Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Retailers in the U.S. hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 30, 2021
The US, Norway, and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle to launch a project aimed at protecting the world’s tropical forests. As e-commerce continues to grow, more and more retailers are trying to find ways to compete with Amazon. And these retailers could certainly use some help.
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Talking Logistics
MAY 3, 2013
Overcapacity, Fuel Costs Hit Shipping Industry ( Fox Business ). Retailers Seek Plan to Prevent Disasters ( Wall Street Journal ). Descartes opened up its wallet and made another acquisition, this time KSD Software Norway AS , a Scandinavia-based provider of electronic customs filing solutions for the European Union.
Talking Logistics
JULY 28, 2017
Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Shipping — how hard can it be? Amazon just proved—again—that it can do whatever the hell it wants,” is the title of a Quartz article written yesterday by Alison Griswold.
Material Handling & Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Amazon has developed a service that not only closes the last-mile gap between retailers and consumers, but actually allows a delivery person to unlock your door and enter your home. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch. workspace://SpacesStore/0c4af0a1-f7ab-443c-b0ce-66cbe8e9c842. Media Image.
Vinculum
JULY 24, 2019
Ease of shopping, product variety, secure payments and free shipping are some of the reasons that have made online shopping a huge success. It makes it easier for sellers to store, pack and ship their products. Walmart Free 2-Day Shipping program, guarantees fast and free shipping with no membership needed. Just imagine.
Freightos
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.
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