Optiyol, as a transportation-focused tech company, periodically collects 5 notable news and pieces about transportation, logistics, supply chain solutions, autonomous cars, digitalization, the rise of ai, optimization, sustainability and market news.
1-Warehouse Nation
“How the warehouse boom changed the way America looks, lives, and works.”
2- Ecommerce will boost demand for air cargo, says chief of handler WFS
“Move shipping companies invest in aircraft fleets even as global outlook darkens”
3- Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025
“Amazon plans to invest more than 1 billion euros to more than double the size of its electric van delivery fleet in Europe over the next five years”
4- Germany to spend 6.3 bln euros on push for electric car charging points
“The German government approved a plan on Wednesday to spend 6.3 billion euros ($6.1 billion) over three years to rapidly scale up the number of charging stations for electric vehicles across the country, as part of its push towards net zero emissions.”
5- BMW to Ramp Up EV Parts Production Capacity in Leipzig
“The German luxury car maker will have added five cell-coating lines, an additional module line and two high-voltage battery lines to the site by 2024, it said.”
Full read below:
- Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/warehouse-nation-boom-ecommerce-jobs-2022-10
- FT: https://www.ft.com/content/eb1d56f4-144e-41bc-a61c-a2e3a0861724
- Supply Chain Dive: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-plans-to-double-zero-emission-fleet-europe-electric-vehicles/634625/
- Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/germany-spend-63-bln-euros-push-electric-car-charging-points-2022-10-19/
- WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bmw-to-ramp-up-ev-parts-production-capacity-in-leipzig-151666266836?mod=djemlogistics_h