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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Digital Freight Services Race Toward More Cash And Last Mile Innovation
Digital Freight Services Race Toward More Cash And Last Mile Innovation
November 14, 2019  |  Delivery

As the world of automotive and freight drives toward a future of connected commerce and even autonomous driving, companies are fighting it out to solve...

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Target To Offer Free Same-Day Delivery Trial
Target To Offer Free Same-Day Delivery Trial
November 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

The Target app is integrating with Shipt for same-day delivery, sometimes within one hour, Target said in a press release on Thursday (Nov. 14). Get...

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Antitrust Complaint Says Amazon Forces Merchants To Use Its Logistics Services
Antitrust Complaint Says Amazon Forces Merchants To Use Its Logistics Services
November 08, 2019  |  eCommerce

An online merchant has written a letter to Congress saying that the company was forced to use Amazon’s logistics services, as it otherwise would have...

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Alibaba Leases Russia Cargo Planes For Direct China-Russia Flights
Alibaba Leases Russia Cargo Planes For Direct China-Russia Flights
November 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alibaba Group’s logistics operator is partnering with Pochta Russia and Aviastar-Tu to launch direct China-Russia cargo delivery flights, Reuters reported on Thursday (Nov. 7). Get...

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Uber Freight Branches Out Into Canada
Uber Freight Branches Out Into Canada
October 30, 2019  |  Delivery

Uber Freight is rolling out to Canada after bringing its technology to European customers across the Netherlands and Germany earlier this year, the company announced...

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Alphabet Leads Covert Meeting To Discuss Tech In Logistics
Alphabet Leads Covert Meeting To Discuss Tech In Logistics
October 28, 2019  |  Delivery

Alphabet recently held a secret, closed-door meeting with shipping companies like FedEx during what it called the Alphabet Advanced Logistics Summit, according to a report...

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Logistics Supply Chain Startup Shipwell Raises $35M
Logistics Supply Chain Startup Shipwell Raises $35M
October 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Logistics supply chain startup Shipwell announced that it has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Georgian Partners. Fifth Wall, Global...

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Crowdshipping May Be The Next Sharing Economy Frontier
Crowdshipping May Be The Next Sharing Economy Frontier
October 25, 2019  |  Delivery

From swimming pools to parking spots to storage spaces, there are no goods or services that can’t be adapted to the sharing economy. Get the...

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Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail
Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail
October 24, 2019  |  Retail

You may have already seen the Christmas commercials and been lucky – or unlucky – enough to have heard some holiday music already this autumn....

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