Recently, Denmark-based shipping giant Maersk Line announced that it has installed 100-foot-tall rotating cylinders on one of its product tankers. Measuring 30 meters in height and five meters in diameter, the rotor sails were installed on a product tanker in Rotterdam. The tanker’s cylinders are made with composite materials by Finland-based Norsepower Oy Ltd. They...
Online retail is accounting for an ever-larger part of total retail sales. Consumers armed with smartphones now expect increased choice, convenience, and price savings by buying online. If enterprises are to provide such advantages, their logistics must be organised to match. ‘Born digital’ companies like Amazon and Alibaba started with a green field. Now, traditional...
