Purpose: The objective of this study is to examine the status of implementation of 13 sustainability initiatives that impact road freight performance.Design/methodology/approach: Through an empirical analysis with information collected from surveys carried out on 368 Spanish road transport...

The global maritime and logistics sectors are undergoing rapid digital transformation driven by emerging technologies such as automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain. Artificial Intelligence (AI), with its ability to analyze complex datasets, predict operational patterns, and...

Background: Blockchain has been extensively discussed for enhancing transparency, traceability, and trust in general; however, there is fragmented empirical evidence available with respect to this issue within maritime logistics. The objective is to integrate and categorize peer-reviewed...

Background: In the era of rapid digital transformation, efficient food logistics (FL) is critical for sustainability and competitiveness. Maintaining food quality, minimizing waste, and optimizing costs are complex challenges that advanced digital technologies aim to address, particularly amid...

Background: Emerging Asian economies face a critical policy dilemma: macroeconomic and sustainability factors affect high-performing and struggling logistics exporters in fundamentally different ways. Methods: Analysing transportation trade data from China, South Korea, India, Vietnam, Malaysia,...

Background: Freight allocation is a vital decision in distribution logistics to minimize costs and gain environmental benefits. In this paper, we address the problem of freight allocation optimization on an HSR intermodal network with application for the Ottawa-Quebec City corridor where the HSR...