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U.S. Postal Service to Expand AmazonFresh Delivery Service

In partnership with AmazonFresh, the delivery service has the USPS’s fleet delivering fresh groceries and prepackaged goods to customers in 38 zip codes, including metropolitan areas such as Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and New York City.

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Last-Mile Innovation: DHL to Deliver from Smartphones to Smart Cars in Germany

The DHL program is the latest in a series of last-mile cargo delivery options designed to meet the needs of e-consumers while avoiding common delivery obstacles, ranging from overenthusiastic family pets to poorly marked addresses.

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China Ratifies UN TIR Convention, Offering New International Trade Routes

EU-China trade reached EUR 520 billion in 2015, and some 60 percent transited by sea, according to Eurostat estimates, while rail and road accounted for some 10 percent of China’s exports to the EU, and 3.2 percent of the EU’s exports to China.

EU-China trade reached EUR 520 billion in 2015, and some 60 percent transited by sea, according to Eurostat estimates, while rail and road accounted for some 10 percent of China’s exports to the EU, and 3.2 percent of the EU’s exports to China.

Matson Logistics to Acquire Span Alaska

Span Alaska has been a customer of Matson's Alaska operations for more than 30 years and is currently Matson's largest northbound freight customer to Alaska.

Span Alaska's market leading value-added LCL consolidation model and focus on customer service and reliability will further solidify Matson's position as a critical freight transportation provider to Alaska.

AFN Logistics Acquires HA Advantage to Strengthen its LTL Offering

Retailers are beginning to push smaller, more frequent loads into distribution centers and through their networks to keep pace with e-commerce demands, requiring LTL optimization, a capability AFN is bolstering with the HA Advantage acquisition.

Logistics Real Estate Leader Prologis Reaps Record Results; E-Commerce Drives Demand

Prologis Inc., a global leader in logistics real estate, reported record results for the second quarter of 2016, driven largely by real estate demand boosted by surging e-commerce.

Rents on lease renewals jumped 17.8 percent in the second quarter, compared to a 16.6 percent jump in the same period last year. Rent cash jumped 7.9 percent compared to 5.2 percent last year.

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Ocean Alliance to Deploy Largest Ships to Ever Visit U.S. Ports

The alliance said it initially plans deploy up to 175 container ships with capacities ranging from 4,200 TEUs to up to 18,000 TEUs on its trans-Pacific network with the strongest East and Gulf coast port focus seen in years.

The Ocean Alliance eventually will make room for Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., which agreed to be bought in December by CMA CGM.

FedEx Becomes First Cargo Carrier to Service Cuba

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While eight other airlines were granted rights to fly passenger routes between the U.S. and Cuba routes earlier this month, FedEx is the first American cargo carrier to earn this distinction.

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Hapag-Lloyd Finalizes Merger with United Arab Shipping Company

The fleet of the combined company will consist of 237 ships – including UASC´s six recently received 18,800 TEU ships, known for their superior eco-efficiency credentials, as well as 11 newly built 15,000 TEU ships.

The company will be the key player in the new “THE Alliance” – consisting of Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, K-Line, Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Yang Ming.

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Federal Grants to Upgrade Six U.S. Ports; Coos Bay, Oregon gets $11 M For Railway

Federal funding from the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (FASTLANE) program offers "broad, multi-year eligibilities for freight infrastructure, including intermodal projects."

At the Port of Coos Bay, Ore., the state's largest coastal deep draft port, officials have received an $11 million grant to help repair all nine aging rail tunnels linking the facility with inland transportation networks.

Regulators Seek Alternatives to Proposed Great Lakes Railroad

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis instructed the company in a July 5 letter to submit alternative alignments — or explain why there aren’t any — along its 278-mile route from LaPorte to Milton, Wis.

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Global Shippers Forum: Carriers And Service Providers Exploit VGM Rules

The GSF is reporting some carriers and other service providers are exploiting the new verified gross mass (VGM) weighing rules by imposing exorbitant and unjustified charges for questionable and unspecified “administration fees” and other “services.”

Chris Welsh, GSF Secretary-General, said: “Shippers worldwide support the safety goals of the container weighing requirements and are committed to fulfilling their regulatory requirements, but this should not be used by supply chain partners as an excuse to impose unjustified fees.'

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