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

eBay Expands Cross-Border Logistics Network With New Joint Venture
eBay Expands Cross-Border Logistics Network With New Joint Venture
March 08, 2018  |  Retail

Online retailer eBay has launched a joint venture with a unit of Citic Private Equity Funds Management Co. Ltd., eyeing a boost to cross-border logistics...

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Today In Data: VC For V-Cards, Auto Financing And Omnireadiness
Today In Data: VC For V-Cards, Auto Financing And Omnireadiness
February 23, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, the digital food delivery industry is growing every day, firms are using venture capital funding to expand B2B virtual card solutions,...

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Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions
Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

In 1995, Amazon started allowing its users to post reviews on its site. Since then, their review platform has become a big draw. Fifty-five percent...

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With Online Marketplaces, Making Shipments A Bit Fleeter
With Online Marketplaces, Making Shipments A Bit Fleeter
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

The import-export game is not an easy one to play, and sometimes logistics can be anything but logical — especially for smaller firms that go the...

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IBM And Maersk Partner To Improve Shipping With Blockchain
IBM And Maersk Partner To Improve Shipping With Blockchain
January 16, 2018  |  Blockchain

Can blockchain, the distributed ledger technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, speed up international trade, historically beleaguered under paperwork and bureaucracy? Container shipping firm A.P....

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Have We Already Seen Peak Amazon Prime?
Have We Already Seen Peak Amazon Prime?
December 21, 2017  |  Amazon Commerce

There are rumblings that Amazon Prime may have already hit the upper limits of its growth potential. According to analysis from Morgan Stanley, new enrollment...

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Amazon Looks To Right-Size Its Packaging
Amazon Looks To Right-Size Its Packaging
December 20, 2017  |  Retail

As the number of Amazon orders made by Americans seems to be perpetually climbing, the eCommerce giant is working hard to more efficiently package its...

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Amazon Steps Up Delivery For The Holidays
Amazon Steps Up Delivery For The Holidays
December 13, 2017  |  Amazon

In answer to many retailers selecting Dec. 19 as a shipping deadline for guaranteed online holiday purchase deliveries this year, Amazon has launched a holiday...

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Global Shipper Hacked, Data On Shipments Likely Exposed
Global Shipper Hacked, Data On Shipments Likely Exposed
November 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Clarksons, the U.K. shipping service provider, disclosed news on Wednesday (Nov. 29) that its computer systems were hit by a data breach. In a press release,...

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