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-FedEx Standoff Comes To An End
Amazon-FedEx Standoff Comes To An End
January 14, 2020  |  Delivery

Amazon has lifted its ban on FedEx Ground as a shipping option for third-party merchants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. On...

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Bitcoin Daily: Oman Port Teams Up With Blockchain Platform Tradelens, Crypto Exchange Binance Adds New Fiat Options
Bitcoin Daily: Oman Port Teams Up With Blockchain Platform Tradelens, Crypto Exchange Binance Adds New...
January 09, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The largest port in Oman, the Port of Salalah, has joined the blockchain shipping platform TradeLens, in an effort to transform into a more digital...

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Self-Driving Truck Hauls 40K Pounds Of Butter Across US
Self-Driving Truck Hauls 40K Pounds Of Butter Across US
December 30, 2019  |  Innovation

Silicon Valley startup Plus.ai is thought to be the first company to deploy a self-driving commercial truck to haul 40,000 pounds of butter roughly 42...

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Indonesia Reduces Import Tax Threshold To Protect Smaller Firms
Indonesia Reduces Import Tax Threshold To Protect Smaller Firms
December 23, 2019  |  International

Indonesia has announced it’s going to reduce the threshold for taxing imported eCommerce consumer goods from $75 to $3, to help control the purchases of...

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FedEx Expects To Surpass Amazon Next Year
FedEx Expects To Surpass Amazon Next Year
December 18, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx posted disappointing Q2 earnings results, but in a call with investors, the company’s CFO said it will not only rebound but surpass Amazon in...

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Amazon Taps Discount Airline To Operate Cargo Fleet
Amazon Taps Discount Airline To Operate Cargo Fleet
December 18, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, in its bid to take more control over its own shipping and logistics, has contracted Sun Country Airlines to fly a fleet of 10...

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Amazon Deliveries To Surpass UPS, FedEx Volumes By 2022
Amazon Deliveries To Surpass UPS, FedEx Volumes By 2022
December 12, 2019  |  Amazon

Morgan Stanley has released a report stating that Amazon is already delivering in the neighborhood of half of all its own packages, and that it...

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Old Navy Offers Free Same-Day Holiday Delivery Via Postmates
Old Navy Offers Free Same-Day Holiday Delivery Via Postmates
December 10, 2019  |  Delivery

Apparel and accessories retailer Old Navy, which is owned by parent company Gap, has teamed up with Postmates on same-day delivery during the holidays, according...

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Shipium Lands $2M; Aims To Offer Universal Two-Day Shipping
Shipium Lands $2M; Aims To Offer Universal Two-Day Shipping
December 05, 2019  |  Investments

Shipium, a logistics startup founded by former Amazon and Zulily employees Jason Murray and Mac Brown, has raised $2 million in seed funding in a round led...

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