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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

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Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. Kroger’s foundation is funding food waste research. Both of the pilots are starting out small and delivering food from only a few merchants, including, an organic cafe and juicery called Kreation. Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional.

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Walmart Quintuples In-Home Grocery Delivery

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Walmart launched InHome in October 2019, starting in Pittsburgh, Vero Beach, FL and Kansas City. “Identifying ways to help our customers save time and money is our purpose, and nothing showcases that better than InHome delivery, which is why we’re excited to bring the convenience of InHome to even more customers in 2022.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. Users photograph their grocery receipt using the Evocco app, which identifies the food products by reading the printed text and using machine learning. Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

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Earlier this week, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, said that the company is poised to become the largest US package delivery service by early 2022, overtaking longstanding shipping rivals UPS and FedEx. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt. Here is how the yard works.