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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

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FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. FedEx also plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery, partnering with Elroy Air. Israel Aircraft Industries is remodeling older Air Canada passenger jets to carry heavy freight.

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Keep These 6 Geopolitical Supply Chain Risks on Your Radar in 2024

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With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas War, and the crisis in the Red Sea, the shockwaves these conflicts sent throughout their nations and the world have been felt everywhere—especially in the supply chain. Israel-Hamas War The Israel-Hamas war has posed a serious threat to the global supply chains.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

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This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs. This disruption affects various industries, including suppliers for global retailers and car manufacturers. On January 11, the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

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When a driver working out of any of the 20 delivery centers currently equipped with the tech returns their vehicle at the end of a shift, they slowly drive it through a sensor-laden archway made by startup UVeye, which has headquarters in the US and Israel. The port handled 748,440 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, a 5.4

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Freightos is going public…and how we got here

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We passed this cost on to the lighting fixture manufacturers, who no doubt passed on these costs to the consumers. Hagag Towers, North Tower, Floor 24, Haarba 28, Tel Aviv, Israel. We paid the price for inefficient shipping, both in direct costs, and the cost of maintaining buffer inventory to cover for all the unpredictability.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

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It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

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“I predict we will see a greater adoption of automated tools assisting, rather than replacing, humans in specific roles within our supply chains: warehouse, manufacturing and distribution.” The challenge of globalization Yes, the world is fast becoming a global village, but not everything is jolly about that.