FedEx, Walgreens thwart ‘porch pirates’ with 8,000 more secure locations
As concerns over a rise in express package thefts, FedEx and Walgreens pharmacies have inked a long-term deal to install...
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UPS moves on U.K.-E.U. truckload brokerage market with Freightex
UPS has bought into the European truckload brokerage sector with purchase of Freightex, a U.K.-based provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized...
Indian government calls for single-window cargo communities
A report released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation Government of India in late 2016 recommended that, “an electronic platform...
Alibaba goes to sea
Want to book space on this ship? Just call Alibaba! Photo: Kees Torn/Wikimedia Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba entered a partnership...
Hong Kong’s U-Freight: Industry only ‘scratched surface’ of e-commerce
After attending the recent Amazon Global Selling Expo in Hangzhou, China, Hong Kong-based logistics firm U-Freight Group said that the...
Amazon makes its first commercial drone delivery
On 7 December, Amazon’s Prime Air made its first commercial delivery with an unmanned drone. The delivery took place in...
Alibaba-Maersk tie up opens new frontier in e-commerce wars
Amazon’s got its Prime Air, but Alibaba just raised the stakes with the announcement of a partnership with Maersk Line...
What is eWTP, and why you should care
Last year broke sales records for Tmall Global, Alibaba’s online platform that enables international brands to sell directly to Chinese...
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