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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

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Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members. or UPS Inc. or UPS Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

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HP launched its new commercial Metal Jet S100 Solution in September 2022 and two months later showcased the 3D printer for the first time publicly at the Formnext exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, along with a new John Deere production application. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0 FedEx Express moves an average of 6.3

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

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President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. More and more companies are boosting compensation packages to attract drivers.

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Amazon Expands Air Freight Services and Carrier Equity Stakes

Supply Chain Matters

What differentiates the wide body Airbus A330 as a full cargo aircraft is its capacity to transport high volumes of lower-density cargo such as packages. These Airbus aircraft are the first for Amazon Air and reportedly the largest when placed into regional and global-wide service.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge.

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At 20Cube we work with our clients to reduce the time spent of supplychain followup and increase productivity

20Cube Logistics

20Cube – a leader in digital freight forwarding from Malaysia, China, Germany, and Italy to Australia – has completely digitised the entire supply chain management process through our MyHub technology. Reduce Supply Chain Expenses.