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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. Tech startups, as well as innovative corporates, are chiselling away at the industry’s many opportunities, including: Drones as last-mile delivery. Harnessing cloud-based software to automate freight pricing.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.

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UPS Simple Rate Explained

Intelligent Audit

With this innovation, UPS allows shippers to mail packages up to 50 pounds without worrying about troublesome surcharges for delivery area and fuel. . UPS Simple Rate Pricing for Shipping from Contiguous States to Metropolitan Alaska and Hawaii. UPS Simple Rate Pricing for Shipping from Contiguous States to Rural Alaska and Hawaii.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida. The largest U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Driverless trucks will help Maersk improve on-time performance, said Erez Agmoni, Maersk’s global head of innovation for logistics & services. Uber Freight and others that are testing autonomous big rigs in Texas and surrounding states. Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,