Environmental group raises caution flag on hydrogen’s impact as fuel

HOUSTON — In the five days of CERAWeek by S&P Global, participants raised questions about hydrogen as an energy source, including in trucking, mostly over the enormous challenges to build infrastructure for a hydrogen-fueled future. But the environmental movement checked in here as well, represented by the Environmental Defense Fund. The EDF has generally been…

Nimble Robotics raises $65M in pursuit of fully autonomous fulfillment network

Plenty of logistics experts have spoken of the benefits of warehouse automation, things like more efficient workers, faster fulfillment speeds and lower operating costs, to name a few. So why is the adoption rate for warehouse automation still so low? In short, the problem for most brands is getting started: For many of them, adding…

FedEx Ground game got the job done in Q3

FedEx Corp.’s strong cost-reduction actions at its FedEx Ground U.S. delivery unit allowed the company to comfortably beat third-quarter estimates, raise full-year earnings per-share guidance and take the pressure off its lagging FedEx Express unit to quickly bring its costs under control. FedEx (NYSE: FDX) reported adjusted earnings of $3.41 per share, which excluded 36…