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

Amazon Seeks Delivery Expansion In Germany
Amazon Seeks Delivery Expansion In Germany
September 17, 2019  |  International

Amazon said it has started hiring delivery drivers in Germany as it ramps up its logistics arm, with plans to open 11 more distribution centers...

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Uber Freight Gains Share Of $796B Trucking Industry
Uber Freight Gains Share Of $796B Trucking Industry
September 15, 2019  |  Delivery

Uber might finally turn a profit — not through its rideshare program, but due to its trucking division. The trucking industry generated $796 billion in...

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To Solve the Truck Driver Shortage – Look to Self-Driving Tech?
To Solve the Truck Driver Shortage – Look to Self-Driving Tech?
September 12, 2019  |  Innovation

Hints of how to solve the truck driver shortage — which causes friction along supply chains, and across the last mile — may be shifting...

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Amazon, Home Depot Eye Fulfillment Innovations As Same-Day Delivery Race Heats Up
Amazon, Home Depot Eye Fulfillment Innovations As Same-Day Delivery Race Heats Up
September 10, 2019  |  Delivery

Sometimes innovation in the commerce and payments space is a matter of a new technology or a new process. As recent news from the fulfillment...

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How DTC Bike Brands Match Riders With The Perfect Fit
How DTC Bike Brands Match Riders With The Perfect Fit
September 09, 2019  |  Retail

Buying a bike can be a time-consuming and confusing task for a consumer. They might drive to a brick-and-mortar store, where they may be overwhelmed...

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Thailand Integrates IBM’s TradeLens To Streamline Shipment Tracking
Thailand Integrates IBM’s TradeLens To Streamline Shipment Tracking
August 30, 2019  |  Blockchain

A blockchain logistics project by IBM and Maersk is being utilized by Thailand to improve its shipment tracking procedures, Cointelegraph reported on Friday (Aug. 30)....

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FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
August 30, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx said this week that it would acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos S.A. Nivel 2, a customs brokerage...

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Goldman Leads $20M Funding For Trucking Platform Kobo360 
Goldman Leads $20M Funding For Trucking Platform Kobo360 
August 14, 2019  |  Investments

The freight logistics startup Kobo360 in Nigeria has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Goldman Sachs, as reported on Wednesday...

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Amazon Delivery Causes USPS Shipments To Decline
Amazon Delivery Causes USPS Shipments To Decline
August 11, 2019  |  Earnings

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported a decline in package shipping for the third quarter of fiscal 2019. According to a press release, while the...

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