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Alphabet Jumps Into Drone Air-Traffic Control With Flight App

Alphabet Inc.’s drone-delivery venture, Wing, is releasing free software for U.S. drone users to get permission to fly near sensitive areas such as airports.

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How E-Tailers Are Greening the Last Mile

Demand for last-mile delivery services is booming around the world — expected to jump nearly 80% globally in the next decade. Here are a few ways e-commerce and logistics companies are aiming to reverse their environmental impact.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

Truck Drivers and Container Chassis: The Peak Season Shortages to Expect

Supply chain managers need to understand where the vulnerabilities are, and what to expect in a peak season that’s poised to bring about increased pressure for shippers and carriers in terms of labor, capacity, transparency and supply.

Truck chassis sit stacked at the APM shipping terminal in the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Northwest Heat Wave Triggers Blackouts and Buckles Highways

The rare and powerful heat wave shattering records across the U.S. Northwest is taking a bruising toll on the region’s infrastructure, buckling highways, hobbling public transit and triggering rolling power outages.

The sun rises over power lines near Imperial, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Cargo Congestion Argues for Early Christmas Shopping This Year

Here are six shipping signals to watch in the second half of the year.

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U.K. Faces Food Shortages as Worker Scarcity Gets Worse

From abattoirs to restaurant kitchens, the U.K. food sector is facing a massive challenge this summer: there just aren’t enough workers.

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A Win for Roads, and No Tax Hikes: Infrastructure Deal Takeaways

The infrastructure agreement announced Thursday by the White House and a bipartisan group of senators carves out $579 billion of common ground from the $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan unveiled in March by President Biden.

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U.S. Ship Jam Lingers as Port Woes Stretch From China to Germany

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle with COVID-19 outbreaks and other constraints on their capacity to keep containers moving across the global economy.

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Electric Plane Pioneer Pivots to Cargo Drones

While the coronavirus crisis has delayed completion of a plant, the 65-year-old entrepreneur still expects unmanned cargo craft to comfortably beat autonomous passenger planes into the skies.

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China’s Worse-Than-Suez Ship Delays Set to Widen Trade Chaos

The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery delays, faces the biggest test of its stamina yet.

Container ships are moored near the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: What’s Happening at the Top U.S. Ports?

Mark Segner, vice president of global sales with Descartes Datamyne, delves into the findings of the firm’s latest report on the top 30 ports in the U.S.

What’s Happening at the Top U.S. Ports?

Tackling the Challenge of Route Planning in a Global Pandemic

The act of route planning in a pandemic can be devilishly complex.

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