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This Week in Logistics News (November 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

transportation capacity, with Jason Seidl , Managing Director at Cowen and Company, leading the conversation. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results. The post This Week in Logistics News (November 3-7, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Delivery used to be a cost of doing business.

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The Tremor Across China’s Online Retail Landscape

Supply Chain Matters

Market Share Slippage The Journal report cites market research data indicating that Alibaba ’s share of the Chinese E-Commerce sector has tumbled to an estimated 40 percent, from an 80 percent level in 2014 when the online retail platform provider had its IPO.

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A New Approach to Small Parcel with Tyler Abderholden

The Logistics of Logistics

The company was founded in Australia in 2014 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia; Seattle, Washington; and Toronto, Canada. Merchants simply purchase a label and their package can be picked up from their front door. Sendle is also 100% carbon-neutral, a Certified B Corporation and Climate Neutral Certified.

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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. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Starbucks to debut delivery in Manhattan, Seattle this year (Reuters). Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Sears Tries to Calm Supplier Jitters (WSJ – sub. Launches with Business Intelligence Tool, Roadnet Insight.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. They also have faced tense geopolitical environments, unreliable and expensive ­global shipping services and supply chain delays exacerbated by port congestion and even inland transportation issues. shift to electric heavy-duty vehicles.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air freight usage is growing slowly, with less than 1% growth in 2015 among the world’s top freight forwarders, according to Transport Intelligence. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that air freight growth only hit 2.2% in 2015, down from 5% in 2014. Founded in 1936, the Swiss forwarder saw $2.5