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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon has made a string of startup acquisitions over the years to build out its robotics business; now, the company is taking an interesting turn in that strategy as it expands its industrial warehouse capabilities. You learn something new every day. Railroad strike averted.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Food shortages already seen at grocery stores across the US risk getting worse as the country begins mandating vaccinations from truck drivers coming from Mexico and Canada. This comes at a time when the food supply chain is already seeing massive disruption. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

As of January 11, Volvo Car AB has suspended production at its plant in Ghent, Belgium, for three days. 6 Groceries and Food The UK’s biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, has warned there could be price increases due to the Red Sea ship attacks. Trade experts also say food inflation could hit staples such as rice, tea, coffee, and meat.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services.

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Better Together: “The Promise of Supply Chain Sustainability”

BlueYonder

As a report sponsor, we were honored to participate in an in-person event hosted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and CSCMP, the report authors. For example, Shri shared the story of Driscoll’s , which produces and distributes fresh food products like strawberries. This also helps lower their carbon footprint.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Robots are everywhere these days, from warehouses to stores to even restaurants. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has made a lot of news over the last few years with its push for automated warehouses and delivery services. This means that human jobs are safe, at least for now.