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

Freightos Says Digital Platform Adoption Drove 36% Transaction Growth

Freightos Says Digital Platform Adoption Drove 36% Transaction Growth
Freightos Says Digital Platform Adoption Drove 36% Transaction Growth
January 16, 2024  |  Earnings

Freightos, a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for the international freight industry, reported record transactions for the fourth quarter of 2023. The company recorded 286,900...

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Online Customers’ Shopping Mantra: Faster Shipping, Free Returns
Online Customers’ Shopping Mantra: Faster Shipping, Free Returns
January 15, 2024  |  eCommerce

The appeal of faster services has become an integral component of the modern eCommerce experience, influencing purchasing decisions and shaping customer expectations. With shipping, for...

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Pitney Bowes Takes on Amazon With PackageHub Returns Partnership
Pitney Bowes Takes on Amazon With PackageHub Returns Partnership
January 03, 2024  |  Partnerships

Shipping and mailing company Pitney Bowes launched a returns drop-off network with PackageHub. The network allows for no-cost, “no-box and no-label returns” at nearly 1,000...

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Swift Completes Successful Test of Global Trade Interoperability Solution
Swift Completes Successful Test of Global Trade Interoperability Solution
December 11, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Swift has successfully tested a global trade interoperability solution in collaboration with BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank and four electronic bills of lading (eBL) platforms. This solution has the...

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Bankrupt Trucking Company Yellow Auctions Off 75% of Properties
Bankrupt Trucking Company Yellow Auctions Off 75% of Properties
December 05, 2023  |  Shipping

Yellow, which was the third-largest carrier in the U.S. trucking industry at the time of its collapse last summer, held a court-supervised bankruptcy auction to...

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Corcentric and Riteload Offer Managed Payments for Carriers and Shippers
Corcentric and Riteload Offer Managed Payments for Carriers and Shippers
November 29, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Procurement and finance solutions firm Corcentric teamed with Riteload, a trucking sector freight matching platform. The partnership is designed to offer managed payments services for...

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Flock Freight Offers to Assist White House Supply Chain Efforts
Flock Freight Offers to Assist White House Supply Chain Efforts
November 29, 2023  |  Supply Chain

FreightTech company Flock Freight has released an open letter addressed to Biden administration officials that offers the company’s help in optimizing the nation’s supply chains....

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Shipping Companies Pay Record-High Fees Amid Panama Canal’s Reduced Capacity
Shipping Companies Pay Record-High Fees Amid Panama Canal’s Reduced Capacity
November 22, 2023  |  Shipping

Shipping companies are reportedly paying record-high fees for expedited passage through the Panama Canal. So far this year, these companies have paid a total of...

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