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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

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FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. FedEx also plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery, partnering with Elroy Air. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

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Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023. Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

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The deal, which Kraft said is one of its biggest tech investments, “increases our dependability,” said Carlos Abrams-Rivera, Kraft Heinz President of North America, adding that it should help make “sure we’re there whenever you need us … regardless of the situation that the world is going through.”

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. These factors have encouraged manufacturers to move closer to the source of consumption — the U.S.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

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The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. Content Summary: Autonomous Boats Could Ferry Cargo in Busy Cities.