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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, which launched in April 2022, is still intent on finding and investing in startups that can help the e-commerce giant deliver goods faster, while improving the experience of customers as well as the employees who work in its warehouses and logistics departments. East Coast. 18 to $3,860. -led

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Another shipping crisis strikes, threatens Black Friday shopping. Volansi completes first-ever autonomous ship-to-ship drone delivery. Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. FDA grants industry 30-day extension to comment on track and trace guidance.

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. With 2023 ready and raring to go, here are the eight news updates and trends happening in the industry that’s always moving.

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Hurricane Ian supply chain impact will last for months

Resilinc

A similar story could be told for manufacturing industries whose supply chains extend into Florida. Florida is a major hub and home to a variety of industries including: aerospace, high tech, healthcare, electronics, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, agriculture, manufacturing, security, and more.

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Identity Theft, Trucking Style

Talking Logistics

The problem is also evident, for example, in the trucking industry. One of the fastest growing forms of cargo theft is deceptive pick-ups (aka fictitious pick-ups). Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. Keep the cargo moving.

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Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm

Logistics Viewpoints

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays. The demand patterns significantly shifted in terms of the product and channel mix.

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Supply Chain Trends for 2022: Answers to Your Top Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As many of you have experienced firsthand, there are several factors influencing shipping today—most are adding challenges to an already constrained market. Second, international cargo is multimodal dependent and the ability to maintain visibility across multiple bills of lading (BOLs) remains a challenge.

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