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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued. Maybe try Boston next?

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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

million metric tonnes (Mt) and it is forecasted to increase to 50 Mt in 2018. kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. A new United Nations University report, titled The Global E-waste Monitor 2014 , details e-waste generation by region. The total amount of e-waste generated in 2014 is 41.8 Mt of screens, 3.0

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Trends 2023: Technology

Enterra Insights

”[9] In a step towards achieving that goal, they report, “The world’s biggest carbon removal factory recently opened in Iceland.” 11] Vidushi Singh, “ The Next Big Thing In Cognitive Automation ,” Proche, 18 October 2018. [12] To avoid catastrophic future warming, we must also remove carbon dioxide from the air.”[9]

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Reformulating Products to Support Sustainability

APICS

British supermarket chain Iceland is making a bold sustainability move. It aims to accomplish this goal by the end of 2018, The Guardian reports. The retailer is becoming the first major UK supermarket chain to stop using palm oil in its store-brand food products.

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Walmart Launches Second U.S. Drone Delivery Pilot in North Carolina

Multichannel Merchant

Flytrex, which has been conducting regular drone deliveries in Reykjavik, Iceland for the past three years, the first in the world, has been taking part in an FAA-approved drone test program in North Carolina since 2018. In April, Flytrex began making drone deliveries from a Walmart in Grand Forks, ND to a dozen nearby homes.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

Further compounding the challenge is the political question of territorial sovereignty; there are currently eight countries claiming territory within the Arctic Circle: the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. China is another major source of trade with skin in the game.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

Further compounding the challenge is the political question of territorial sovereignty; there are currently eight countries claiming territory within the Arctic Circle: the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. China is another major source of trade with skin in the game.