To protect national industry and jobs, some countries impose extremely high import duties on finished products. Because of these high tariffs, companies send construction sets to the destination country…
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In recent weeks, the companies in automotive logistics I work with have experienced drastic changes in their daily work. Due to the coronavirus crisis, automobile manufacturers, port operators and car…
Walmart launches autonomous grocery delivery in Houston Walmart has announced that it will partner with Nuro, a robotics company, to launch a pilot project that will make autonomous grocery deliveries…
The rise of the electric vehicle is inevitable now as China and the EU have created strict regulations to achieve a more environmentally friendly way to drive. Out of more…
I recently attended an automotive logistics conference in the UK and I realized that the Brexit issue is ubiquitous here. However, industry and warehouses do not yet seem sure how…
Every day, more than 15 million vehicles worldwide travel from the factory to the customer. This creates significant costs and sometimes considerable delivery times. Because the vehicles are produced worldwide,…
Two weeks ago, the e-commerce retailer Amazon opened its first offline convenience store, Amazon Go – without a cashier. On January 22, the first visitors of the Seattle store were…
Last weekend, many government delegates, members of the media and other stakeholders came together in Bonn to discuss how to achieve a further 30% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030.…
On July 7th, 2017 production began on Tesla’s new $35,000 Model 3 sedan. This puts the new model at a significantly lower price level than its predecessors, with the Model…
As you know from my previous blog posts, I have seen my fair share of waiting, idle trucks in logistics processes. All too often, I have also observed and heard…
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