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…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 6/7/2019 – 6/13/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterWalmart 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…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 5/29/2019 – 6/6/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterAmazon’s “Clicks and Mortar” pilot High streets in the UK have been hit particularly hard in recent years by a crisis, for which internet shopping and e-tail giants, such as…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 5/24/2019 – 5/29/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterWorld’s largest cargo carriers now on board with TradeLens platform Despite the skepticism surrounding IBM and Maersk’s “ownership” of the blockchain platform TradeLens, two of the largest carriers – CMA…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 5/17/2019 – 5/23/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterUPS makes huge RNG purchase UPS just placed what it claims to be the largest order for renewable natural gas (RNG) in US history. The logistics giant has agreed on…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 5/10/2019 – 5/16/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterAmazon installs robot packing system that will replace workers E-commerce giant Amazon is rolling out robot packing machines to automate a key part of its order fulfillment process. The new…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 5/3/2019 – 5/9/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterFAA report estimates huge growth in commercial drone market Due to recent regulatory progress, the subject of commercial drones is a piping hot topic in the industry right now. In…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 4/26/2019 – 5/2/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterAmazon set to disrupt shipping industry with new brokerage platform Not long after Amazon’s announcement about its plans to make 1-day shipping the default for Prime members, the company launched…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 4/19/2019 – 4/25/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterWalmart & HSBC offer financial incentives to cut supply chain emissions Retail giant Walmart has partnered with HSBC to launch a new green financing program, which offers its suppliers favorable…
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Supply Chain NewsWeekly wrap-up
Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 4/12/2019 – 4/18/2019
by Naomi Hunterby Naomi HunterJD Logistics cracks under pressure It looks like JD.com’s logistics unit is cracking under the pressure of its high internal costs. JD founder and chief executive Richard Liu said that…
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