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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on this week’s logistics news. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030. Bridge linking US and Canada reopens after police remove last protesters.

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Mastering Last Mile Logistics Remains a Challenge

Enterra Insights

Logistics providers probably look longingly on the days when the last mile of the supply chain primarily meant delivering goods to the store in which they were sold. ” During the glory days of the mail order catalog business, the United States Postal Service (USPS) was the primary last mile logistics provider. . ”[1].

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on this week’s logistics news: Amazon says it will launch drone deliveries this year. UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities. UPS said a trial run is focused on New York City and in several cities in Europe. GM 3D prints 60,000 parts to keep up with deliveries.