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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. The enterprises were added to a lengthy register of companies the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The US, Norway, and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle to launch a project aimed at protecting the world’s tropical forests. The distribution hub will be operated by XPO Logistics Supply Chain, which has already started hiring.

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

This public company (OSE:AUTO) headquartered in Norway achieved revenues of nearly $650 million in less than 20 years. The post Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. The company continued to grow during COVID even as the industry shrank.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Norway-based AutoStore said Tuesday that it’s working with integrator Bastian Solutions to develop a fully automated micro-fulfillment center to support H Mart’s online grocery operations in Carlstadt, NJ as a result of a surge in online grocery ordering during the pandemic.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The initiatives launched at COP26 will significantly reshape the transport and logistics ecosystem, its fleets, its infrastructure and its practices. COP26 has received more attention than previous summits.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Panama, Uruguay, and Norway joined the Clean Energy Marine Hub Initiative (CEM-Hubs), a public-private partnership endorsed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to accelerate the production, and trade of low-carbon fuels across the world. Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 3, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Descartes opened up its wallet and made another acquisition, this time KSD Software Norway AS , a Scandinavia-based provider of electronic customs filing solutions for the European Union. Net revenue for Menlo Worldwide Logistics increased 0.9 Note: Descartes and Con-way are Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. Have a happy weekend!