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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

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Department of Transportation, which has selected 37 projects to be given funds made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) Mega Program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program. The big three US airlines saw their cargo revenues decline last year as rates and volumes came under pressure.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15 – 21)

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Sixteen years to the day, the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions after dismantling the Dallas Mavericks in five games. In 2023, they reported just 221 containers were lost at sea out of 250 million transported. May air cargo volumes continue to rise amid global disruptions. The boys are back! percent in Q1.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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Long Beach, LA ports set June cargo records. The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. The influx of cargo is due to several reasons, according to port officials. Walmart to order 4,500 Canoo EVs for last-mile delivery. Food Inflation Jumps 10.4%

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

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In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. At CES 2022, Udelv unveiled its self-driving eclectic delivery vehicle, the Transporter. As a result, autonomous vehicles have also been tested for home delivery.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

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” The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has mandatory drug tests that any safety-sensitive employee must complete. Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

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Conferences exist for a variety of purposes and supply chain specialties, including cold chain storage, transportation management , omnichannel best practices , and much more. Dates: May 7 – 10, 2019 in Dallas, TX The JDA Focus conference is one of the largest conferences to take place in the DFW metroplex.