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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. While China exports about 60% of the world’s germanium, the other 40% comes from Canada, the US, Finland, and Belgium. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is vertically integrated, offering numerous internally developed subsystems, handling load sizes from small to pallet, allowing it to serve as a general contractor for large-scale warehouse automation projects, such as the recent one for Coca- Cola Bottlers Japan.

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Congratulations Professor June Huh, Fields Medal Awardee 2022

Enterra Insights

.’ “The honor, often referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize of mathematics,’ was awarded to Huh and three other early career researchers at the 2022 IMU Award Ceremony in Helsinki, Finland. ’ “Huh’s research focuses on geometry, topology, and the combinatorics of algebraic varieties. . under Mircea Musta??

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. Customers in North Asia, including China and Japan, will benefit from increased connection and service dependability as a result of the route.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

billion tons of oil in 2011, worth approximately $743 billion. Using IoT Tech to Make us More Fuel Efficient.