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

Amid Trucker Shortage, High Prices Loom
Amid Trucker Shortage, High Prices Loom
May 24, 2018  |  Delivery

Keep on truckin’ — if you can find the drivers. The Washington Post reported that the trucking industry, that linchpin of last-mile deliveries, is facing...

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Trump Wants USPS To Double Rates For Amazon
Trump Wants USPS To Double Rates For Amazon
May 18, 2018  |  Amazon

Months after President Donald Trump tweeted criticisms of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), news has surfaced that the president had personally asked U.S. Postmaster General...

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Last Mile, Last Few Feet Means Thinking In Bulk For Delivery Players
Last Mile, Last Few Feet Means Thinking In Bulk For Delivery Players
May 10, 2018  |  Delivery

The new mantra in last mile might be: Go big or go home. And it might be enough to change how some of the marquee...

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Etsy Gears Up For Q1 Earnings Amid Shift To Core eCommerce Offerings
Etsy Gears Up For Q1 Earnings Amid Shift To Core eCommerce Offerings
May 08, 2018  |  Retail

After the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings amid its turnaround and hit a milestone in gross merchandising sales, analysts are anticipating slightly lower earnings for...

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Offer Up Rolls Out Shipping Option
Offer Up Rolls Out Shipping Option
May 01, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

Enabling its sellers to reach buyers beyond their neighborhoods, mobile marketplace offer up is now allowing sellers to offer items to people throughout the U.S....

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How Smaller Merchants Can Get Amazon-Style Logistics
How Smaller Merchants Can Get Amazon-Style Logistics
April 12, 2018  |  Delivery

Divey Gulati knows firsthand how challenging it can be for eCommerce merchants to fulfill and mail orders. After all, Gulati and a co-founder once had...

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Warehouses Aren’t Keeping Up With eCommerce
Warehouses Aren’t Keeping Up With eCommerce
April 04, 2018  |  Retail

Retail continues to migrate toward eCommerce, but warehouse space is not designed to keep up with the increasing pace of online orders. The average age...

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OpenPort’s Open Road To Digital Delivery Proof In Asia, Via Blockchain
OpenPort’s Open Road To Digital Delivery Proof In Asia, Via Blockchain
March 28, 2018  |  Delivery

Logistics, and the last mile, depend on documentation. The processes of finding where things are, where they’re headed and when they arrive are mired in...

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eBay’s AR Box Feature Fits Into Larger Tech Plan
eBay’s AR Box Feature Fits Into Larger Tech Plan
March 27, 2018  |  Delivery

Shipping is a big deal in retail. The latest Omni Usage Report by PYMNTS and Vantiv noted that a quarter of consumers have cancelled a...

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