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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

MIT spin-off ISEE brings autonomous trucks to shipping yards. Late last Friday, the US Air Force launched a new rocket cargo program with the Space Force to study the use of commercial spacecraft to ship supplies around the world, and they may look to NASA’s lunar lander program for ideas. US trade deficit dips to $68.9

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What is excise duty? A guide for alcohol producers

Unleashed

Excise duty is commonly charged to the manufacturers of these products, with laws also requiring the areas where the products are made to have special licences. Excise duty is payable by the manufacturers of the product. Manufacturing the product can mean making it oneself, or hiring staff to make it on behalf of the business.

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Sustainable Frozen Ecommerce Fulfillment with Cathy Hayward-Hughes and Mike Bradburn

The Logistics of Logistics

All the while, Mike would purchase old fixer-upper homes and remarket them – long before it was the chic thing to do! Cathy was born into a fishing family in Alaska. She spent her childhood and much of her professional life managing people, originally on processing ships in the Bering Sea, then later in manufacturing.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable.