Green

Private Sector Partnerships Sought for Port Dredging Options

Monday, January 27, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Seaports across the nation are confronting one similar challenge: how to develop a sustainable strategy for distributing dredged materials.

Fuel Volatility a Given for 2014

Monday, January 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Forecasting fuel rates has never been more difficult for shippers, maintains Derik Andreoli, Ph.D.c., a senior analyst at Mercator International LLC and Logistics Management’s popular Oil & Fuel columnist. When planning for 2013 energy fluctuations, logistics managers…

Prologis Wins Praise from World Economic Forum for Sustainability

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 · Patrick Burnson San Francisco-based Prologis, Inc. a global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, announced its inclusion in the 2013 “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World” list at the recently-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Port of LA Lays Groundwork for Major Supply Chain Enhancements

Thursday, November 15, 2012 · Patrick Burnson When the NITL’s 105th annual meeting & TransComp exhibition convened in Anaheim earlier this week, there was considerable attention paid to the pending expansion of the Panama Canal. Shippers learned that West Coast ports will not remain complacent.

USPS Expecting Record Holiday Season Shipping Volumes

Saturday, November 10, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Like the duopoly of UPS and FedEx, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is calling for a very active holiday shipping season, expecting 385 million packages to be shipped, which represents a 20 percent annual gain and would be a USPS record.

More Evidence of E-Commerce Impact on Supply Chain

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 · Jeff Berman UPS and FedEx are predicting a hectic holiday season paced by heavy volumes

Study: Manufacturing companies are making steady improvements in their green performance

Thursday, October 18, 2012 · Jeff Berman New report from PA Consulting Group reviews the approach to green issues taken by four global manufacturing companies.

Zepol Reports U.S. Vessel Imports are Down 3 Percent

Monday, September 17, 2012 · Patrick Burnson TEU imports dropped from July to August and are slightly down from August of 2011 by 0.3 percent

Clean Cargo Group Improves Transparency of Carbon Emissions in Ocean Shipping

Thursday, August 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson BSR’s “Clean Cargo Working Group has released its latest paper revealing average carbon emissions by trade lane for the ocean shipping industry

United States Postal Service Considers Intermodal Supply Chain

Thursday, July 19, 2012 · Jeff Berman “Strategic Advantages of Moving Mail by Rail,” highlights the fact that moving USPS services and products on rail could be highly advantageous

BSR Launches Future of Fuels Initiative

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 · Patrick Burnson BSR’s Future of Fuels – a new collaborative initiative with leading experts from the private, nonprofit, public, and academic sectors—will, for the first time, give companies the information they need about all of the sustainability impacts of their transportation fuel…

Metric-driven sustainability initiative gathers speed and favor

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson “Going Green” is no longer a choice for supply chain managers – it’s a given

Embracing Green in China ... with an NGO Nudge

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 · Hau Lee, Erica Plambeck, and Pamela Yatsko To date, more than 200 corporate giants have explained to the seven-person Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs why their manufacturing facilities or suppliers in China violated the country’s air and water laws. At least 50 companies have taken corrective actions…

Environmental Sustainability for Manufacturers in 2012: Part II

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 · Kimberly Knickle This is the second installment of a two-part forecast written by Kimberly Knickle, practice director, IDC Manufacturing Insights

Environmental Sustainability for Manufacturers in 2012: Part I

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 · Kimberly Knickle This is the first of a two-part forecast written by Kimberly Knickle, practice director, IDC Manufacturing Insights