Last-mile logistics firm Bringg raises $30 million in latest venture round
Startup says it can help businesses keep pace with coronavirus home delivery surge, including 77% growth in deliveries in first week of April.
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Ben Ames
Ben Ames has spent 20 years as a journalist since starting out as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania in 1995. From 1999 forward, he has focused on business and technology reporting for a number of trade journals, beginning when he joined Design News and Modern Materials Handling magazines. Ames is author of the trail guide "Hiking Massachusetts" and is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism.
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Ports praise dockworkers for working under Covid-19 conditions
Labor keeps “essential infrastructure” running despite shelter-in-place orders.
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Freight carriers look to ease blocked flow of containers during Covid-19 disruptions
MSC, Damco offer temporary staging to clear freight congestion.
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Logistics tech firms bolster last-mile sector straining under coronavirus demands
Descartes, AxleHire, Share Mobility repurpose their networks to focus on essential grocery and healthcare.
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Truckers and parcel couriers complain of lines, delays during Covid-19 shutdown
“Essential” supply chain businesses seek easing of social distancing rules at truckstops.
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Robot manufacturers join Covid-19 fight with disinfectant-bots
Blue Ocean Robotics, JD.com develop autonomous models that kill viruses with chemical sprays, ultraviolet bulbs.
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Covid-19: employers offer wage hikes to stressed logistics workers
Grocers, retailers, truckers, and other “essential” businesses compensate employees for added stress of working during lockdowns.
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Logistics workers in “essential” fields ask for better Covid-19 protection
Employers offer sneeze shields, health screenings, paid sick leave, wage increases.
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Covid-19: Zebra, UPS issue guidelines for cleaning handheld computers between warehouse shifts
“Clean your damn phone!” consumer electronics retailer Popsockets reminds users.
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