Shipping

Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air as well.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

PICKUP Teams With Postmates For Quicker Last-Mile Deliveries
PICKUP Teams With Postmates For Quicker Last-Mile Deliveries
October 22, 2020  |  Delivery

On-demand logistics platform PICKUP is partnering with local delivery app Postmates to help merchants scale local delivery capabilities. Brenda Stoner, co-founder and CEO of PICKUP,...

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Amazon’s Prime Day Set For October 13-14
Amazon’s Prime Day Set For October 13-14
September 28, 2020  |  Amazon Commerce

For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com Inc.’s annual Prime Day shopping event will be a two-day spectacle. Analysts estimated the initiative, scheduled for Oct. 13...

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The eCommerce Digital Shift Is Spurring A Great Logistics Shift, Too
The eCommerce Digital Shift Is Spurring A Great Logistics Shift, Too
September 17, 2020  |  Delivery

In the great digital shift, logistics firms are shifting, too. The ripple effects, of course, extend up and down the logistics and transportation chains, getting...

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eBay Expands UPS Integration
eBay Expands UPS Integration
September 03, 2020  |  Retail

After publicly expressing frustration with the United States Postal Service (USPS), eBay has announced the expansion of its partnership with additional shipping options for the...

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Ware2Go Links Up With Google Shopping To Spotlight Fast Shipping
Ware2Go Links Up With Google Shopping To Spotlight Fast Shipping
August 27, 2020  |  Delivery

Ware2Go, a UPS company, has struck an eCommerce partnership with Google Shopping: “The integration will dynamically display free, fast delivery promises within merchants’ Google ads”...

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How ERP Bridges The Gap Between Logistics And Finance
How ERP Bridges The Gap Between Logistics And Finance
August 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

While the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is often viewed as the hub of key back-office processes, from accounting to inventory management, the technology has...

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TemperPack CEO On An eCommerce Shipping Future Free Of Styrofoam
TemperPack CEO On An eCommerce Shipping Future Free Of Styrofoam
August 14, 2020  |  Innovation

Plastic foam has managed to spend nearly eight decades at the top of the packaging market despite the fact that it’s annoyingly squeaky and crumbles...

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Delay Of Game: USPS Considers Massive Cuts
Delay Of Game: USPS Considers Massive Cuts
July 17, 2020  |  Retail

The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service might be about to make eCommerce shipping woes even worse. According to several sources including the EcommerceBytes blog, the USPS...

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Uber Looks At $500M Investment In Freight Division, Report Says
Uber Looks At $500M Investment In Freight Division, Report Says
July 16, 2020  |  Investments

Uber is said to be in talks with investors to take stake in its freight business and raise $500 million to boost it to a...

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