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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

This summer has been an interesting one weather-wise in the Boston area. And obviously this is not only in the Boston area. Strong volume continues through Port of New York and New Jersey. And in the last piece of Amazon-related logistics news, the company’s drone delivery dream may be in jeopardy.

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What to Do Now Before the Panama Canal Expands

CH Robinson Transportfolio

If costs were all that mattered, these shippers would route their products through the expanded Panama Canal to reach Columbus via rail from the New York-New Jersey port. First, more inventory would be in transit at any given time. A time difference of 11 days would affect the shipper in two ways.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

As a Boston fan, Tom Brady forever changed my sports landscape. Over his 20 years in New England, Brady delivered 6 Super Bowl Championships (but it should have been 9) and the belief that the Patriots always stood a chance. This time, however, he says it is for good. Maritime containership giant A.P.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

On Wednesday Amazon announced “the expansion of Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery to even more metro areas including Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson, plus new areas in Central New Jersey, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and San Diego.”

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s hard to believe that after so many years, a legend of Boston has officially called it quits. The Bosstones were a classic Boston band that somehow even featured a member that simply known as the Dancing Bosstone. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Ocado unveils new, lighter robots in grocery delivery push.