Standards

Net-zero emissions quest needs ‘radical collaboration’

The Science Based Targets initiative launched a net-zero emissions standard.

Companies are making net-zero emissions targets right and left. Some say they are already carbon neutral or net-zero, but until Thursday, there was no global standard for setting credible net-zero targets backed by climate science. 

The Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) net-zero emissions standard has rigorous requirements in line with the Paris Agreement’s pathway for limiting average global temperature rise to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. 

Many experts deem transportation-related...

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Logistics team unveils first global blockchain standard for transport sector

An alliance of logistics professionals has formulated a global blockchain standard, amid increasing calls for regulatory alignment.
The Blockchain in Transport Alliance (Bita) Standards Council announced yesterday it had approved the first official standard and first framework for blockchain use in logistics.
The BiTA Standard 120-2019 Location Component Specification is Bita’s first data format specification, launched alongside The Tracking Data Framework Profile, developed to provide a...

https://theloadstar.com/logistics-team-unveils-first-global-blockchain-standard-for-transport-sector/

Service quality not technology will determine which carrier wins the business

Despite being a founding member of a group of leading shipping lines that have formed an association to develop digital standards for the industry, the chief information officer of MSC has claimed that technology will not become a differentiator between lines.
Speaking at the JOC’s annual Transpacific Maritime (TPM) event in Long Beach yesterday, Andre Simha (pictured left) told delegates he believed service levels would ultimately dictate competitive advantage.
“There are so …

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