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Autonomous Robots Deliver Food in Europe

Starship Technologies

Starship Technologies has been testing its robots in 12 countries over the past nine months, but this will be the first time businesses will be using the technology to deliver real orders to paying customers.

The little robots, which are designed to operate on sidewalks rather than roads, make deliveries within a two- to three-mile radius. They can carry loads weighing as much as 20 pounds, at speeds of up to four miles per hour.

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Risk/Compliance

Wendy’s Hit by Massive Cyber Attack, Places Blame on Service Providers’ Remote Access

Wendy’s has now arranged to offer fraud consultation and identity restoration services to all customers who used a payment card at a potentially affected restaurant during the time when the restaurant may have been affected.

Wendy’s first reported unusual payment card activity affecting some restaurants in February 2016. In May, the company confirmed evidence of malware being installed on some restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, and worked to disable it. On June 9, the company discovered additional malicious cyber activity involving other restaurants. That malware has also been disabled in all franchisee restaurants where it was discovered.

Sysco Corp. Acquires E-Commerce Platform for Restaurant Supplies and Equipment

Sysco Corp. acquired Supplies on the Fly, an e-commerce platform providing restaurant supplies and equipment exclusively to Sysco customers.

In 2009, Sysco entered into an agreement with Instawares Holding, LLC, the owner of Supplies on the Fly, to develop www.suppliesonthefly.com. Sysco also secured an option to purchase all of the equity interests of Supplies on the Fly, which it has now exercised.

Spot Truckload Volume Rises 10% for Past Week Ending

The national average van and reefer rate each gained 1 cent to $1.62/mile and $1.97/mile respectively while the average flatbed rate was $1.95/mile for the third consecutive week.

The national average van and reefer rate each gained 1 cent to $1.62/mile and $1.97/mile respectively while the average flatbed rate was $1.95/mile for the third consecutive week.

Danone to Acquire WhiteWave Foods Company for $12.5 Billion

Danone North America

The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to the approval of WhiteWave’s shareholders, regulatory approvals, and customary conditions.

WhiteWave’s business includes highly recognized, category leading brands such as Silk, So Delicious, Vega, Alpro, Provamel, Horizon Organic, Wallaby Organic, Earthbound Farm and International Delight.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Expanded Panama Canal Smashes Toll Record

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines-operated MOL Benefactor paid a $829,468 toll for the previously too big containership to use the Panama Canal to pass through, breaking the $575,545 toll paid by COSCO Shipping Panama for its inaugural transit of the expanded locks.

The 10,000 TEU MOL Benefactor was actually the first neopanamax containership to use the new locks since commercial operations began June 27, so the transit offers a glimpse of what is likely to come in terms of toll revenue.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

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.'

Overcapacity Drives Down Air Cargo Rates

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 percent between the final quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 and the International Air Transport Association has lowered its growth forecast for air freight demand in 2016.

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Alternative Fuels Make Headway Despite Some Improvement in Diesel Prices

North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency studied 14 major fleets last year and quantified adoption levels for 68 transportation efficiency technologies, and found the fleets adopted 30 to 54 percent of the available technologies.

Schwan has approximately 3,000 propane vehicles out of a 4,200-vehicle fleet. The company has propane fueling stations at the majority of its depots.

Honeywell to Acquire Intelligrated for $1.5 Billion

Honeywell International

Intelligrated designs, manufactures, installs and supports conveyor, sortation, palletizers, robotics, AS/RS solutions, warehouse execution systems, labor management software and order fulfillment technologies.

Spot Truckload Rates Unchanged for Recent Week

DAT Freight & Analytics

However, a 9 percent increase in the load-to-truck ratio—to 5.8 available reefer loads per truck—signals that rates are likely to rise soon due to end-of-quarter and pre-holiday demand.

The total number of posted loads fell 6.2 percent while available truck capacity dropped 9.3 percent. Load-to-truck ratios increased across all three equipment types.

Spot Truckload Rates Unchanged For Past Week

DAT Freight & Analytics

National average spot truckload rates were unchanged as spot market activity slowed during the week ending June 25, according to DAT Solutions.

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