Cathy Roberson

MARCH 21, 2022

In 2022, FedEx and Microsoft announced a cross-platform "logistics as a service" for retailers, merchants, and brands. UPS Meanwhile, UPS touts its On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation (ORION) platform, a proprietary technology that uses advanced algorithms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning introduced in 2012.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Wildfires, mudslides, and flooding delayed lumber shipments, leading to a shortage that saw the cash market price for lumber reach $1,111 per thousand board feet in 2022 – almost triple its bottom price in August.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

2021: 1,608,000 Amazon Employees New hires: However, in 2022, they employed over 1.5 Perishable goods like fresh food may utilize air freight for faster delivery to distant locations. Amazon likely relies on a combination of its own facilities and partnerships with existing cargo hubs at airports.

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

This is an exciting milestone that accelerates our vision of a digital platform that modernizes international freight and improves global trade. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012. I assumed, after all, that freight carriers would publish APIs simply because they wanted to fill their vessels efficiently.

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