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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

With a holiday weekend upon us, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Retailers Seek U.S. Robinson Expands Global Network, Acquires APC Logistics. GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In other words, last month’s announcement was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before Amazon reveal plans for a comprehensive logistics network. Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. Amazon’s logistics hiring plans.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

FedEx Partners with FourKites to Develop Logistics Intelligence Platform. Large shippers and logistics providers can use the tool to track orders, manage delivery providers and find alternate routes in the case of weather delays or other disruptions,” FourKites CEO Matt Elenjickal wrote in an email to Supply Chain Dive.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon in the news: Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of U.S. The company has delayed opening an additional 21 locations, totaling nearly 28 million square feet, and canceled a handful of European projects, mostly in Spain. And what a glorious season it is. warehouses.

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Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

MIT Supply Chain

Can city governments help to improve megacity logistics? The idea that working alongside public sector traffic agencies could help to improve megacity logistics might seem like a stretch. They even employ a person who is responsible for educating local agencies about the company’s city-related logistics challenges.

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Guest Post: Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The idea that working alongside public sector traffic agencies could help to improve megacity logistics might seem like a stretch. Two companies that attended the Last-Mile Delivery Roundtable organized by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics explained their experiences. But the approach is yielding results in some places.

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