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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. And now on to this week’s logistics news. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan. It’s kind of silly.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

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Many argue that eCommerce is actually more sustainable than the traditional brick-and-mortar shopping model due to efficiencies in fulfillment and logistics. This likely does not account for the impact of reverse logistics. Packaging- especially plastics- are creating an environmental emergency of their own.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way

Ware2Go

Many argue that ecommerce is actually more sustainable than the traditional brick-and-mortar shopping model due to efficiencies in fulfillment and logistics. This likely does not account for the impact of reverse logistics. Small parcel deliveries also significantly increase packaging waste.

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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain and Freight. UPS is well known for it’s small package delivery business. Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. had $54.1B in sales in 2012. operates in three segments: U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023. decline in the volume of packages. over the next seven years.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. per package for large packages or $250.00 for oversize UPS packages and $350 for oversize FedEx packages. per package based on February 2020 volume for FedEx. per package. Virgin Islands) and between the contiguous U.S.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

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In the summer months, they also run around 500 flights to transport children to summer camps like Camp Kindle (a camp for kids affected by HIV/AIDS), Champ Camp (a camp for burn survivors) and The Painted Turtle (a camp for children with serious medical conditions), among others. I picked her up for transport to the Bay Area.