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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

Founded in 2017, Raft serves 60 freight forwarders in 30+ countries globally, including several of the A&A’s Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List, and is used to manage over 300k shipments per month, saving its customers up to 2 hours on every shipment.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 19-23, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – May 2017. JD.com chief Richard Liu sees drone delivery as the way to reach China’s rural consumers (CNBC). FedEx forecasts higher profit for FY 2018 (Reuters). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 6.5% Lots of buzz this week following Amazon’s announced acquisition of Whole Foods.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

WiseTech Global buys Microlistics for $40m, its ninth acquisition in 2017 (Australian Financial Review). California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). The post This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Associates Reports First Quarter 2017 Performance. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). Finally, one of my predictions for 2017 was that we would see a rise in cyber attacks, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets. This hydrogen-fueled 18-wheeler at L.A.,

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, in a blow to the autonomous trucking industry, the California Senate passed a bill Monday that requires a trained human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving, heavy-duty vehicle operates on public roads in the state. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has suspended bookings for super vessels through Sept.

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REPOST: Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah

The Logistics of Logistics

Raj holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a computational mathematics and statistics degree from the University of Washington. About Uber Freight.

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Infographic: Top 5 PLM Reasons to Attend MSCE 2017

Oracle SCM

Here’s why… To help business leaders like you evaluate new PLM strategies, Oracle invites you to join 500+ other executives, product professionals and PLM technology experts at the conference designed for PLM education and networking – Modern Supply Chain Experience, from February 13-15, 2017 in San Jose, California.