Hacker News with Generative AI: Logistics

DHL suspends high value US deliveries (bbc.com)
DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603) because of a "significant increase" in red tape at customs following the introduction of Donald Trump's new tariff regime.

Logistics, Trade, Politics, US Economy

10 points by thm 5 days ago | 0 comments

DHL suspends high value US deliveries (bbc.com)
DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603) because of a "significant increase" in red tape at customs following the introduction of Donald Trump's new tariff regime.

Logistics, International Trade, US Politics

8 points by intunderflow 5 days ago | 1 comments

Tariff collection for freight shipments delayed by customs 'glitch' (cnbc.com)

Tariffs, International Trade, Logistics, Technology, Government

10 points by anigbrowl 14 days ago | 1 comments

Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner (theguardian.com)
Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size.

Technology, Innovation, Logistics, Postal Service, Sustainability

9 points by thunderbong 15 days ago | 0 comments

Royal Mail trials solar-powered postboxes with barcode scanners (theiet.org)
Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered postbox equipped with a barcode reader designed to make it easier for customers to drop off their parcels.

Technology, Sustainability, Logistics, Postal Service

27 points by OJFord 15 days ago | 12 comments

How Many New iPhones Can Fit on a Freight Plane? (daringfireball.net)
This sounds like one of those puzzles job interviewers often ask, but there’s a practical relevance at the moment: What’s a ballpark estimate for how many iPhones Apple might have hustled to ship into the US on those five freight planes ahead of the new tariffs?

iPhone, Apple, Tariffs, Shipping, Logistics

8 points by ingve 16 days ago | 1 comments

Flexport Intelligence (flexport.com)

Logistics, Supply Chain, Data Analytics

33 points by corvustwo 60 days ago | 1 comments

USPS Halts All Packages from China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry into Chaos (wired.com)
The United States Postal Services has abruptly stopped accepting all packages from Hong Kong and China until further notice, according to an international service disruption notice posted on the USPS website.

USPS, Ecommerce, China, International Shipping, Logistics

4 points by josefresco 80 days ago | 1 comments

DHL Hong Kong stops accepting individual shipments to US (thestandard.com.hk)
DHL Hong Kong has announced that it will no longer accept individual shipments directed to the United States.

Logistics, Shipping, International Trade, Hong Kong, United States

5 points by amarcheschi 80 days ago | 0 comments

End of USPS-UPS Deal Could Mean Faster Rural Delivery, but More Expensive (cowboystatedaily.com)
Rural packages are likely to get to where they’re going faster now that contract negotiations between the U.S. Postal Service and UPS have fallen apart for last-mile service. But it’s also likely to be more expensive.

Delivery, Rural, Business, Logistics, Pricing

4 points by LinuxBender 94 days ago | 0 comments

Japan plans 'conveyor belt road' linking Tokyo and Osaka amid driver shortage (theguardian.com)
Six decades after the bullet train first whisked passengers between Tokyo and Osaka, authorities in Japan are planning to do the same for cargo, with the construction of a “conveyor belt road”.

Infrastructure, Transportation, Japan, Logistics

3 points by PaulHoule 150 days ago | 5 comments

DHL pioneered the sharing economy (2016) (flexport.com)

Logistics, History, Business

109 points by bpierre 190 days ago | 43 comments

Do U.S. ports need more automation? (construction-physics.com)
On October 1st, 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), primarily dockworkers on East and Gulf Coast ports, went on strike after failing to agree contract terms with USMX, an alliance of port operators and employers.

Labor Unions, Ports, Automation, Logistics

200 points by gok 200 days ago | 314 comments

Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement (cnn.com)

Labor Unions, Strikes, Shipping, Logistics, Negotiations

13 points by wumeow 204 days ago | 2 comments

US Army orders next-gen robot mule to haul a literal ton of gear (theregister.com)
Soldiers bear a heavy burden while serving their homelands, which is why the US Army has awarded contracts this week to two companies for a new generation of equipment-hauling robots.

Robotics, Military, Technology, Logistics

4 points by rntn 210 days ago | 0 comments

Driverless semis could be months away (arstechnica.com)
On a sunny morning in December, an 18-wheeler will pull into a truck depot in Palmer, Texas, just south of Dallas. The driver will step out of the cab and help transfer his trailer to a second rig outfitted with powerful sensors.

Self-Driving Cars, Transportation, Technology, Logistics

9 points by GaggiX 228 days ago | 2 comments

DSV orders 300 electric semi trucks from Volvo, plans to buy 2,000 more (electrek.co)

Electric Vehicles, Transportation, Logistics, Sustainability

3 points by peutetre 243 days ago | 0 comments

Chinese Cargo Drone Capable of Carrying Two Tons Has Flown (twz.com)

Drones, China, Technology, Logistics

5 points by peutetre 256 days ago | 0 comments

AI disempowers logistics workers while intensifying their work (computerweekly.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Logistics, Labor, Automation

5 points by beardyw 263 days ago | 0 comments

Cold shipping might be the next industry that batteries disrupt (techcrunch.com)