Logistics
Sunny Delight CNG Fleet to Cut 400,000 Gallons of Diesel
Sunny Delight Beverages has put into service a fleet of three compressed natural gas vehicles for distribution in southern California, in markets including Los Angeles, ...
Project to Map ‘Every U.S. Commercial Rooftop’ for Solar Potential
Satellite imagery company GeoEye has teamed up with Geostellar in a partnership that aims to map and catalog the photovoltaic solar potential of every ...
FedEx Express Launches Carbon-Neutral Shipping
FedEx Express, an operating company of FedEx Corp., is launching a carbon-neutral shipping program for its most widely used packaging for document shipping.
FedEx Express will ...
Bearing Point Launches LogEC Freight Carbon Analysis Tool
Consultancy BearingPoint has released software that allows logistics providers and shippers to calculate and analyze their carbon footprints, as well as to plan, evaluate ...
IBM Energy Management News: Toshiba Laptop Integration; Projects with Louvre, Air Force, LA Schools
IBM announced an energy-management partnership with Toshiba, and projects to manage resources at the U.S. Air Force, Louvre Museum and Los Angeles Unified School District, ...
Scania’s Internal Transport to Use Bioethanol
Truck manufacturer Scania has switched its internal transport services to fossil-free fuel.
The Swedish company is putting eight trucks (pictured) powered by bioethanol into use at ...
DPD to Deliver Carbon Neutral Packages by July
Logistics company DPD has announced plans to move to completely carbon-neutral shipping, at no extra cost to customers.
The German shipper, a subsidiary of GeoPost and ...
Alcoa Releases Low-Weight Truck Wheels
Aluminum fabricator Alcoa has launched a new series of wide base that wheels are the lightest 14" aluminum wheels on the market.
The new 58 lbs ...
ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines
Trailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...
Sustainability in the Electronics Supply Chain
A discussion on sustainability in the electronics supply chain. The roundtable is co-chaired by Riverwood Solutions' Jeff Wallingford and EMSNow's Philip ...
Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet. Sustainable Logistics Panel Discussion
This networking session featured a panel discussion with business leaders from the logistics sector, highlighting their successes and lessons learned as they have gone along their respective sustainability journeys. Bob Armstrong, President of SCL moderated ...
UPS, FedEx Report Efficiency Gains
UPS and FedEx have released sustainability reports within days of each other, with UPS showing a 3.3 percent reduction in fuel consumed per ...
K Line LNG Ship Cuts CO2 40%, Nitrogen 90%
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, a Japanese shipping giant, is building a car carrier whose nitrogen emissions are up to 90 percent lower than those ...
First Ever GHG Rules Agreed for Ships
The UN’s maritime agency has adopted the first mandatory greenhouse gas reduction rules for the shipping industry.
The agreement by 55 of the world’s ...
Fleet Briefing: GM to Meet 56.2 mpg; FedEx Adds 4,000 Green Vehicles; Toyota Prius PR Slips
GM has become the first major US automaker to commit itself publicly to meeting the Obama administration’s 56.2 miles per gallon fuel efficiency ...
SmartWay Rolls Out Dray Truck Initiative
The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a new program, under its SmartWay Transport Partnership, designed to cut pollution from trucks servicing U.S. ports.
The ...
Pocketing Millions: Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Drive to Reuse
Some of the best little surprises in New England where I live occur with the change of seasons. Instinctively searching the pockets ...
UPS, Live Nation to Offset Travel and Shipping Emissions
UPS and Live Nation Entertainment has struck a partnership to offset the carbon emissions from ticket shipping and musician travel.
The multi-year sponsorship alliance is ...
Maersk, BP, ABN Amro Call for Maximum Efficiency
Rio Tinto, Maersk Line, Cargill and BP Shipping are among the maritime giants calling on the industry today to build and convert ships ...
