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World's Largest Automated Terminal Begins Trials

Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port's Phase IV container terminal started its trial operations last week. The 550-acre, $1.8bn facility is the latest expansion of the Port of Shanghai's complex on Yangshan Island, which has deeper water than the port operator’s mainland terminals.

Tesla's All-Electric Semi Truck Has Some New Competition

Elon Musk’s plan to conquer the world of commercial trucking may have encountered its first speed bump.

Robots Multiply in China: Annual Output Passes 100,000

China is churning out robots.

Retailers Are Hoping For the Best Christmas Sales Since the Recession

With consumer spending surging, retailers are hoping for something they haven’t seen since the last recession began a decade ago: a truly great Christmas.

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The Future of Freight: 'Uberization' and Self-Driving Trucks

For all the dramatic advances in technology, the fundamentals of commercial transportation have remained constant for centuries: the shipper books a load, and the driver delivers it. But the next few years could see a radical transformation in the way that event takes place.

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Supply Chains Must Pay Attention to Geopolitical Strife

Rising diplomatic tensions in North Korea and around the world pose a serious threat to global supply chains.

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Target Is Buying Shipt for $550M to Beef Up Same-Day Delivery

Target Corp. plans to boost its same-day delivery capability by paying $550m for Shipt Inc., its latest move to try to catch up with Amazon.com Inc.

Opinion: Cyberattacks Are Becoming Big Opportunities for Some Small Businesses

The past 12 months or so continued a multiyear streak of data breaches, identity thefts, phishing incidents, ransomware attacks and other malware intrusions that have cost organizations billions of dollars and damaged credibility throughout the world. That’s the bad news.

Hiring Surges as Logistics Firms Head Into the Holidays

Logistics companies went on a hiring spree in November to handle the holiday surge in online shopping, adding thousands of jobs picking items off shelves in warehouses and delivering packages to customers’ homes.

Farmigo Thought It Could Kill Off Supermarkets. Here's What It's Trying Next.

Back in 2015, Microsoft veteran Benzi Ronen boasted that Farmigo, his online farmer’s market, was going to help kill off supermarkets. People would soon use their mobile phones to order non-perishables like toothpaste and toilet paper from Amazon and buy their humanely raised lamb chops and locally foraged ramps from Farmigo.

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'Death Spiral': Half of Europe’s Coal Plants Are Losing Money

More than half of the European Union’s 619 coal-fired power stations are losing money, according to a new report. As a result, the industry’s slow plans for shutdowns will lead to €22bn ($26.04bn) in losses by 2030 if the EU fulfils its pledge to tackle climate change, the report warns.

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Europe’s Thirst for Cheap Labor Fuels a Boom in Disposable Workers

As dusk settled over the rambling countryside in Pardubice, Czech Republic, a group of haggard workers emerged from a dank three-story concrete dormitory and jammed into buses. The evening shift was about to begin at two nearby factories owned by Foxconn and Panasonic.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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