Distribution and Transportation Sustainability
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New technology takes centre stage at SCL Toronto chapter dinner
About 90 percent of distribution centres using green initiatives
Logistics industry should strive for sustainability
In order to establish global standards for sustainable logistics, the industry needs “to work together.” That was the message from John Pattullo, CEO of CEVA Logistics. Pattullo was speaking at the German Logistics Congress in Berlin in October. In his presentation, called Supply Chain Greening – the awkward truth, Pattullo pointed out that the logistics ...
Walking the talk
Canadian outfitter Mountain Equipment Co-op’s entire business is devoted to outdoor exploration. Its members value pristine waters, clean trails and unpolluted air. It should come as no surprise that its new distribution centre is a model of environmental sustainability. But it also happens to be propelling business into a very promising future. Rare indigenous wildflowers ...
Sustainability
Feds announce $27 million shore power plan
Marine shore power allows vessels to plug into the local electrical grid for power and turn off their diesel engines when docked.
CAPS Research releases supplier sustainability report
Report looks at how suppliers address policy and environmental management
Orbis offers sustainable packaging analysis
Service will quantify sustainability benefits to companies of reusable packaging
SATO introduces CO2-reducing label
Labels absorb and reduce the CO2 released into the atmosphere when labels are incinerated
Reduce, recycle, reuse and adapt
Sustainable logistics is about cutting costs while using fewer expendable resources, with the added value of delivering items undamaged in a complex supply chain. Companies that find a way to eliminate the most recurring costs can gain a significant financial advantage over their competitors.
Lufthansa Cargo looking for green ideas
Ideas can be submitted from anywhere for company's Air Cargo Innovation Contest
Parliamentary secretary addresses ballast water
New York state requirements could affect $11 billion in business
CN applauded for climate change disclosure
2011 represents third year in a row CN featured in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
The Port of Halifax joins Green Marine
Port bills joining the environmental program a "natural step"
Rail environment and safety awards announced
CN and CP both recognized for sustainability efforts during ceremony in Calgary
LNG fueling station kicks off in Quebec
Robert Transport and Gaz Métro Transportation Solutions inaugurate commercial liquefied natural gas station
Second career for pallets, containers
A new website aims to give pallets and containers a new life after they’ve been used. The website, run by US-based Flexcon Container, allows anyone with unneeded containers or pallets to list their items. Buyers looking for used or overstock product can navigate the site to find the container or pallet that best suits their needs.
New dashboard tracks carbon emissions
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight has launched a new carbon emissions tracking service called the GOGREEN Carbon Dashboard.
Shell to offer liquified natural gas at Alberta stations
First investment of its kind for Shell globally.
Montreal Port Authority buys two locomotives
Locomotives' standby mode helps reduce fuel consumption by 30 percent
Lufthansa introduces lightweight containers
New containers are up to 15 percent lighter and cut emissions, company says
Green Marine receives international award
Sustainable shipping award recognizes work of marine industry in improving environmental efficiency