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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. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030. Sustainability continues to be top of mind for companies.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. cities have launched Smart City Logistics innovations and protocols, following the lead of Europe and Asia. ?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As a first of its kind agreement in the US, FedEx Express will develop plans to test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system within the company’s middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sortation locations. Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to unionize.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This week, New York City lawmakers passed a measure that will make temporary caps on third-party delivery fees permanent. This was all part of the company’s plan toward making its business more sustainable and “climate positive” by 2030. billion in 2020.