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UK Royal Mail to test drone deliveries to Scilly Isles

Ok, it may appear a story from a supply chain backwater – the Scilly Isles market is hardly likely to blossom with logistics opportunities – but the forthcoming Royal Mail trials could take drone operations into a new era. The …



CH Robinson acquires Combinex Holding BV

PRESS RELEASE 
C.H. Robinson Acquires Combinex Holding B.V. to Expand Its European Road Transport Footprint
Acquisition further reinforces company’s European Surface Transportation business

May 12, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) further expands its European …




Triple-whammy on the transatlantic drives rates even higher

The triple challenge of soaring demand, port congestion and container shortages have led to a sharp increase in container freight fates on the transatlantic trade over the past few weeks.
The smallest of the main east-west shipping trades has traditionally …