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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. As the world’s largest online retailer and marketplace, it’s not surprising that the most packages stolen are from Amazon. USPS, FedEx and UPS are the most popular mail and package delivery services, but the USPS has the most packages stolen.

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2023 Small Parcel Rate Increases

3PL Insights

This article breaks down the new small parcel rates and the impact on shippers moving forward. 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.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. I’ll be following up with an article dedicated to package theft, or porch piracy. In 2022, 260 million delivered packages were stolen, and nearly 80 percent of Americans were victims of porch piracy.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Airbus and Singpost testing last-mile drone package delivery (Straits Times). Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode).

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. To speed time-to-market, the company has developed automated packaging and 3D printing techniques that can meet specific product package and label requirements in near real-time, notes Gartner’s analysts.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

But many people are not aware that last-mile deliveries are also handled by thousands of small local and regional package delivery firms. Package delivery companies are prime targets as well. The shortage gained the attention of the mainstream news media.