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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maerskā€™s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

The following seven stories will recap business moves, innovative ideas, and industry insight to guide supply chain professionals into the launch of the next quarter. Current plans foresee a FourKites X pilot within the next few months, whereas the complete tool will be available before the end of 2022. . year-on-year.ā€

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The Data Behind Amazonā€™s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded ā€œdivinely discontentā€ customers as innovation drivers. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). Letā€™s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. Source: Amazon.com.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spainā€™s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). ports and beyond, said shippers, importers and freight forwarders. China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere. UPS Announces U.S. Rate Changes.