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.

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Freight Platforms Show Buoyancy on Land, Sea and Air

Freight Platforms Show Buoyancy on Land, Sea and Air
Freight Platforms Show Buoyancy on Land, Sea and Air
August 10, 2022  |  Supply Chain

The supply chain crisis is an intermodal struggle. Freight fights to reach its destination by land, sea and air. Part of the problem is stubborn...

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Tech Boosts Efficiency Throughout Supply Chain 
Tech Boosts Efficiency Throughout Supply Chain 
August 02, 2022  |  Supply Chain

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Truckers Still Feel Supply Chain Strain Despite Slower Demand
Truckers Still Feel Supply Chain Strain Despite Slower Demand
July 26, 2022  |  Supply Chain

The demand for trucking and other freight services slowed during the second quarter but still exceeds the capacity of a supply chain tested by the...

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Protest at Nation’s Fifth Busiest Container Port Fuels Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
Protest at Nation’s Fifth Busiest Container Port Fuels Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
July 25, 2022  |  Supply Chain

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Inflation Brings Worries by the Truckload as Freight Demand Slows
Inflation Brings Worries by the Truckload as Freight Demand Slows
July 22, 2022  |  Earnings

Demand for freight transportation is slowing as consumers cope with rising inflation, executives at Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings said Wednesday (July 20) during the company’s quarterly...

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California Law Threatens Legal Status of 70,000 Truck Drivers
California Law Threatens Legal Status of 70,000 Truck Drivers
July 12, 2022  |  Regulation

California labor standards are beginning to apply to some 70,000 truck owner-operators, who make up the backbone of state’s transportation business, creating another bottleneck in...

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Slowing Demand Drives Down Shipping Rates
Slowing Demand Drives Down Shipping Rates
July 10, 2022  |  Shipping

With the economy still wrought with troubles, high-priced freight contracts written when carrier capacity was tight and businesses were in a mad rush to restock...

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Waymo Via, Uber Freight Sign Partnership on Self-Driving Trucks
Waymo Via, Uber Freight Sign Partnership on Self-Driving Trucks
June 07, 2022  |  Transportation

Waymo Via, Alphabet’s self-driving trucking unit, has signed a deal with Uber’s Freight business to help future customers deploy autonomous trucks more easily, Reuters wrote...

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Israeli Freight Platform Freightos to Go Public Via SPAC
Israeli Freight Platform Freightos to Go Public Via SPAC
May 31, 2022  |  SPAC

Israeli digital freight booking and payment platform Freightos will go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC)  Gesher Acquisition, the companies announced...

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