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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement. Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). July 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Baidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars (Reuters). project44 Raises $10.5M

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

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Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. The Mexico-US-Canada rail network envisioned in the pending merger of Kansas City Southern with Canadian National would help.