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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

How Digital Solutions Are Giving Freight Industry a Modern Lift
How Digital Solutions Are Giving Freight Industry a Modern Lift
March 26, 2024  |  Shipping

Historically, freight forwarding has been a complex and labor-intensive process, characterized by manual paperwork, fragmented communication channels and numerous intermediaries.  However, the emergence of digital...

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FedEx Plans Fall Launch of Revamped Delivery Platform
FedEx Plans Fall Launch of Revamped Delivery Platform
March 21, 2024  |  Delivery

What’s better than a delivery fleet spanning hundreds of aircraft, tens of thousands of vehicles and hundreds of service centers? It depends on who you...

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Can Payments Innovations Solve U.S. Merchants’ Top 5 Cross-Border Challenges?
Can Payments Innovations Solve U.S. Merchants’ Top 5 Cross-Border Challenges?
March 21, 2024  |  Cross Border Commerce

With Wednesday’s (March 20) announcement about Visa’s expanded partnership with LemFi, the focus is on cross-border payments. The cross-border payments landscape itself is a dynamic and fragmented one, full...

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Amazon, FedEx Explored Enhancing Return Process for Online Shoppers
Amazon, FedEx Explored Enhancing Return Process for Online Shoppers
March 18, 2024  |  eCommerce

For years, the working relationship between Amazon and FedEx has been a little unpredictable. Once, the two corporate behemoths enjoyed a symbiotic partnership, but in...

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Walmart Aims to Sell AI Truck Routing Tools to Other Companies
Walmart Aims to Sell AI Truck Routing Tools to Other Companies
March 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Walmart hopes to sell its AI-powered truck routing software to other companies. Walmart has been using its Route Optimization tool — which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to plot...

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PayCargo and Rippey AI Partner to Automate Payments in Logistics Industry
PayCargo and Rippey AI Partner to Automate Payments in Logistics Industry
February 29, 2024  |  Partnerships

PayCargo and Rippey AI have partnered to connect artificial intelligence (AI) with both payable and receivable invoices in the logistics industry. By doing so, they aim to connect...

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Freightos Earnings Show Digital Transformation Driving Traditional Industries
Freightos Earnings Show Digital Transformation Driving Traditional Industries
February 26, 2024  |  Supply Chain

Can even the most traditional industries adapt to digital transformations? For the international freight industry, the answer appears to be yes. Shippers and carriers have...

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Flexport Launches Platform Connecting Global Shippers and Small Carriers
Flexport Launches Platform Connecting Global Shippers and Small Carriers
February 22, 2024  |  Shipping

Flexport has launched a technology platform that provides global shippers with access to a trucking capacity marketplace of small carriers and owner-operators. The new Convoy...

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Freightos Expands Reach With Virgin Atlantic Cargo Partnership
Freightos Expands Reach With Virgin Atlantic Cargo Partnership
February 05, 2024  |  Supply Chain

Freight industry booking platform Freightos has launched a partnership with Virgin Atlantic Cargo. The collaboration, announced Monday (Feb. 5), combines Virgin’s “extensive” network with the digital reach of...

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