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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Last Mile Innovation with Emma Cosgrove

The Logistics of Logistics

Emma is a Senior Reporter on the transportation desk at Business Insider , a global news and lifestyle publication with hundreds of journalists in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and beyond. Emma Cosgrove and Joe Lynch discuss last mile innovation. About Emma Cosgrove. About The Business Insider.

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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

The company was formally launched in July 2019, and on October 1, 2019, became the first company to receive the Federal Aviation Administration’s full Part 135 Standard certification, allowing the company to operate an unlimited remote-controlled drone delivery network in the United States.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains. San Francisco Bay area. San Francisco Bay area. Printer-friendly version. Media Type.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

This freight forwarding term stands for the United States West Coast. This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. United States Gulf Coast. The ILA also represents the dockworkers here. .

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America Needs a Tune-up for Its Innovation Engine

Enterra Insights

For a century or more, the United States has been known as one of the most innovative countries on Earth. He writes, “Before the pandemic, housing shortages in the San Francisco Bay Area and other high-demand locations had become a major barrier to innovation and economic growth. through the present crisis.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Technology – Shopify and Panasonic

Supply Chain Matters

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1