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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Container Ship Leasing Trends Downward. Micro-Warehouse Provider Pivots as Retail Consumer Market Shifts. In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. The shipping giant, like many organizations, depends heavily on air travel to move items around the world. Establish Remote Management.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. The shipping giant, like many organizations, depends heavily on air travel to move items around the world. Establish Remote Management.

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

All aspects of ecommerce can negatively impact the planet — from the product itself to how it is packaged and shipped. Here are the facts: Each year in the US alone, enough cardboard is used in shipped packages that equates to over 1 billion trees (excludes plastic and other forms of packaging). Offer carbon offsets for shipping.