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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk). Enter Big Tech.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. percent for Q4. million U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

FedEx Partners with FourKites to Develop Logistics Intelligence Platform. Large shippers and logistics providers can use the tool to track orders, manage delivery providers and find alternate routes in the case of weather delays or other disruptions,” FourKites CEO Matt Elenjickal wrote in an email to Supply Chain Dive. year-on-year.”

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon in the news: Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of U.S. warehouses. The company has delayed opening an additional 21 locations, totaling nearly 28 million square feet, and canceled a handful of European projects, mostly in Spain. And what a glorious season it is.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Continue to Stabilize in March and Q1-2023

Supply Chain Matters

Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. Counties reaching PMI new highs were noted as Greece and Spain with Italy having expansion level activity levels in March. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,” says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. Slight shift in European networks.

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