Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

Swipe, click, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Google Spinoff’s Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval (Bloomberg) Amazon to invest $800 million to make one-day free shipping the standard for Prime members (WSJ – sub. Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… Mercedes-Benz and Matternet unveil vans that launch delivery drones (TechCrunch). Alphabet Drones to Deliver Burritos as Part of Test at Virginia Tech (WSJ – sub. I’m rooting for love. Oracle Buys LogFire. Over 8,700 active WMS users.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

The Port of Baltimore itself reportedly generates in excess of $3 billion to the local economy including port and other logistics, warehousing and transportation workers. East Coast ports including the Ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Kintetsu to Buy Neptune’s APL Logistics for $1.2 Transport for London to accelerate workforce planning with Quintiq. Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars ( Reuters ). Menlo Logistics Unveils Innovation Speaks.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

UPS Freight is based in Richmond, Virginia. Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. In 2005, UPS acquired the less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company Overnite Transportation. in sales (estimated 2012). UPS Freight has 6.9% had $54.1B

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 19, 2021

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a single source intermodal, distribution and logistics services company, announced the acquisition of DDI Transportation, a 38-year-old drayage and trucking business, based in Ashland, Virginia.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When they track carbon emissions for each shipment, they can make better decisions on carriers and the best ways to optimize the logistics network to reduce emissions. Beyond ships, the transportation industry contains many other forms of transportation that contribute to carbon emissions. and the top of Virginia.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

East ( Northern Virginia ), U.S. The statement that AWS Supply Chain will have the ability to leverage over 30 years of Amazon ’s logistics knowledge can provide either an attraction or a threat to prospective platform customers. Application availability is indicated as available in preview in the U.S. Announcement Significance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In total, the company will source enough renewable energy in Europe to power the equivalent of more than two million homes a year. As of June 2020, Amazon sourced about 42 percent of its global energy needs from renewables. Coca-Cola Classic remains the number one soft drink in the US.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

On May 4, we featured for readers the industry breaking news that Flexport will acquire the logistics the logistics fulfillment operations of online retail platform provider Shopify. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain. based Livent Corp.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. Get support from the logistics community. click to zoom].

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. Get support from the logistics community. click to zoom].

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Even when other costs such as coordination, transport, and logistics are taken into account, it still makes sense for many companies to outsource to China as onshore overall production costs would be much higher, a study of Australian manufacturing firms concludes. Access to China’s Mass Consumer Market. Government policy.

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GTG Technology Group

MARCH 29, 2017

Studies from the Center for Truck and Bus Safety of Virginia Tech Transportation Institute showed that ELD drivers had 11.7% Sources: [link] [link]. Studies show companies with monitoring systems see less downtime and greater utilization by 15% and 13% , respectively. Lowered accident rates. fewer total crashed and 5.1%

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