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House Panel Approves Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control
House Panel Approves Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control
Mar 9, 2016 8:00:00 AM

A Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives panel approved legislation to privatize the U.S. air traffic contr...

Google v.s. Amazon: The Home Delivery Business is Heating Up
Google v.s. Amazon: The Home Delivery Business is Heating Up
Mar 2, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Watch your back Amazon. A new patent awarded to Google suggests that the search giant is looking into developing self-dr...

The Panama Canal Expansion Is Nearing Completion
The Panama Canal Expansion Is Nearing Completion
Feb 3, 2016 8:00:00 AM

The Panama Canal expansion project is nearly complete, but will not be open to commercial traffic in April as previously...

Logistics News Update: Wal-Mart’s Business Model Is Being Re-Thought
Logistics News Update: Wal-Mart’s Business Model Is Being Re-Thought
Jan 27, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Wal-Mart’s business formula is essentially: They keep their internal expenses very low. This enables them to set the pri...

Amazon and UPS’ Rocky Relationship and Its Impact on Logistics
Amazon and UPS’ Rocky Relationship and Its Impact on Logistics
Jan 20, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Recent UPS service failures on Amazon’s supply chain services have caused rumbles of dissatisfaction in the industry, su...

Beware of the Olive Oil Fraud: Lessons in Food Supply Chains
Beware of the Olive Oil Fraud: Lessons in Food Supply Chains
Jan 13, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Especially if you’re in the food supply chain, you should be aware: the Extra-Virgin Olive Oil you may be buying or tran...

Cargo Theft Precautions for the Holiday Season
Cargo Theft Precautions for the Holiday Season
Dec 21, 2015 8:00:00 AM

More than any other holiday season, the Christmas and New Year period is the season for freight theft. The volume of eas...

Food Haulers Are Largely Unprepared for Food Safety Modernization Act
Food Haulers Are Largely Unprepared for Food Safety Modernization Act
Nov 18, 2015 3:49:01 PM

New rules governing the transportation and distribution of food began to take effect in June this year. There is profoun...

Emerging Technologies That Will Transform Logistics
Emerging Technologies That Will Transform Logistics
Nov 4, 2015 2:46:13 PM

Today's supply chains are under enormous pressure to manage their supply chain faster and more efficiently. Technology o...

The Impact of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Logistics
The Impact of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Logistics
Oct 14, 2015 4:17:03 PM

Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, are becoming extremely popular. The unmanned drone industry is expected ...