Walmart, Japanese e-commerce firm Ratuken make joint bid for online grocery market
A strategic alliance between Walmart and Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce platform that is often referred to as, “the Amazon.com of...
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Tompkins Robotics goes portable with its ‘t-Sort’ parcel sorting system [VIDEO]
Tompkins Robotics partnered with design startup Lab Z to create the automated sorting system “t-Sort,” which uses independent robots for...
FedEx advocates for NAFTA reform to facilitate cross-border e-commerce
With representatives from Mexico, Canada, and the United States currently meeting in Montreal for the sixth round of negotiations on...
Schiphol rides out slot shortage to handle 1.75 million tonnes in 2017
Freighter slot space has been infamously tight at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Cargo in recent months, but the handling facility still reported...
DHL launches Global Trade Barometer, calls for 3 more months of trade growth
Few logistics companies have access to the volume of trade data that DHL commands on a daily basis. Starting this...
UPS, FedEx suffered high late-delivery rates during 2017 holiday season
If your delivery arrived late this holiday season, you aren’t alone. A post-holiday analysis of deliveries performed by LateShipment.com found...
JD Logistics adds second major airline partner, who’s next?
JD Logistics and Air China Cargo have agreed to collaborate on perishables shipments moving into China. Last year, Chinese consumers...
JD.com’s autonomous delivery bots hit Tianjin’s ‘smart city’ streets today
Autonomous delivery vehicles from Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com hit the streets of Tianjin this morning, in support of the Chinese...
