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Amazon's Latest Hat: A Freight Forwarder From China

Is there any aspect of the e-commerce buying experience that Amazon.com Inc. doesn't want to directly control?

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Logistics Industry Mystery: Shipping Boxes Go Missing

Johnson Controls Inc. had a logistics mystery on its hands: thousands of reusable shipping boxes and storage racks were disappearing every year. The auto-parts maker, which was spending a small fortune to replace the equipment, found that some were squirreled away at factories by Johnson Controls' own plant managers, others were kept by customers. One box was discovered at a Michigan gun range; another had wound up storing bait on a fishing boat in Seattle.

Kyocera, AT&T Unveil Ruggedized Android Devices for Mobile Workforces

Kyocera Communications Inc. has collaborated with AT&T to develop a line of ruggedized Android devices in support of AT&T Fleet Complete, provider of GPS-based tracking and management services for the transportation industry.

Continued M&A Activity Predicted for Logistics Services Industry

Last year was a pretty hot 12 months in the area of business mergers and acquisitions, which hit a new high of $4.3tr in deals struck.

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Logility Opens Offices in Four Countries

Logility, Inc. has opened offices in Dusseldorf, Germany; Malmö, Sweden; São Paulo, Brazil, and Sydney, Australia.

DHL Launches ACE-Compliant Customs Brokerage System

DHL Global Forwarding has launched its new internal U.S. customs brokerage-management system.

Robots May Conquer E-Commerce's Problematic Last Mile

In the shadow of Greenwich's 02 Arena - the futuristic dome originally built as London’s showpiece for the Millennium - what looks like a picnic cooler on wheels zips among groups of gawking children. This little delivery robot, designed to autonomously navigate sidewalks, not roads, later this year will begin making deliveries from local businesses direct to customers. In doing so, it may just conquer e-commerce's final frontier: the Last Mile, the least efficient and most problematic step in the delivery process.

Blood on the Water: The Dismal Outlook for Ocean Carriers

Too many ships, too much rate discounting, and too many service providers for the market to support: the outlook for ocean carriers is "pretty bleak indeed."

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Cellcontrol Partners With TomTom to Reduce Truck Driver Distraction

Cellcontrol has developed a customized version of its safe-driving platform specifically for TomTom Bridge, a semi-rugged navigation device built for vehicle fleets.

The Future of Logistics? 'Bionic Enhancements' & 'Self-Learning Machines' - Eventually.

Do "self-learning machines" and "bionic enhancements" fill you with wonder about the future of logistics or just cause anxiety headaches? Fortunately, we'll all have several more years to decide how we feel about these technologies and others listed in DHL's third annual "Logistics Trend Radar" report.

Denso Unveils New Line of Handheld Barcode Terminals

Denso ADC, the Americas sales arm of Denso Wave Inc., has announced release of the BHT-1500 Series of handheld barcode terminals.

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Dun & Bradstreet Issues Human Trafficking Risk Index

Dun & Bradstreet has made available the Human Trafficking Risk index.

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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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