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Amazon Plans to Build Dozens of U.S. Warehouses in Rural Expansion

The world's largest e-tailer said it expects to have about 210 delivery stations up and running as part of a broad effort to establish a dedicated rural delivery network.

An Amazon fulfillment center in NJ. Amazon has begun canceling orders from China and other parts of Asia. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Airbus Tells U.S. Airlines They’ll Need to Pay Their Own Tariffs

The aviation industry is scrambling to adjust to new fees filtering through an aerospace supply chain that’s been shielded from tariffs for decades.

An Airbus A350 Air France plane taxiing at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Photo: iStock/Matthieu Douhaire

New Port Fees Could Derail U.S. LNG Dominance

Center for LNG executive director Charlie Riedl warned that the fees could raise costs for global buyers, and threaten the United States' position as the world's leading LNG exporter.

An LNG carrier vessel. Photo: iStock / nikkytok

UPS Targets $3.5B in Savings with Plan to Slash 20K Jobs

In an April 29 earnings call, UPS CEO Carol Tomé said that handling outbound shipments from Amazon fulfillment centers "is not profitable for us."

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DHL Reverses Suspension of Delivery of Mid-Value Packages

After new U.S. Customs regulations that lowered the threshold for formal entry from $2,500 to $800 were introduced April 5, DHL said it had stopped such shipments to U.S. shoppers.

Chicago, Illinois. March 29, 2022. Photo: iStock.com/JHVEPhoto

UPS in Talks with Startup to Deploy Humanoid Robots

The exact functions that Figure’s humanoids would handle for UPS remain unclear, although the startup hinted at a tie-up with a logistics firm in February.

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Watch: The State of Air Freight

Among the major challenges, Hassan says, is a tightening of capacity, due in part to delays in the delivery of new aircraft, especially freighters.

The State Of Air Freight

Impending Crisis Looms Over U.S. Ports

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka said "essentially shipments out of China for major retailers and manufacturers have ceased."

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Trump Demands Free U.S. Transit Through Suez, Panama Canals

The Panamanian president, Jose Raul Mulino, said that toll fees were regulated by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), an autonomous governing body that oversees the trade route.

Suez Canal. Photo: iStock.com/Peter Schaefer

GOP Lawmakers Ready $15B Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control

The U.S. Government Accountability Office warned in a December report that the FAA should take urgent action to update its systems.

The Air Traffic Control Tower in Arlington, Virginia. Photographer: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Podcast | Build or Buy? The Last-Mile Crossroads for Shippers Today

How do you build a truly efficient and cost-effective final-mile network?

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Report: Low-Carbon Marine Fuel is ‘Economically Competitive’

Trade-offs between each of the four low-carbon fuels examined will need to be carefully considered.

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