Serious thought is being given to emisions caused by logistics. Most of it is in Europe. So it is not hard to see why MIT in Zaragoza is bringing out a simpler tool to allow firms with complex movements of goods to visualize and calculate their emissions in a standardized way.
Source: New Tool Brings Logistics Carbon Emissions into Sharp Focus
Some more recent data and an excellent explanation of why the break even cost for shale oil is a moving target. Especially useful is the description of the horizontal drilling technique.
This explains why US shale oil production did not go down like the Saudis thought it would when recently (2015) they tried to pump more oil to capture market share from the US and others as world prices fell. It turned out to be hard to drive out shale oil producers.
What is the break even cost for shale oil? That depends on a number of factors, and it is a moving target.
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Tagged energy, innovation, Logistics, Oil, shale oil, supply chains, technology
An example of why supply chain cooperation is so hard. And the problems it will bring to customers. Individual motives tend to supersede customer interests. Yet success will only be achieved with cooperation.
Posted in Logistics, Ports, Strategy, Supply Chains
Tagged ports, supply chains, terminals
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