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CtrlChain taking charge of logistics through smarter tech

Giovanni Gubbels, founder and CEO of logistics service provider CtrlChain, discusses the company’s recent rebranding from ChainCargo and what the new name represents.

ChainCargo started five years ago with the goal of reducing waste and inefficiencies in logistics management and supply chains through an automated logistics ecosystem. Recognizing the importance of data in achieving these goals, Gubbels steered the company to focus more on providing accurate, consistent data to customers to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ctrlchain-taking-charge-of-logistics-through-smarter-tech

3rd parties set to thrive in volatile, disruptive trading world 

This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The impact of tariffs on the supply chain.

DETAILS: John Harms, vice president of commodities and logistics at Brown Brothers Harriman, says the combined effect of the Trump tariffs, COVID lockdowns and the Russia-Ukraine war have put a premium on the services of savvy third parties that can source products and services from anywhere in the world.

KEY QUOTES FROM HARMS:

“Increased...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-3rd-parties-set-to-thrive-in-volatile-disruptive-trading-world

Volvo to create electric semi charging corridor

Volvo recently announced its plan to construct an electric charging corridor in California. The route will link some of the state’s most important ports and freight corridors. Volvo is partnering with Shell Recharge Solutions, TEC Equipment and others to develop the corridor. 

The plan is for it to be publicly accessible for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles (MHD EV). It is to be completed by the end of 2023.

According to a recent article in CleanTechnica, the project will “address key...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-to-create-electric-semi-charging-corridor

Despite net-zero push, trucking industry heavily reliant on diesel

In 2021, the Biden administration announced a plan to reduce the use of fossil fuels by switching American drivers to greener technologies like electric vehicles — all part of a much greater plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This includes the push toward a greener transportation industry — the largest source of emissions.

A recent report shows how far the transportation industry remains from the net-zero goal. A Diesel Technology Forum analysis shows that the trucking industry...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/despite-net-zero-push-trucking-industry-heavily-reliant-on-diesel

Keeping EVs green with battery recycling

Many argue that the disposal of electric vehicles’ lithium-ion batteries after maximizing their use could potentially be just as harmful to the environment as carbon emissions.

“Looking at EVs, we don’t see any CO2 emissions, but if we think about all the input goods that go into mining, making and maintaining the batteries, then we start to see the true picture of producing the vehicles, which have the potential to leave a larger footprint than internal combustion vehicles,” said Danny Gomez,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/keeping-evs-green-with-battery-recycling

Effect of EVs on gas cars

According to a recent Bloomberg article, electric vehicles are taking off even faster than expected and “are eating into the transportation system and taking bigger bites every year.” Soon, it predicted, the number of gas cars globally will start to shrink and could largely affect transportation, fuel costs and energy systems.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) predicts that there will be more than 27 million electric passenger vehicles on the road by the end of 2022. There are currently fewer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/effect-of-evs-on-gas-cars

To drill or not to drill on federal land?

With a federal judge recently invalidating leases to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, now is a great time for shippers and carriers to shift focus toward network and route efficiency in order to reduce the amount of empty miles and unnecessary fuel usage, according to Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves.

“The hope is that we don’t have to drill on federal lands — that we can utilize and tap into the resources that we have and use the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/to-drill-or-not-to-drill-on-federal-land

Department of Energy investing billions in air carbon capture

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will use roughly $3.5 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest in air carbon capture projects.

If the U.S. is to hit its 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goals, the DOE believes these efforts are a crucial step to getting there.

“When we think about the ways to reduce our emissions, there’s the reduction side, and more recently there has been a focus on carbon capture. This is a signal to the market that the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/department-of-energy-investing-billions-in-air-carbon-capture

Instilling a team mindset for a remote work environment

Everyone in the industry has taken a hit in various ways in the past two years. After COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, many workplaces began having their employees work remotely, creating a whole new environment and set of processes for teams that were used to close, consistent, in-person collaboration.

“Once agents [in the logistics industry] had to begin working remotely, they lost that team support that they had before so they had to learn to navigate on their own, and that was something...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/instilling-a-team-mindset-for-a-remote-work-environment

Convoy talks sustainability at The Future of Supply Chain

Convoy helped bring sustainability issues to the forefront at FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain event last week in Rogers, Arkansas. 

“There was a great opportunity for firms to link up and see how they can work together, and I definitely heard a lot of conversations about how to go about that,” said Danny Gomez, director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves. 

Gomez said Convoy stood out in terms of the sustainability conversation as it’s central to the company’s mission.

“In...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoy-talks-sustainability-at-the-future-of-supply-chain

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