Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes. The Ultra5 also includes what Packsize calls a “Flaps Down” feature that allows boxes to flow through the packaging process by placing a paper band around the flaps to secure them to the sides of the box.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. Samsung to use Manna drone service for delivery drop-offs in Ireland. President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. While the shipping bottleneck from the Ever Given should begin to dissipate, another bottleneck in the US looms: port congestion.

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ShipBob

JUNE 1, 2020

Many fast-growing ecommerce brands rely on an ecommerce fulfillment partner to take care of all fulfillment-related tasks from storing inventory to packing and shipping orders as they come in. Product packaging also helps with branding. 2-day shipping. “Having confidence in scaling fulfillment is hypercritical for us.

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Unleashed

JUNE 22, 2022

This usually covers tasks from storing stock to shipping, but can also include important processes like order and inventory management (more on this below). 3PLs may, in some cases, be simply focused on the transportation or shipping of items for a business. Is there a difference between eCommerce fulfilment and 3PL services?

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ShipBob

AUGUST 13, 2021

Note: Northern Ireland will have a dual-status post-Brexit, meaning they will take part of UK customs territory but also be part of the EU single market for VAT purposes. UK brands importing goods from EU countries have seen rising shipping costs and times. Brexit’s impact on the ecommerce industry. Slower delivery times.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As Government looks to set out its stall and introduce new standards on the environment, every business will be required to make sweeping changes across areas ranging from waste reduction and carbon emissions to their use of product packaging. 629 Non-Grocery Packaging 548 24% ?471 815 Commercial & Industrial 731 31% ?629

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Recent years have seen a flourishing interest in the use of drone technology to deliver packages. What’s more, faster delivery times could potentially reduce shipping costs for customers, and this, in turn, may result in a sales boost for retailers. The Rise of The Delivery Drone.

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ShipBob

MAY 29, 2020

They started a few ecommerce companies together and, like many of our merchants have experienced, found themselves standing in line at the post office in the Willis Tower in Chicago with a load of orders to ship. . We want to be the de facto standard of shipping and logistics for ecommerce”. What COVID-19 taught us as a company.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports. Jebel Ali Port is the world’s largest fabricated port, and is serviced by over 100 shipping lines. The UK government currently plans to establish a freeport each in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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ShipBob

JULY 22, 2020

Squarespace offers ecommerce features and integrations that help make shipping orders that come in through your online store a breeze. Here’s what you need to know about setting up shipping options for your Squarespace store, plus how to further integrate your store with the right order fulfillment solution. . Flat rate shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers. This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. Across FedEx, about 600,000 packages a day are being rerouted due to staffing shortages. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Walmart steps up reusable plastic container packaging for fresh produce. And while February is historically the slowest month of the year, port congestion has ships still waiting to unload, which should drive those numbers up. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the pandemic’s impact on shipping times for Peloton.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2020

If launching into European markets is part of your overall ecommerce fulfillment strategy, much of the challenges will be based around navigating on cross-border shipping and logistics. . On the other hand, even if your product can legally ship to a country, it doesn’t mean it will be cheap. . Cultural understanding. Bad logistics.

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Unleashed

JULY 18, 2022

For southern Europe and Ireland they signed a distribution agreement with a firm that handles importing and logistics in those regions. As Sam Gilks of Young Foodies points out, EU requirements around issues like having an EU or NI address on packaging can pose a problem, especially if you’re caught out by a change. His advice?

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

Such strong forecasts mean one inevitable outcome for global carriers—raising rates to stay competitive and deliver the growing volume of packages. It’s impossible to paint the new international shipping surcharges with the broad strokes of the past, and shippers need to know exactly what to expect and what countries are affected.

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