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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The retailer says snacks and beverages are the most popular items sent by drone. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. retailer thanks to partnerships with Wing and Zipline.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on this week’s logistics news. What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Three former SpaceX engineers have founded Parallel Systems , a firm specializing in autonomous battery-powered electric rail vehicles for shipping and freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to Best Buy, the limited-edition model is available for $60 and works through a Bluetooth connection from users’ cell phones. And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS posts record-breaking profits, plans to hike prices. And now, the old phone is ready to take on a new life. Apparently the past has arrived.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Walmart Secures Patent for Drones to Carry Products Inside Stores (Digital Trends). MercuryGate Launches Industry First – A Logistics Integrator Program to Address Specific Shipper Requirements around Design, Delivery, Operation and Transfer of TMS Capabilities.

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How Connecting Your TMS Saves Time and Money

CH Robinson Transportfolio

In your personal life, you can use a variety of devices to make purchases—from your phone to your smart TV, it’s all possible within whatever device you’re using. In fact, today you can procure freight rates from your transportation providers right in your TMS. Freight in new lanes out of bid cycle. Specialized project freight.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. US port backups are extending into freight rail supply chains. Port bottlenecks that have tied up US supply chains are spreading from the docks to the country’s freight rail networks , raising costs and adding new shipping complications for importers trying to manage the flow of goods.