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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

The company was started in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle with $100 in borrowed capital. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and specializes in integrating different modes of transport in logistics solutions. Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company was founded transporting passengers from Yokohama to Shanghai.

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Are We Losing Our Jobs to Robots? Each 1 Costs 6 Jobs, a New Study Says

BlueYonder

A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research examined the impact of robots in the workforce between 1990 and 2007. You just might see what one startup thinks could be the future of international cargo transport. Are we losing our job to robots? Each 1 costs 6 jobs, a new study says. Boat is much cheaper, but very slow.

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Are We Losing Our Jobs to Robots? Each 1 Costs 6 Jobs, a New Study Says

BlueYonder

A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research examined the impact of robots in the workforce between 1990 and 2007. You just might see what one startup thinks could be the future of international cargo transport. Are we losing our job to robots? Each 1 costs 6 jobs, a new study says. Boat is much cheaper, but very slow.

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The Amazonification of Logistics

Techgistics

Amazon Fresh A grocery delivery service that started in Seattle in 2007 and now operates in 16 cities. They would use little fuel, and they would bypass the inefficient road transport and decaying infrastructure entirely. Fresh is not just about making money in the razor-thin margin grocery business.

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[INFOGRAPHIC & VIDEO] A 2D Explainer of Rapid Prototyping & Additive Manufacturing in 3D Printing

GlobalTranz

Founded in 2007, Shapeways is led by folks who've spent most of their careers in startups, and combine serious technical chops with an inspiring vision of what the world could be. Headquartered in New York, Shapeways has factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle. View both the video and inforgraphic below.