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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Thursday, October 10, 2024

UPS getting more elbow room at Gary/Chicago airport

The general aviation airport in Gary, Indiana, is expanding cargo infrastructure to help UPS. There is also a Field of Dreams mentality: Build it and other cargo carriers will come.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Weather and Critical Events

Responders turn to drones amid Hurricane Helene recovery, Milton preparations

Prime Air freighters with light blue lettering lined up on the tarmac side by side.
Friday, October 4, 2024

Technology

Charli brings turnkey solution to EV charging

Last Mile Delivery

Global Supply Chain

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Schenker sale to DSV approved

Switzerland-based DSV added to its stable of logistics providers, buying Schenker from the debt-laden German national railway.

Modern Shipper

Jack Daleo Tuesday, August 20, 2024

A2Z rolls out delivery ‘drone-network-as-a-service’ offering

California-based A2Z Drone Delivery has launched a suite of autonomous drone docks — portable or permanent sites where drones charge and pick up or drop off packages, with no human interaction.

Viewpoint

Contributed Content Tuesday, August 6, 2024

FedEx and UPS must adapt to changing parcel landscape 

The old FedEx and UPS business models aren’t working in a parcel market undergoing radical transformation. The express carriers need to rethink their network strategies as B2C shipping takes precedence and consumers compromise on speed to get lower prices.

Last-Mile Delivery

Caleb Revill Thursday, June 20, 2024

Delivered buys $100K in assets from defunct Point Pickup Technologies

Point Pickup Technologies has agreed to sell $100,000 in assets to Delivered, including customer lists, software, transferable permits, books and records, Point Pickup’s website, and promotional materials.

Technology

Grace Sharkey Friday, May 31, 2024

OneRail solution targets inventory shrinkage in logistics

OneRail has launched a solution to address in-transit problems that lead to lost inventory.

Legal issues

Brinley Hineman Friday, May 3, 2024

DHL to pay $8.7M to settle EEOC race discrimination lawsuit

Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit alleging that the company assigned Black workers to more dangerous routes than white workers.

eCommerce

Trade and Compliance

Eric Kulisch Monday, September 23, 2024

Tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce could dampen demand

A new White House effort to reduce the amount of online orders from China that enter the country duty free isn’t likely to interrupt the Shein and Temu business, but could have ramifications for U.S. consumers and retailers.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

E-commerce & Fulfillment

ShipHero spins off fulfillment business

Workers with signs picket for better treatment outside an Amazon facility.
Monday, August 12, 2024

E-commerce & Fulfillment

Teamsters can protest at Amazon air hub, federal court says

A light-blue Amazon Prime Air cargo jet flies takes off through the clouds.

Fulfillment

Technology

Grace Sharkey Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Stord acquires ProPack Logistics, expands North American footprint

Stord’s purchase of ProPack Logistics grows the company’s fulfillment centers to 1.6 million square feet.

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Chinese trade flow into Mexico is helping to build up the latter’s manufacturing capabilities, which is a long-term positive for the U.S.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

American Shipper

How China skirts tariffs into the US

supply chain shortages
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Global Supply Chain

We’re still at risk for another ‘everything shortage’

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Logistics/Supply Chains

Scaling strategically with shared warehousing and fulfillment

Monday, October 16, 2023

Logistics/Supply Chains

Increasing velocity to market with micro-fulfillment

Drones

Gig Workers