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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. Amazon is using a smaller distribution center for fulfillment in New York City , and other companies are following its lead. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. These inventory limits determine how many units of various products sellers can send to a warehouse at any given time — thus, any changes made to inventory limits could impact whether or not a seller is able to keep enough product in stock.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Unions stand to disrupt the level of control that Amazon exerts over its warehouse and delivery employees, like its ability to unilaterally set the pace of work and hourly wages.

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Uberisation of Logistics – Are You Too Late?

Logistics Bureau

Already in 2013, DHL Freight in Sweden piloted a mobile app called “My Ways” to connect shippers with individuals willing to deliver packages along their daily routes in return for a small fee. The company has launched Uber Cargo in Hong Kong using cargo vans and Uber Rush in New York City using bike messengers.