To Get Smart, Ports Go Digital
Ports must adopt connected technologies that help stakeholders coordinate and collaborate to boost productivity, cut costs, and gain a competitive edge.
Ports must adopt connected technologies that help stakeholders coordinate and collaborate to boost productivity, cut costs, and gain a competitive edge.
Logistics startups and industry outsiders are using emerging technologies to compete on the sea and in the air. Incumbents need to adapt to keep up.
Challengers are unlocking profits in a low-margin business.
Digitization is poised to transform rail transportation. To remain competitive, operators must get onboard.
The Baltic Sea is in a critical state, and eutrophication, caused by excess nutrients in the water, is one of the major threats. Measures to limit human-caused nutrient load have been enacted, but progress has been too slow. Read report executive summary in Swedish, Finnish, and Polish.
While the “green shift” has been on Norwegian business leaders’ agenda for several years, we are now starting to see real impact. Companies are shifting their approach to sustainability from avoiding negative consequences to building competitive advantages through green efficiency (increased resource efficiency) or green growth (innovation in products or services).
The Baltic Sea is in a critical state due to eutrophication, hazardous substances and overfishing, but the region is also well positioned to find solutions. Measures to restore the health of the Baltic Sea could create up to 550,000 jobs and €32 billion in annual value added to the region by 2030, in addition to introducing “blue and green” business opportunities. The report is produced by BCG for WWF within a global pro-bono partnership.
The COVID-19 crisis will act as a catalyst for a number of trends that will profoundly reshape the industry in the coming months.
To recover and benefit from the pandemic-related rise in e-commerce, struggling delivery companies must focus on operations, logistics technology, and efficiency through automation.
To stay ahead of e-commerce giants, carriers must win the hearts of online shoppers with more efficient deliveries that are tailored to individual customers.
The shipping industry needs a better methodology for handling economic downturns, especially when predicting global shipping volume & forecasting shifts in trade lanes.
The COVID-19 crisis will act as a catalyst for a number of trends that will profoundly reshape the industry in the coming months.
To build upon their recent efficiency gains, railroads need an expanded set of management principles.
