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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling & Logistics

The United States has become one of the most prosperous and innovative nations on Earth due to its connectivity with the rest of the world via the oceans. The growth of cargo moving through America’s ocean ports has increased significantly over the last two decades. million during the period 2002 through 2017. million to 34.8

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The Amazonification of Logistics

Techgistics

Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Container Cargo Imports Surged at End of 2016 (WSJ – sub. November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). If Amazon has serious plans of realizing this idea, there’s already a company in the UK called Mole Solutions that has been working on creating “underground freight pipelines” since 2002.