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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

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Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. Waymo is integrating Uber Freight, the ride-hail company’s truck brokerage, into the technology that powers its autonomous big rigs. That’s a tough break for the industry. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

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Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Customers’ favorite items delivered by drone include Great Value Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, rotisserie chicken and Bounty Paper Towels. That’s all for this week.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

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Founded in 2003, Utah based Avetta has reportedly deployed by 500 clients located in more than 130 countries. The software and managed services of this provider were augmented with the acquisition of New South Wales based Pegasus in 2021. No financial details were disclosed in the announcement.

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How Elementum Helps Minimize Damaged Shipments

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Most companies contend with damaged shipments as a regular occurrence in their supply chain operations, with an estimated 11% of all shipped units arriving at a distribution center with some level of damage. an interior design firm and online furniture and homewares store in Utah. How Elementum Helps Minimize Damaged Shipments.

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How Elementum Helps Minimize Damaged Shipments

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Most companies contend with damaged shipments as a regular occurrence in their supply chain operations, with an estimated 11% of all shipped units arriving at a distribution center with some level of damage. an interior design firm and online furniture and homewares store in Utah. How Elementum Helps Minimize Damaged Shipments.

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Hanjin, Hurricanes, Harvests May Boost Truckload Rates

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The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Hanjin's exit strands 89 ships worldwide containing some $14 billion worth of cargo, much of which was headed to the U.S. That means higher volumes, and likely higher freight rates, just when weather starts to turn ugly.

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