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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. Norbert Dentressangle offers services that strongly mirror XPO’s portfolio: contract logistics, including e-fulfillment; freight brokerage; an asset-light palletized network; freight management; dedicated and owned truckload; and global freight forwarding. Con-way Inc. Talks on EU-U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26-30, 2017)

Talking Logistics

FourKites Partners with HaulFox to Provide Freight Brokers with Next Generation Supply Chain Visibility. According to Reuters : Package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday operations in its TNT Express unit were disrupted after its information systems were hit by a virus attack.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

The series of deals in the US, UK, Sweden, Spain, and Canada will add more than 1.5 The new service will be tested in Virginia and two other markets, and requires drivers to unpack and assemble the items, remove the packaging and take the item back on the spot if the customer isn’t satisfied.

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Why Singles Day Will Become A US Sales Festival

Freightos

The ability to rapidly deliver packages across the US is the result of 60 years of improvements, from the Interstate Highway System to Same Day delivery. China’s middle class surpassed the US’s middle class in 2015, and is larger than the combined middle class population of Germany, Spain, UK and France. But China is catching up.

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Living on a Prayer

Tailwind

Being a business owner and entrepreneur in the trucking & freight brokerage industry is all about defying the odds. ’ ‘No one can build a business that couriers small packages overnight by plane – I will give you a ‘C’ on that business paper Fred’ ‘And these taxis aren’t licensed?