Weekly wrap-up

U.S. trade tariffs to be imposed on EU food products The supply of food and drink products that are exported from the EU to the U.S. could be affected when…

Approval for Drone Delivery airline It has been announced that the “Federal Aviation Administration has given UPS approval to run a drone fleet,” therefore enabling the company to create a…

Amazon buys 100,000 electric vehicles Amazon has made “the first major commitment for electric delivery vehicles in the U.S.” with the announcement that the company will purchase 100,000 electric vans…

Attacks on Saudi oil facility impact the oil supply chain After drone attacks hit Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility in the early hours of Saturday morning, production has halted disrupting…

Daimler Trucks begins autonomous testing on public roads As a step towards their goal of “deliver[ing] reliable and safe trucks for the benefit of our customers, our economy and society”,…

Lyft makes data public to support the development of self-driving vehicles “Autonomous vehicles are expected to dramatically redefine the future of transportation”, but right now a future where autonomous vehicles…

MSC’s new record-breaking container ship Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has built the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) the world’s biggest container ship by carrying capacity, which set sail from…

5 out of 6 for TradeLens IBM and Maersk’s blockchain initiative has gained two new members. On Tuesday, Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) confirmed that they are…

Major banks agree on new lending standards to cut shipping emissions According to the WEM, the shipping industry accounts for 90% of all global trade volume and 2.2% of  global…

Walmart delivers directly to your fridge “Imagine keeping homes in stock like we do stores.” Walmart just announced that it is launching its own in-home delivery service this fall. Customers…