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This Week in Logistics News (August 22-26, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. First driverless taxi hits the streets of Singapore (Reuters). Symphony Commerce raises $11 million to help brands offer faster shipping (TechCrunch). Are Your Sheets ‘Egyptian Cotton’? WSJ – sub. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 2.1%

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

But let’s not let the elevator bring us down, let’s go crazy…after this week’s supply chain and logistics news. These futuristic driverless pods will run on Singapore’s roads by end of the year ( Mashable ). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for March 2016. Trucker Profits Fall on Weak Demand ( WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 29 – March 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Before diving into this week’s supply chain and logistics news, I want to share a couple of quick news items of our own. First, for all of you who have asked for podcast versions of our Talking Logistics episodes , they are now available on our iTunes Podcast channel ! E2open Acquires Terra Technology.

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The automated container terminal and the odd (mis)adventure of the Google car

DELMIA Quintiq

And only to conclude, in 2016, that bigger vehicles (driven by humans or otherwise) may not yield! I want to go straight into the heart of the fully automated container shipping terminal. I am not really interested in Google vehicle having reportedly 70+ accidents with other vehicles before the critical moment in 2016.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. This isn’t the first time the two companies are waging a turf war.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Its innovative technologies drive ships as well as electrical cars and e-buses. My job entails procurement as well as transportation and logistics. They will coordinate and carry out network optimisation for everything we do in terms of transport, logistics, trade and customs management.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. In 2016, Germany’s Delivery Hero acquired the company. That’s all for this week.