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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22-26, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Urban Delivery Solution In Seattle. Uber Ambitiously Eyes 2021 for Food-Delivery Drones Launch (WSJ – sub. Oracle Unveils Business-Ready Blockchain Applications. Target offers free 2-day shipping this holiday (USA Today). UPS To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind U.S. XPO Logistics Adds Dynamic Counteroffer Functionality to XPO Connect.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As such, vessels for ocean capacity between Asia and the United States are expected to remain fully booked for most/all of 2021. The first half of 2021 is forecasted to net less than 1% growth in Class 8 trucks. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report. Q3 2021 on August 11, 2021. Accordingly, C.H.

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Market Update: Union Contracts- May 2021

Freight Plus

The ILWU is the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and they represent workers from Seattle/Tacoma to Southern California. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for May 2021. There are two associations that represent each of the unions-the IWLU and the ILA.

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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , that level of worker labor activism was nearly eight times the number of workers involved in 2021. Transportation Industry Labor Contracts Among other labor contracts scheduled for 2024 negotiations are: Canadian railroad workers involving CN Rail and Via Rail S.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

A press release from the State of Kansas indicated in-part that Panasonic selected the Kansas location due to its business-friendly climate, available talent pool and manufacturing skillsets and its strong transportation infrastructure and central U.S. Toyota has further announced plans to source an EV battery production facility in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up: March 4 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The need for the price increases were attributed to exploding supply chain component and transportation costs. Seattle based Expeditors International of Washington acknowledged on February 20 that operational services were shut down as a result of a targeted cyberattack which significantly impacted internal systems.