We have a climate deal! 

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – part of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – has agreed on a united strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in shipping. 

This episode unpacks the contents of that new strategy, how it fits into the bigger picture of sustainability in shipping, and what it means for the future.

Visibility is such a buzz word.

Unless you’ve been living under rock, you will have heard it bandied around the logistics and supply chain industry. You may even have used the concept in a conversation yourself.

Most of us will understand why a captain navigating a ship would need visibility, but what we are hearing about now is ‘end-to-end visibility’ - visibility of all stages of the supply chain, in as close to real time as possible. What does that mean, and how do you get it? 

In this episode, we’re going to unpack the importance of visibility, and speak to some experts about how you can improve it.

80% of world trade is carried out through containerised logistics, generating trillions of data points every single day. But until recently, only a few actors capitalised or even knew how to create value of all this data. Digitalisation in shipping and logistics represents a fundamental redraw of global supply chains that will profoundly change global trade for both businesses and consumers.

Technology will increase the scale, scope and speed of trade. It can provide access to markets for everyone regardless of geography or business. Right now we are looking into the biggest evolution of global trade since the containerisation in the late 60's.

This episode examines how technology will change the world of logistics in the years to come and the challenges it's facing.

The COVID-19 pandemic stretched supply chains beyond their limits with a perfect storm of lockdowns, stranded containers, backlogged ports, empty shelves, and record levels of consumer demand.

In the aftermath of these unprecedented disruptions, supply chain diversification has accelerated and resilience is more important than ever.

In this episode, we deep dive into what this has meant for links to Southeast Asia and China, and whether China can prevail as the world's factory.