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Package Theft Season is Here

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Package theft is on the rise as “porch pirates” continue to swipe packages from people’s doorsteps. The holiday season is the busiest time for package theft, as more and more items are delivered. For the 2023 holiday season alone, it is anticipated that between 850 million and 950 million packages will be delivered.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Walmart began working with Alert in 2016 and launched a test of the autonomous cart-based system in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse connected to a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, in 2019.

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Multi-Carrier Shipping Software Solutions for 2021

ShipBob

All you have to do is input the size, weight, and destination of where the package is going to compare carriers, service-levels, and rates. . Not only will you be able to track where your packages are, but you’ll also be able to track where your orders are coming from, how much you’re spending on shipping, and more. .

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This Week in Logistics News (November 10-14, 2014)

Talking Logistics

India and US reach WTO breakthrough over food (BBC News). It’s been almost a year since Amazon unveiled Amazon Prime Air , its drone program to deliver packages, and the company (along with Google , DHL, and others) continues to push forward its development efforts. Maersk warns of slowing global trade (FT.com – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)

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billion in CHIPS Act funding New report pegs cost of electrifying U.S. billion funding deal with Intel , which the semiconductor giant plans to use for four new production facilities across the country. Intel wins $19.5 If Intel meets performance targets in the deal, it’ll be eligible for $8.5