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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

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More than 1,100 union workers at DHL’s air cargo hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport walked off the job, a move that affects one of the parcel carrier’s largest logistics facilities during the busiest shipping season of the year. Thanks for tuning in for all the logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)

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That was a little over a year and a half ago, but the first grant—a meager $35 million to New Hampshire-based BAE Systems—wasn’t announced until last December. Even so, with the ACP adding transit slots on top of better-than expected rains in late 2023, conditions appear to be improving, at least for now, in the critical shipping lane.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

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But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days in New Hampshire as early as 2001. I personally think that Star Wars transcends the geek world. Why do I find this interesting? The home-goods retailer says in a complaint filed with U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Another shipping crisis strikes, threatens Black Friday shopping. Volansi completes first-ever autonomous ship-to-ship drone delivery. As a result, the 2021 holiday shopping season could be marred by out-of-stock goods and shipping delays. Shoppers were informed of a $9.95

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Multi-Carrier Shipping Software Solutions for 2021

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But, for merchants either looking to launch a brand or grow their existing online store, it’s no secret that shipping has become more complex and expensive. Luckily, multi-carrier shipping software solutions for 2021 simplify shipping, so that brands can focus on what’s most important — growing their business.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container shipping rates could raise import prices by 11%. Merchants Fleet is a privately-held, New Hampshire-based fleet management and fleet leasing solutions company. Ford Establishes Semiconductor Partnership with GlobalFoundries. SVT Robotics Raises $25 Million in Funding.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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Walmart began working with Alert in 2016 and launched a test of the autonomous cart-based system in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse connected to a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, in 2019. The nationwide vacancy rate for industrial real estate was 3.2 percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8