At present, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) comprise around 3.3% Road transport is central to China’s freight and logistics services. Accordingly, commercial truck operators will need to embrace productivity and performance enhancing digital tools, such as digital freight brokerage. of powertrains in the market.

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Commercial vehicle charging gridlock must ease to deliver net zero nation

SMMT

million vans and 626,000 trucks are currently on UK roads, 1 all helpingto keepBritain on the move by transporting more than 80% of all domestic freight and directly adding 13.5 billion to the economy each year. 4 As business tools, investment in new vans and trucks must be commercially and operationally viable.

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Catching wind of a new sovereign manufacturing industry

Manufacturer's Monthly

At present, all wind towers that are installed in Australia come from overseas. million tonnes of CO2 emissions through a reduction in sea freight. Aside from international struggles, Toner said a lack of government subsidisation for these wind towers and turbines could present a problem.