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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

What does this have to do with logistics you ask? And now on to this week’s logistics news: Alphabet’s Wing Develops Fleet of New Drones for More Efficient Package Delivery. Long Beach, LA ports set June cargo records. Long Beach, meanwhile, moved just over 5 million in the first half of the year—up 5.3%

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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

After 10+ years of writing the weekly news roundup, as well as a bi-weekly column for Logistics Viewpoints, today is my last day at ARC Advisory Group. Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. Cargo imported into the U.S. from May’s 2.24

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Secretary of Transportation, told CNBC on Friday morning that what the government is watching for over the course of the day, as the issue has been identified, is “the kind of ripple or cascade effects as they get everything back in their networks back to normal.” Pete Buttigieg, U.S.

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Truck transportation jobs up year over year for first time since 2023: BLS

Freight Waves

It may be hard to believe given bankruptcies and layoffs , but the number of truck transportation jobs reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May is now higher than it was a year ago. It’s the first month since April 2023 when truck transportation figures from the BLS have surpassed those of the prior year.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million. network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. JD.com has been rapidly growing its logistics unit by focusing on warehousing growth, including in international markets. The company is opening a third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California as it looks to grow its US logistics arm.

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Logistics GDP share rose in ’24, not likely to drop: CSCMP report

Freight Waves

on logistics rose in both absolute dollar terms and as a percentage of GDP, and it isn’t likely to go down anytime soon. That was one of the primary conclusions of the annual logistics report released last week by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) at a media briefing in New York. New York–Spending in the U.S.