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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

Amazon’s Dominion Grew Through Whole Foods, Brick-and-Mortar Space Amazon was a clear frontrunner in the 2018 peak shipping season, and a significant portion of their sales can be attributed to the rise of Amazon in the brick-and-mortar space. million returns, reports the Washington Post. UPS processed more than 1.5

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. Legislation introduced to improve food safety and hold FDA accountable. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. And now on this week’s logistics news.