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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Digital Freight Startup Convoy Raises $185 Million, Surpasses $1 Billion in Value (WSJ – sub. Singapore Exchange leads US$44.4 million round, backing Freightos’ global freight platform. Oklahoma grocers set to deploy fleet of autonomous vans for final-mile deliveries (CCJ).

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Automation is here and transforming logistics

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Hamburg, Singapore, and other busy ports are also conducting pilots of autonomous UAV (drone) operations to speed deliveries to ships, conduct inspections and perform other functions. Hamburg is testing self-driving trucks and Rotterdam plans 10 pilot projects to increase automation and lower emissions from port operations.