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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian will reportedly continue to provide EV delivery vans to Amazon through 2030 as part of the company’s 2019 supply agreement to provide 100,000 Amazon branded EV vans by 2030. Reportedly, the EV van producer is now allowed to secure parcel van supply deals to other interested parcel delivery fleet operators.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

Many studies now predict that the thick sheets of ice which prevented ships from passing through in the past will thaw by the year 2030. the Suez and Panama Canals) remains a point of contention. China is another major source of trade with skin in the game. Not All Smooth Sailing From Here.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

Many studies now predict that the thick sheets of ice which prevented ships from passing through in the past will thaw by the year 2030. the Suez and Panama Canals) remains a point of contention. China is another major source of trade with skin in the game. Not All Smooth Sailing From Here.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, Amazon has backed away from a vow to make half of all deliveries with zero carbon pollution by 2030, saying that initiative was superseded by broader climate goals. But Amazon is on track to purchase by next year as much electricity produced by solar, wind and other carbon-free sources as it uses to power its operations.