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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

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Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. s Wing subsidiary has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds. Alphabet Inc.’s Alphabet Inc.’s

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. The BrightDrop Zevo 600 has a payload of up to an estimated 2,200 pounds and over 600 cubic feet of cargo area.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 15 – 21)

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Echoing Amazon: Walmart and Target try local package delivery. Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record. Taking a page from their biggest rival, Walmart and Target are testing their own home package delivery services in the US. It will be interesting to see if Amazon simplifies things a bit more in the near future.