The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) will mark its 20th anniversary with its biggest ever global conference to consider how new technologies, changing consumer demands and the responses of manufacturers and logistics service providers will impact on the future of supply chain security. The two-day event in London on 25 & 26 October, 2017, promises to take its audience of more than 500 supply chain security professionals on a journey into the future, exploring how … [Read more...] about TAPA to host their biggest global event for security professionals
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Amazon continues to open new fulfillment centers
Amazon.com, Inc. announced plans to open its second Colorado fulfillment center in Thornton, which will be the first Amazon Robotics facility in the Centennial State. Amazon will create more than 1,500 new full-time associate roles at this facility. “We are excited to continue growing in Colorado with the new Robotics fulfillment center in Thornton,” said Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s Vice President of North American Operations. “This facility will utilize Amazon Robotics, vision systems, … [Read more...] about Amazon continues to open new fulfillment centers
Amazon gains patent for drone ‘Mothership’
Amazon continues to push the envelope as a supply chain and logistics disrupter with the granting of a patent in late December for what has been dubbed a giant ‘flying warehouse’. The Amazon Technologies Inc. filing describes 'airborne fulfillment centers' (AFCs) comprised of large and robust flying drone made up of numerous smaller drones, designed to make long-distance flights or to carry heavy packages. By comparison, the average quadcopter drone — a design that incorporates four … [Read more...] about Amazon gains patent for drone ‘Mothership’
Amazon gains patent for drone 'Mothership'
Amazon continues to push the envelope as a supply chain and logistics disrupter with the granting of a patent in late December for what has been dubbed a giant ‘flying warehouse’. The Amazon Technologies Inc. filing describes 'airborne fulfillment centers' (AFCs) comprised of large and robust flying drone made up of numerous smaller drones, designed to make long-distance flights or to carry heavy packages. By comparison, the average quadcopter drone — a design that incorporates four propellers — … [Read more...] about Amazon gains patent for drone 'Mothership'
DHL Express opens €85 million South Asia Hub in Singapore
Aiming to accommodate the rapid growth of regional volumes fueled in part by e-commerce which DHL Express CEO Ken Allen said could be the “next game changer” that could help to restore global economic growth rates, the world's largest international express services provider launched its new €85 million DHL South Asia Hub in Singapore on Tuesday. The expanded capacity will be needed Allen said, to handle the “tremendous growth” in the southern Asia Pacific region. Much of this growth is … [Read more...] about DHL Express opens €85 million South Asia Hub in Singapore
Atlas Air’s Amazon service to take flight this quarter
ACMI specialist, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted 2016 second-quarter net income of US$20.6 million, down 27.5 per cent from the $28.4 million net profit the company reported a year earlier. The drop is a result of the group’s preparation for its contract with e-commerce giant, Amazon, to operate 20 freighters on its behalf. US-based Atlas Air Worldwide is parent company to Atlas Air, Southern Air Holdings and Titan Aviation Holdings, and majority owner of Polar Air Cargo. “The second … [Read more...] about Atlas Air’s Amazon service to take flight this quarter
