Episode 158: Autonomous Robot Deliveries - Ahti Heinla
In Episode 158, host Claire Asher talks with Ahti Heinla, co‑founder and CEO of Starship Technologies, about the company’s fleet of autonomous delivery robots that have completed over 10 million deliveries across Europe and the United States. Heinla explains how the compact, neutral‑looking robots navigate messy public sidewalks, handle road crossings, and operate without constant human supervision thanks to layered safety systems and machine‑learning‑driven perception. He highlights key milestones—from early prototype and pilot phases in Milton Keynes to scaling up to thousands of robots in dozens of cities, now handling tens of thousands of deliveries daily and capturing about 10 % of Finland’s last‑mile market. The discussion also touches on public acceptance, design choices, and the operational challenges of scaling autonomous logistics worldwide.
Resource Investor Rozencwajg: Today's Oil 'Shock' Is Tomorrow's Building Catastrophe
In this episode, host Chuck Jaffe interviews Adam Rosenzweig, managing partner at Goering & Rosenzweig, who warns that today’s oil market shock—driven by a 15 million‑barrel‑per‑day upstream shortage—will soon cascade into severe price spikes and broader economic disruption, potentially pushing crude...
Global LPG Conversations: US Butane Flows Surge to Meet Asia’s Demand
In this episode of Global LPG Conversations, Anu Agarbal and LPG North America editor Amy Schrehan examine the surge in U.S. butane exports driven by price spikes in Asia after the Iran‑related Hormuz blockade. They explain how U.S. shale gas...
Base Oils Disrupted: War-Driven Supply Tightness
The episode examines how the US‑Iran war has tightened global base‑oil supplies, especially Group 3 output from the Middle East, where the Strait of Hormuz closure and damage to Qatar’s Pearl GTL plant have cut capacity. Analysts note that while Group 1...
Guest Hannah Hurckes of Boss Lady Logistics on Fallout From the Supreme Court’s Broker Decision; Gaining “Momentum” With Agentic AI;...
In this episode, DC Velocity editors discuss three major logistics developments: the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Montgomery v. Karib Transport 2 LLC that holds freight brokers liable for negligent hiring, the growing momentum of agentic AI in supply‑chain...
Dexory Upgrades the Tallest Robot in Warehousing
In this episode, Kevin Lawton interviews Chris Coot of Dexory at Modex 2026 about the company’s newest offering, Dexory View Adapt, which adds AI‑driven root‑cause analysis and proactive alerts to their warehouse‑intelligence platform. The discussion highlights how the platform’s tall...
Pax Silica: Inside the Trump Administration’s Tech Strategy with US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg
In this episode, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg outlines the Pax Silica initiative, a 14‑nation coalition aimed at securing the AI supply chain through forward‑deployed industrial zones, starting with a 4,000‑acre economic security zone in the...
Building the Benchmark: IWLA & Penn State's 3PL Warehouse Impact Study
In this episode of Unpacked, hosts Donna Palumbo and Tom Nightingale interview Jay Strother, President and CEO of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA), and JC Capron, IWLA’s Director of Strategic Initiatives. They discuss IWLA’s 135‑year history, its three‑pillar focus on...
Energy, Minerals, and the Physical Stack Behind AI
In this episode, Turner Caldwell of Mariana Minerals and Drew Begalino of Heron Power discuss how America’s AI and industrial future depends on revamping the physical stack of critical minerals, energy generation, and grid infrastructure. They explain their Tesla‑inspired, software‑first...
The Hidden Costs of Resilience: Financing the New Supply Chain Reality
The episode examines how the long‑standing just‑in‑time supply‑chain model is being upended by geopolitics, AI‑driven capex, critical‑mineral shortages and ongoing disruptions from conflicts such as the Middle East war. Guests Natasha Condon (JP Morgan Global Head of Sales for Trade and...
Can America Build Fast Enough to Win in Space?
In this bonus episode recorded at the 41st Space Symposium, Matt Magana, President of Defense and National Security at Voyager Technologies, discusses how the U.S. space acquisition landscape has shifted from slow, bespoke projects to rapid, high‑rate production enabled by...
Fertilizer Matters EP49: Middle East Conflict - The Potash Market Anomaly
In this episode, Argus senior editor Mike Nash talks with global potash editor Julia Campbell about how the Middle East conflict is affecting the potash market. While direct supply of MOP (mineral oil‑based potash) remains stable, higher oil and gas...
Global Commodities: An Inventory Detour
In this episode Greg Shearer and J.P. Morgan’s European natural‑gas analyst Otar Degboadzi discuss how inventory levels are shaping commodity markets. They note that U.S. gas storage is near full capacity (about 2.2 trillion cubic feet), while European gas inventories are...
Guest: Omar Qari of Logicbroker on How Retailers and Brands Respond to Shifting Geopolitical Uncertainty; Carton Diversity Drives Sortation Designs;...
In this episode, Omar Qari, CEO of LogicBroker, explains how retailers and brands are grappling with persistent geopolitical uncertainty, tariff volatility, and fragmented supply chains, which are straining inventory visibility and fulfillment orchestration. He emphasizes that resilience now hinges on...
193: Is Apple DOWNGRADING the iPhone 18 Due to Memory Shortage?
The episode delves into rumors that Apple may be downgrading the standard iPhone 18 due to a surge in memory (RAM) costs driven by AI-driven chip shortages. Hosts discuss how this could lead to component sharing with the iPhone 18 E,...