Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold. days for general cargo vessels.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 5, 2016
First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). Within two years, it expects to have 40 similar used cargo jets connecting its package fulfillment centers across the U.S. It’s also nice to take a break from usual stories and commentary, if only for a day.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 9, 2021
Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives. Descartes acquires GreenMile.
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Even if they didn’t have cargo on Hanjin ships, big retailers are starting to shift inventory from West Coast distribution centers to other DCs farther east. Other West Coast markets with rising rates include Seattle and Stockton. area, especially on eastbound lanes. The uncertainty at the sea ports boosted L.A.
Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 10, 2017
A TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent. Cargo volume does not correlate directly with sales because only the number of containers is counted, not the value of the cargo inside, but nonetheless provides a barometer of retailers’ expectations. million TEUs set just one month earlier in July. August was up 1.4%
RFgen
MARCH 19, 2015
ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain? While the jury is out on how long it will take Western U.S.
RFgen
MARCH 19, 2015
ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain? While the jury is out on how long it will take Western U.S.
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