Do Loose Chips Sink Ships?

A cargo ship carrying nearly 4,000 vehicles appears to be on the cusp of sinking. Why are so many auto cargo ships catching fire? Do fires ignite more easily when cars are packed in ships too tightly? Electric vehicles? Something else? Also, who does the Japanese ship owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha keep having these mishaps? [...]

By |2023-07-31T17:23:23+00:00July 31st, 2023|

Social Distancing and Logistics

The new buzzword in coronavirus containment is "social distancing." What is it, and what does it mean for logistics? China has popularized application of "social distancing" in a bid to control the runaway Covid-19 coronavirus. After a slow start, China has moved aggressively in Wuhan and elsewhere. Key measures have included closing schools, quarantining entire [...]

By |2020-03-10T17:44:29+00:00March 13th, 2020|