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WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON FOR COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS
Ken West, Reefer Digital Development Manager at Maersk, shares his expert opinion on the future of cold chain logistics
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hen thinking about the current state of refrigerated logistics, two words come to mind immediately: challenges and innovation. Such different words, but intrinsically connected as one is the main cause for the other to come to life.
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If you are shipping any cargo today, particularly if your products are perishable, you are certainly familiar with challenges. A global pandemic, delays, congestions, political instability, shortages, and several other issues are plaguing the world of container logistics and weakening the links of global cold chains.
Supply chain challenges are sparking fascinating innovation efforts, among both established players in the market for perishable goods as well as small start-ups, in areas ranging from pure data aggregation to new methods for extending shelf-life. There are huge opportunities to revolutionise and digitise the container logistics industry that is unfortunately still depending on unique paper copies for certain transport documents. But what is currently at the top of the wish list for cold chain customers? Levels of visibility Visibility is becoming a buzzword within logistics. Typically, cold chain customers are looking for a level of visibility and control that can answer three simple questions: WWW.CBNME.COM
