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Drone Delivery: A 9+ Year Gestation for Amazon Prime Air

Talking Logistics

I believe we’re witnessing the birth of a new transportation mode, one that will take many years to develop and mature (but will probably happen sooner than we think), and one that will make our current discussions about driverless cars and same-day delivery sound silly in retrospect. I wrote that back in February 2013 in.

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CEVA ready to serve Eastern European market

Logistics Business Magazine

With strong know-how, a wide range of services, innovations, and an extensive transport and warehousing network, CEVA is fully committed to support the growth of the EE region and meet the demanding market requirements. The contract is to be executed as part of a consortium of three companies, with CEVA as its leader and main contractor.

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Kuehne + Nagel Further Expand their Global Services for BMW Group

Logistics Manager

German-based global transport and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel recently announced an expansion to their partnership with the BMW Group. The RDC dealer distribution in Beijing and Shanghai will provide daily road and air deliveries of spare parts to 340 dealers in North, Central and Eastern China.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. Cardinal Health started air delivery of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies via Zipline drone in North Carolina.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS plans to test the eVTOLs in its Express Air delivery network to replace small planes that can carry 500 to 3,000 pounds. Domino’s Pizza has not been shy about testing new technologies to make deliveries. The company is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries.