Freightos
JANUARY 16, 2018
That said, ocean prices for shipping out of China are still well down on this time last year. There was one significant exception, at Fedex’s Memphis hub, where bad weather affected express parcels due for delivery on 12 January. Some forwarders reliant on the spot market are steeply increasing ocean pricing from China.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 12, 2018
DeliveryCircle Launches New SaaS Platform for Same-day, Last Mile Delivery. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). We already see this in the consumer realm with smartphones, and in the warehouse too with voice picking technologies. Loadsmart Announces $21.6
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Amazon says its new robotics system, named Sequoia after the giant trees native to California’s Sierra Nevada region, is designed for both speed and safety. Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. The water level at Memphis fell to a record-low elevation of minus 11.5
Tompkins Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2013
Retailers’ behavior: Although not as well substantiated, there is a clear sense among consumers that delaying online shopping is a good thing because the availability of great promotions and free shipping became more and more prevalent in 2011 and 2012. Paper on Final Delivery: A Technology Perspective on Omnichannel Retailing.
Freightos
DECEMBER 16, 2015
DHL Express’ air courier service really took off when its founder, Larry Hillblom, saw a niche for courier delivery – making ocean shipping faster. Hillblom would fly ocean bill of ladings from San Francisco to Honolulu in advance of the ship’s landing, speeding up paperwork at the port and saving days (or even weeks) at ports.
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