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This Week in Logistics News (May 11 – 16)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. S&P Global also points to a “mixture of physical, political and labor reasons,” with the looming threat of an East Coast port strike paired with ongoing disruptions in Red Sea shipping lanes. ACT targets manufacturers of trucks; ACF targets companies that buy and drive them.

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

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Maersk is experimenting with driverless trucks at its shipping yard in Carson, California, and has partnered with Kodiak Robotics Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

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The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. And now on to this week’s logistics news. XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas. Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to unionize.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

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Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers. The Czinger 21C costs $1.7

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. Container ships are still waiting to get space at North American ports. Speaking of container ships, global brands pledge to eliminate maritime emissions by 2040.