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Walmart Partners With Uber, Lyft And Deliv On Last-Mile Grocery Delivery Tests

Wal-Mart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber in Phoenix, Ariz., and Lyft in Denver, Colo., which it expects to start within the next two weeks.

Walmart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber in Phoenix, Ariz., and Lyft in Denver, Colo., which it expects to start within the next two weeks. This is in addition to a Sam’s Club pilot that started in March with Deliv involving delivery of general merchandise and grocery for business members in Miami, Fla.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of Los Angeles To Test Near-Zero Emission Technologies

Port of Los Angeles

At full build out, Pasha will be the world’s first marine terminal able to generate all of its energy needs from renewable sources.

With the goal of making the Pasha terminal a more sustainable and resilient facility that can operate independently off the grid in the event of a power loss, the project also features a microgrid that includes solar generation, battery storage and an energy management system to maximize usage.

Hostess and Kashi Recall Products Over Possible Contamination

Kashi Company, Martin’s Food Markets, and Giant Food Stores have issued a recall of several items that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes; Hostess has recalled approximately 710,000 units of snacks due to the items containing peanut residue.

Hostess has recalled approximately 710,000 units of snacks due to the items containing peanut residue.

CSPI Sues FDA For Failing To Regulate Lethal Shellfish

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

CSPI claims without this safety standard, in the next year, an estimated 30 people will become seriously ill, and 15 of them will die, after consuming raw shellfish that contain the bacteria, called Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus), according to CSPI.

The majority of the illnesses have been linked to the eating of raw oysters.

Risk/Compliance

Cargo Theft Now a Tougher Nut to Crack

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

It’s a crime that’s becoming more regionalized, as well as one using more sophisticated tactics to steal freight

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Walmart Tests Drones In Distribution And Fulfillment Centers

The drone is fully automated, but was manually controlled during the demonstration as it flew up and down warehouse shelves, captured images and determined whether products were in the right place in the distribution center.

Checking inventory is done by workers who have to use lifts and are harnessed in for safety as they scan products throughout the warehouse. The switch to drones could cut the time it takes to check the inventory throughout a facility that spans roughly 1.2 million square feet, or the equivalent of 26 football fields, from one month to one day.

Schneider Acquires Watkins & Shepard and Lodesco

Schneider Logistics

Both acquisitions complement the growing Final Mile+ service from Schneider, which provides customized home, commercial and retail delivery with white-glove service.

Schneider is now the nation’s leading first-to-final-mile-delivery provider of LTL, truckload and logistics for high-value home furnishings and over-dimensional goods.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

United Arab Shipping Company Seeks Merger With Hapag-Lloyd

UASC, which is owned by Gulf governments, said the merger talks were discussed at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on Thursday at the company's office in Dubai.

If a deal is reached, it will create a group with an estimated combined enterprise value of around seven billion to eight billion euros ($7.8 billion to $8.9 billion).

SunOpta Extends Sunflower Recall Through 2016

This further expanded recall includes certain sunflower kernel products originating from SunOpta’s facility in Crookston, Minn., between May 31, 2015, and Jan. 31, 2016.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted three more recalls of food items containing sunflower kernels.

Great Lakes Ports Sue Coast Guard Over Pilotage Rates

Under federal law, all oceangoing vessels on the Great Lakes Seaway System must hire local pilots — navigators familiar with local conditions — to assist with navigation. The Coast Guard regulates and sets rates for Great Lakes pilotage.

The coalition argues that the Coast Guard violated the Administrative Procedures Act by making 'arbitrary and unsubstantiated decisions during development of the 2016 pilotage rates,' the news release stated. The plaintiffs have asked the court to remand the rulemaking back to the Coast Guard for revision.

Cargill To Acquire Five Star Custom Foods

Adding Five Star Custom Foods to the Cargill family will enhance the company’s existing cooked protein capabilities, optimize supply chain efficiencies and provide innovation opportunities.

The acquisition includes both of the Five Star Custom Foods facilities in Fort Worth and Nashville, Tenn.

Protesters Call For Boycott Of Wendy’s For Refusal To Join ‘Fair Food Program’

Since the Wendy’s Boycott was announced in March, tens of thousands have taken up the charge in the form of institutional endorsements and actions in local communities around the country.

Allies from cities around the Midwest – Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Nashville and Louisville – traveled to Wendy's headquarters for the shareholder meeting.

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