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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. Recently, Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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Drone Delivery: The Key Questions to Ask

MercuryGate

With all the advances in shipping services and the growing demand for faster and more secure delivery options, drone delivery has recently become a key area of focus for shippers. The post Drone Delivery: The Key Questions to Ask appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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A New Year’s Resolution for Delivery Companies — Ending Porch Piracy

Morai Logistics

homeowners were victims of package theft in the last year. More Deliveries Means More Opportunities for Thieves to Ruin Someone’s Holidays. The growing number of package deliveries correlates to the continued rise of online shopping. People don’t need to added stress of missing gifts and packages.

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2023 Small Parcel Rate Increases

3PL Insights

International Out-of-Delivery-Area surcharges and International Out-of-Pickup-Area surcharges for International Express Freight and Parcel Services. Delivery and Returns surcharge will be assessed for FedEx Ground Economy Services. FedEx experienced a significant drop in package deliveries in the final quarter of 2022.

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Drone Delivery – Where is it now?

Morai Logistics

A look at where the technology meant to revolutionize small package delivery is in 2017. In 2013, the undisputed king of North American logistics, Jeff Bezos, revealed to CBS’ 60 minutes the future of small package logistics. If you liked this blog post, why not subscribe to our blog ?

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Preparing Your Business for the Holiday Season

GoShip Blog

If you are a retail company that is shipping mainly clothing items, you will need smaller boxes that can be send in the mail or through a package delivery service (UPS, FedEx). If you are shipping large items or a large quantity of smaller items, you might want to consider acquiring pallets to properly package your shipments.

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The Ultimate List of Top Logistics Startups – Blog

Freightos

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Package Delivery. And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. Kontainers. First Name.