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.

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FedEx’s Volume Pressures Point to Spending Shifts and Amazon’s Fulfillment Dreams 
FedEx’s Volume Pressures Point to Spending Shifts and Amazon’s Fulfillment Dreams 
September 22, 2023  |  Delivery

Wall Street’s focus on FedEx has been trained on cost cutting, and as we profiled here in the immediate wake of earnings, investors have cheered the...

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Report: Porch Pirates Targeted 79% of Americans in 2022
Report: Porch Pirates Targeted 79% of Americans in 2022
September 21, 2023  |  Delivery

America appears to be living in the age of the porch pirate. Package thefts from people’s homes are on the rise, CNBC reported Thursday (Sept....

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Amazon Pushes Shipping Services for Online Merchants
Amazon Pushes Shipping Services for Online Merchants
September 14, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly capitalizing on the void left by Shopify’s withdrawal from shipping services earlier this year. The Buy With Prime service that Amazon launched last year and...

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Flexport Launches All-in-One Supply Chain Solution for Entrepreneurs
Flexport Launches All-in-One Supply Chain Solution for Entrepreneurs
September 13, 2023  |  Supply Chain

Flexport, a tech-driven platform for global logistics, has launched a self-service, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled supply chain solution designed specifically for entrepreneurs.  This all-in-one solution provides instant...

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Flexport Founder Retakes CEO Title As Dave Clark Departs
Flexport Founder Retakes CEO Title As Dave Clark Departs
September 07, 2023  |  Personnel

Flexport CEO Dave Clark is resigning after a year of leading the logistics company. Taking his place, Clark announced Wednesday (Sept. 6), will be founder...

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Global Trade Sector Taps AI to Smooth Supply Chain Issues
Global Trade Sector Taps AI to Smooth Supply Chain Issues
September 03, 2023  |  Supply Chain

The global trade sector may have an answer to supply chain hiccups: AI. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Sept. 3), generative artificial intelligence (AI) and...

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Amazon Offers ‘Buy With Prime’ Logistics to Shopify Merchants
Amazon Offers ‘Buy With Prime’ Logistics to Shopify Merchants
August 31, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon and Shopify have announced a new partnership that will allow merchants who pay for Shopify’s eCommerce tools to use Amazon’s logistics network. This means...

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ShipEngine Launches Solution for Embedding Shipping Experiences Within Platforms
ShipEngine Launches Solution for Embedding Shipping Experiences Within Platforms
August 29, 2023  |  B2B Payments

ShipEngine, a shipping application programming interface (API), has unveiled a new offering that allows eCommerce platforms to incorporate unified shipping directly within their own services....

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Giant Food Closes Three eCommerce Facilities as Grocers Rethink Fulfillment
Giant Food Closes Three eCommerce Facilities as Grocers Rethink Fulfillment
August 23, 2023  |  eCommerce

As merchants look for ways to improve the margins of online grocery, Giant Food is backpedaling, reportedly closing three delivery fulfillment centers to find a...

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