Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers (WSJ – sub. Happy New Year!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Thankfully, it was only 95 degrees outside yesterday.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. This year’s supply chain pressures have had ripple effects throughout the economy that are hurting US retailers and manufacturers.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. Moderator: Who is Flexport?

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. That’s not surprising, given that Amazon’s shipping costs grew from $11.5 About half of these jobs are in the US, and half of them based out of their Seattle headquarters. Amazon’s logistics hiring plans.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

And going beyond that, we look at emerging technologies and ways we can introduce new approaches and partners to become more sustainable.” Calvert reports some cities, like New York, are trying to encourage the use of cargo bikes. ” Big packages, however, are a problem for cargo bikes. ” Concluding thoughts.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. The company was started in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle with $100 in borrowed capital. It manages the supply chain for 69% of the Fortune 100 companies.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The transient fulfillment center is symptomatic of more profound changes in last-mile supply chains inspired by e-commerce demands. The warehouse, a mainstay of supply chains, is getting a makeover as retailers move closer to customers so they can fulfill buyers’ unquenchable thirst for instant gratification.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

British Navy saves 27 aboard doomed cargo ship. The ship ultimately sank to a depth of 2,800 miles. Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5 billion of its own stock.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak. Ocean Freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

By the numbers, the top challenges supply chain leaders are currently experiencing include fuel costs (59 percent), inflation (46 percent), delays outside of their control (41 percent), unpredictability (38 percent), driver shortages (32 percent), and losing business due to the economy (30 percent).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

This week, Panera Bread announced that it would pilot Miso Robotics’ new automated coffee brewing system. Walmart in the news: Walmart steps up automated store distribution. UPS wants to ship packages in the metaverse. As a result, Walmart has been redesigning its technology to support this new supply chain model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Merchants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, and Walmart say the rising stocks signal a recovery from last year’s shortages driven by supply-chain disruptions and put them in a strong position to take advantage of consumer demand this holiday shopping period. CVS has equipped roughly 8,000 of its more than 9,000 U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

Seven years ago, I wrote that Cyberdyne Systems’ Skynet division was working on teleportation capabilities that will eliminate the need to wait for products to ship entirely. While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2021

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, Instacart will begin building automated fulfillment centers around the US where robots would fetch groceries while human counterparts collect produce and deli products. The items would be combined for a single delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2021

Amazon spends $131 million for stake of cargo airline ATSG. Safeway tests automated grocery delivery cart. The company has acquired a minority stake in a cargo airline that operates a portion of its fast-growing air-cargo division. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Albertsons Cos.’ Lawmakers led by Sen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The holdup makes it exceedingly difficult for businesses to manage supply chains, it said. Texas announced a renewed push for cargo-truck inspections last month as part of Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” plan to deter illegal border crossings and drug smuggling amid what he says is a lack of enforcement by the federal government.

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