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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

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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. That one is probably not a record he was hoping to break.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

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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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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

The ILWU is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada. OneRail use technology, data, and a marketplace of transportation options to greatly reduce costs, while improving the delivery experience. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

The other operating units are: Menlo Worldwide Logistics and Con-Way Truckload. Menlo Worldwide Logistics is Con-Way’s supply chain division. Menlo provides supply chain solutions including: transportation management, warehouse management, and information technology.

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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. The latest addition to this portfolio includes LTL and truckload freight services, which complements UPS’s global capabilities to provide customers a single source for multiple modes of transportation.

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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.

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Green Transportation May Well Depend on the Success of Deep-Sea Mining

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EVs are an important part of the transition to a green transportation system. To reach carbon neutrality by 2050 a transition to green transportation is necessary. To stay below a 2-degree Celsius rise, the green transportation transition will be mineral intensive. Many consumers are transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs).