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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut Flexport announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics’ assets, including Deliverr. The 11-person startup connects manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, helping each stakeholder share product, pricing, and inventory information. That’s all for this week.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

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I did an update on that piece in 2017, and then did a deep dive on shipping. For example, someone would be presenting on a problem in shipping, and someone in commercial real estate would say, ‘Oh my god we have the exact same problem. Brian studied mathematics and physics for his first degree from Connecticut College.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: $16.392 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $16.648 billion (2019) Headquarters: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA CEO: Bradley S. The history of the company can be traced back to 1870.