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

Online Retail Pumps New Fuel Into Warehouse Growth
Online Retail Pumps New Fuel Into Warehouse Growth
June 03, 2019  |  eCommerce

The rise of eCommerce has done much more than change the way consumers shop (which, in turn, has helped to change the way consumers think...

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Building A Popular Local Pound Cake Into A National Product
Building A Popular Local Pound Cake Into A National Product
June 03, 2019  |  Retail

While there are many wonderful thing to say about a cake – delicious, beautiful and perhaps even inventive or creative – it is rarely described...

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FedEx To Deliver Seven Days A Week
FedEx To Deliver Seven Days A Week
May 30, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx announced on Thursday (May 30) a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing delivery for consumers, including seven-day delivery. In a press release, FedEx said...

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More Shippers On Board With TradeLens
More Shippers On Board With TradeLens
May 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

IBM and Maersk see more shipping firms on board with the consortium for the TradeLens blockchain-based shipping solution. Elsewhere, Honeywell is leveraging blockchain to track...

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Data Dive: New Ideas, Expected And Not, Edition
Data Dive: New Ideas, Expected And Not, Edition
May 20, 2019  |  Data Dive

Some changes, advances and adjustments are expected – they are clearly part of a long-term strategy playing out, or an obviously useful pivot that expands...

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Packing Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
Packing Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
May 13, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan packages as they...

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Locus Raises $22M For Supply Chain Optimization
Locus Raises $22M For Supply Chain Optimization
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Logistics startup Locus has secured $22 million in new funding, according to reports today (Monday, May 13). The company said in a press release sent...

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Enriching Experiences For Sellers And Managers
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Enriching Experiences For Sellers And Managers
May 10, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

While both Amazon and Walmart tout an obsession with consumer experiences, this week the race for the customer’s whole paycheck saw the light shining on...

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Amazon US One-Day Shipping Reach Now At 72 Pct Of Households
Amazon US One-Day Shipping Reach Now At 72 Pct Of Households
May 06, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

A new report has revealed that Amazon can offer same-day and next-day delivery to 72 percent of the U.S. population, including almost all of the households...

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