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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Years from now, when we look back at 2013, we might say this was the year where logistics truly became a strategic weapon for companies. As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?” What are the odds I’ll use them again? Have a happy weekend!

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

Freight Plus

Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy. Amazon has suffered seven workplace fatalities since 2013, according to the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH). Two Amazon contractors died last Saturday after a tornado collapsed a 50-foot concrete wall.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

warehouses. Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. And what a glorious season it is. Amazon temporarily shuts down solar rooftops at all US facilities. Instacart acquires Rosie.