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Logistics Hiring Contributes 10 Percent of October U.S. Job Growth

Hiring in the transportation and warehousing sector soared in October as employers heading into peak shipping season added 24,800 jobs.

Weed Woes: Canada Struggles to Meet Huge Demand for Legal Cannabis

Numerous stores are dealing with empty shelves and disgruntled customers — with fears many consumers will turn to black-market alternatives.

1106 Weed Woes Canada Struggles

Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

1109 Packages Delivered Via Robot

China Hopes Trade Expo Will Highlight Import Clout As U.S. Dispute Rages

China, dubbed ‘the workshop of the world’ for its sprawling supply chains and huge export capacity, is hoping to manufacture something new this week at a huge trade fair in Shanghai: import orders.

1108 China Hopes Trade Expo

UPS Tells Shippers to Prepare for Freight Strike

United Parcel Service Inc. is telling customers to make alternative shipping plans in case of a strike in its smaller freight division.

Uber's Drone Delivery Dreams Face Harsh Legal and Economic Realities

Uber has been looking to fill an executive position at UberExpress, its drone delivery operation, to help get the company’s drones up and running next year.

Drones to Deliver Vaccines in Vanuatu in World-First Trial

Drones will take delicate drugs to dozens of remote villages in a test that could be replicated around the world.

1101 Dronesto Deliver Vaccines

A Store Had to Move Thousands of Books. So a Human Chain Was Formed.

The bookstore's old-school — yet innovative — transportation solution: “Care to lend a hand?”

1105 A Store Hadto Move

Companies Say They're Ready to Move Supply Chains From China

A common theme this earnings season: U.S. business executives are ready to relocate their supply chains if the cost of importing Chinese goods becomes prohibitive.

1031 Companies Say Theyre Ready

The Route to Smart Warehousing — and Why IoT Matters

Meeting ever-shifting customer expectations is the only way to succeed in the digital era — and the internet of things is the cornerstone of Warehouse 4.0.

1031 En Routeto Smart

Despite Trade War, China Opens Wallet for U.S. Tech and Pharma Exports

China might be closing its wallet to some high-profile U.S. exports as part of the ongoing trade war, but it's wide open to others.

1030 Despite Trade War China

Global Shipping Freight Rates Slump as Trade Slows

The cost of hiring container ships has plunged 24 percent from a multi-year peak while raw material vessel rates have slumped 10 percent from a five-year high.

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