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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members. or UPS Inc. or UPS Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Samsung to use Manna drone service for delivery drop-offs in Ireland. President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. Manna, which has been licensed to operate in Ireland for some time, partnered with Tesco on drone home deliveries last September in Oranmore. So, the company rolled out a new “All In” package.

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2020

Enterra Insights

The Great Irish Famine devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1849. As a result, the population of Ireland dropped from 8 million people before the famine to 4.4 This figure represents around 25 times the number of people actually living in Ireland today. Today people in the U.S. million in 1911. Patrick’s Day. ”[6].

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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

For example, retailers in Ireland—part of the EU—learned in the first days of 2021 that goods made in Ireland but shipped to and from their UK-based distribution centers are taxed when they re-enter Ireland. “A

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This Week in Logistics News (May 1-5, 2017)

Talking Logistics

UPS And Sealed Air Showcase Fulfillment Of The Future With New Packaging Innovation Center. UPS To Acquire Ireland-Based Nightline Logistics Group. approves pilot run of Samsung’s self-driving car (The Korea Herald). UPS Tries a New Twist on Surge Pricing (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Amazon will start penalizing sellers who ship unsafe packages to its warehouses, like leaky chemicals and unmarked aerosols (CNBC). Economic misery, gridlocked ports, shortages of medicine and food, disrupted flights and a potential rekindling of violence in Northern Ireland are all very real threats. will crash out of the E.U.

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American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

Notable new and existing customers placing orders with the Company in the first quarter include: , Berlin Packaging, Destination XL Group, Inc., Logility was recognized as a result of recent work with customer, Berlin Packaging. Key first quarter of fiscal year 2022 highlights: Customers & Channels. Logility, Inc.