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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

raises $20M as it scales robot deliveries How friendshoring is impacting trade with China and the Far East Seagate to pay $300m settlement for violation of US export control laws Walmart is debuting the first North American 15-liter compressed natural gas engine, which is set to be incorporated into its private fleet.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. CEVA was responsible for delivering hundreds of parts to the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility, in the U.S., pandemic response. million gallons of SAF this year.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

According to FreightWaves , “ The Freightos Baltic Daily Index (FBX) China-West Coast assessment has fallen 76% over the past six months, to $3,799 per forty-foot equivalent unit as of Friday. year agreement will initially enroll corn, soy, and wheat farmers in Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Nestle has partnerships with ADM and Ardent Mills, the two primary wheat flour suppliers for DiGiorno products, to support wheat farms in Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana. The chip industry is keen to protect its profits in China as the Biden administration considers another round of restrictions on chip exports to China.