LTL transport is varied and lots of aspects are difficult to quantify. And carbon footprint is one of those annoying measures that not only needs to be estimated for the truck, but also for each shipment in it. Advances in modeling this are always welcome, and here is a new one sponsored by C. H. Robinson. It’s available free from inside the article, from CH Robinson’s website.
A Clearer Path to LTL Carbon Footprints | Supply Chain @ MIT.
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For me, the important thing in this article is the fact that a fort operation company has decided to operate at truly long range. They participate in supply chains clear to China from Duisburg Germany. They have invested in warehouses and even make use of the trans Asian train from China.
http://www.shippingtribune.com/significant-increase-in-sales-revenue-and-profits-for-duisport-group/
Why haven’t more American port operators looked at longer range operations?
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