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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

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Gap’s GPS Platform Services and UPS-owned Ware2Go are teaming up to provide an asset-lite co-warehousing solution. The combined footprint includes more than 35 warehouses and distribution centers as well as advanced machine learning and data science capabilities. The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) reported a 16.2%

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

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We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few. Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 22 – 28)

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The UPS-Teamsters contract is the largest collective-bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America, and a strike could have harmed the supply chains of many companies. If Mayor Eric Adams has his way, New York City will soon have drones buzzing everywhere.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up- February 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In this update, we highlight General Motors announced deal with GlobalFoundries to secure semiconductor chip capacity, the building frustrations on the lack of progress in negotiations involving a new labor contract for U.S. West Coast ports, and data related to increased adoption of robotics for North America production needs.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

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Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles thinks a tentative agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new labor contract is imminent. “I They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Intel is investing over $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% New York Times). Consultancy UK).