The World Economic Forum last December published a white paper “Transforming Urban Logistics: Sustainable and Efficient Last-Mile Delivery in Cities”, which addressed the challenges and opportunities of increased demand for urban deliveries by businesses and consumers. The study focused on the stakeholders involved in urban deliveries including local governments, retailers and delivery companies and called to adopt greater sustainable practices, ...
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Multimodal Transport: Key to Cost-Effective & Sustainable Logistics
Jehaan Adil Kotwal, the Founder CEO of Good Mind and HumSafer Driver Safety Foundation, an NGO that addresses driver welfare by leveraging AI and offering support in areas like training, medical facilities and scholarships for drivers’ children, highlights a few issues connected to multimodal logistics. Multimodal transportation offers significant advantages, including optimised efficiency by leveraging the strengths of each mode ...
MMLPs – Changing Indian logistics landscape
In India’s quest to become a global logistics powerhouse, integrated facilities that are strategically located at key transportation junctions and designed to streamline the movement of commodities are emerging as pivotal infrastructure hubs. By consolidating warehousing, transportation, and more under one roof, Multimodal Logistics Parks (MMLPs), are significantly improving trade. Prakash Gaur, CEO, National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML), who ...