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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Coke announces industry-leading target for reusable packaging. What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

For routes previously served by sedans, SUVs and minivans can deliver more than double the number of packages while the company’s “high-capacity vans” are able to service nearly five times as many packages, Mulligan said. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Tentative Deal Reached in UPS Labor Contract

Supply Chain Matters

would be reclassified immediately to Regular Package Car Drivers and placed into seniority, ending an existing two-tier wage system. Added safety and health protections, to include vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan.

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Top 10 Logistics Companies in India!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In fact, experts predict that by 2025, the industry will be 380 billion US dollars. The company is the choice of businesses that want hassle-free EXIM Cargo services. You can trust AWL India for: Cold Chain Solutions Freight Forwarding Cargo Handling Customs Clearance Complete Fulfillment Solutions Certifications & Licensing.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. As early as 2025, at least 50 percent of new Porsches sold will include an electric drive.

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Amazon Leasing Air Cargo Space, Delivering by Drone

Multichannel Merchant

Amazon, facing a continued slowdown in its ecommerce business and under pressure to boost flagging sales, is looking to sell excess capacity on its commercial cargo jetliners used to move goods among its network of warehouses here and in Europe, Bloomberg reports. billion, which is $48.6 billion more than in 2019. billion, which is $48.6

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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The 2M alliance will be disbanded in 2025. Estimated time of arrival (ETA) indicates when the cargo shipped is expected to arrive at its final destination. Indeed, direct contracts will enable shippers to negotiate the best package that include: rates, volume capacity, container availability and some extra services.