e-commerce

JAXPORT is there to help as consumers shift from a shop-till-you-drop mentality to a shop-till-it-drops reality.

Demand is reducing inventories while sales remain strong, leaving no cushion before sales ramp up as they do in November and December.

Putting together a comprehensive and effective returns strategy should not be harrowing. While the number of variables, data points, and potential curve balls can seem daunting at first, the right level of expertise can make a world of difference.

Torch’s technology creates an experience tailored to the needs of shipments under 550 miles.

Alibaba is taking on Amazon around the world. Its latest move is in South America, with a new dedicated air service to speed up shipments.

Mexican all-cargo carrier MasAir is operating multiday service each week from Los Angeles to Mexico for DHL Express.

Increased e-commerce sales are driving the need for additional industrial warehouse space for retailers and shipping companies.

Air cargo traffic keeps Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in the same league as FedEx’s and UPS’ super-hubs.

A Pennsylvania developer successfully persuaded local elected officials to approve zoning changes for a new industrial park, despite residents’ complaints. It’s one of several examples of how community opposition can impact industrial real estate development.

FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom talked e-commerce logistics with Prologis’ Melinda McLaughlin during the FreightWaves Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit on Tuesday.

The logistics warehouse of the future will be heavily automated, purpose-built for e-commerce and ready for tenants to “plug in” and go live almost immediately, a top executive for distribution […]

JLL projects an additional 1 billion square feet in logistics property demand by 2025. That may be way too low.

The relationships a logistics business builds up over the years can prove highly valuable when it comes time to sell.

Shares soar after hours.

Amazon has outsourced aircraft operations again to long-standing vendor Air Transport Services Group. But Amazon is diversifying how it operates, adding an owned aircraft to its fleet.

eBay sellers to have access to broader range of UPS services through integration initiative.

Amazon received FAA approval to fly commercial delivery drones as part of its Amazon Prime Air program.

UPS is a modern-day version of the Pony Express, which operated its eastern terminal outside Kansas City. UPS is adding space at the Kansas City airport to park five aircraft wingtip to wingtip.

Hong Kong-based 3PL’s warehouse business suffers from shrinking inventories, but forwarding business saves the day, leading to $109 million first-half profit.

Massachusetts-based XYZ Robotics says its robots can pick anything and place it anywhere.

ATRAN Airlines says increased online shopping has increased express air cargo traffic between Moscow and China’s northern cities.

GE Capital Aviation Services now has 74 orders for Boeing to convert versatile, narrow-body passenger planes for express and e-commerce services.

Amazon Air is expanding in Hawaii to keep up with Amazon’s fulfillment center push.

Around 55% of people in Mexico said they shop online to avoid leaving home during the pandemic, according to a new report.

Mesa Airlines flies small regional jets on small routes for mainline carriers. Now it’s stepping up a size to the Boeing 737 so it can haul cargo for DHL. Find out how they are getting ready for the new era of cargo.

Two logistics parks are in operation nearby and more are to come in Alabama.

Air Transport International will operate a big cargo plane for an express carrier in the Pacific region on a route in and out of Hong Kong.

Pilot Freight Services, which operated under a national franchise network for decades, now owns 90% of its offices and monitors for future acquisitions.

Etailers and online marketplaces are facing higher postal rates to import packages to the U.S. Find out what businesses can do.

EU e-commerce regulation will bring “one of the most impactful changes.”

DHL Express continues to adjust its airline network amid changing shipper needs in the COVID era.

Route optimization software can help trucks better manage their equipment and driver hours, while providing shippers with more accurate ETAs.

Amazon Air has gone from start-up to mid-size cargo airline in four years. By mid-decade, it is expected to be in air cargo’s major leagues.

The coronavirus isn’t slowing down UPS Airlines. It’s continuing with a major fleet expansion and new routes because of e-commerce trends.

Ship calls and volume expected to pick up in July, officials from South Carolina and New York/New Jersey ports tell the Agriculture Transportation Coalition

Canadian e-commerce firm says Q1 saw the largest increase in merchants joining Shopify Fulfillment Network as $1 billion push into Amazon’s territory continues.

Americans are taking to their laptops instead of heading to the mall, and legacy retailers are facing the pressure to adapt to the times.

With increased volatility in international airfreight, Cargojet is bringing back planes to focus on the hot domestic market.

It won’t be the last opportunistic e-commerce acquisition we see.

Morgan Olson’s new Storm vehicles are purpose-built for last-mile delivery operations.

Mercado Libre operates in more than a dozen countries. Its three largest markets are Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, which accounted for 63%, 19% and 13% of its gross billings, respectively, last quarter.

The rapid growth in online retail sales and consumer demand for fast delivery is spurring construction of giant fulfillment centers.

Competition is fierce in the e-commerce wars and efficiency is critical to customer service and profitability. DHL’s investment in new Boeing freighters is designed to keep growing that business line.

E-commerce is putting pressure on airlines, postal services and customs administrations to move large volumes of letters and packages, while also trying to catch counterfeit goods and ensure security.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the 73% collected-duty increase over last year was mostly the result of ongoing punitive import duties on steel, aluminum and Chinese goods.

Customs brokers and express carriers will take “a more active role in monitoring, detecting and preventing trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.

Food and beverage industry increased share of largest warehouse leasing deals in 2019, CBRE says

Companies from Amazon to Zulily agree to help Customs and Border Protection figure out how to identify and target high-risk shipments.

They are joined on stage by Roxo the robot.

Are the reports of FedEx’s struggles greatly exaggerated?

Trailer orders move up and down but the overall industry is ending a decade of growth that is just beginning to slow.

Surge in holiday returns underscores challenges in processing returns efficiently

FedEx’s lousy second quarter results are a cost issue first and foremost

Shuttering the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body threatens the ability of countries to settle trade disputes, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns.

Anthony and Zach discuss the current status of the retail sector as the holiday rush ensues; Long term implications to the freight market as e-commerce explodes as well as a healthy debate about the sustainability of one of the nation’s largest storefronts.

The electrification of commercial trucks is edging closer but the industry first must go through a “messy middle” that sorts out the future of diesel and other alternative fuels.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said excluding ocean cargo from the Section 321 pilot program reduced “a substantial number of relevant shipments of potential participants.”

The rise of e-commerce has increased the amount of low mileage freight, but that comes at an unexpected cost to shippers.

Top four parcel delivery firms perform well in first week of peak season, ShipMatrix says

E-commerce’s role in transforming supply chain logistics should be a factor that Congress considers during the next surface transportation bill authorization.

Memorandum of understanding inked on Nov. 20

CBRE sees slowing but still-strong U.S. industrial real estate market

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will use the industry’s comments to refine its Section 321 E-Commerce Data Pilot.

Real estate is benefiting from the growth of e-commerce, where the supply chain is evolving from a cost center to a revenue generator.

CEVA Logistics, the third-party logistics subsidiary purchased by the French shipping giant in April, will cross-sell and share warehousing with Wing.

Amazon.com. Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) late Thursday reported third-quarter revenue of $70 billion, a 24% increase over the same period in 2018, as well as a 46% surge in worldwide shipping costs […]

IAG Cargo partners with Cargo Signal

DHL Express plans to invest 131 million euros ($144.5 million) to nearly triple the size of its package sort facility adjacent to South Korea’s Incheon International Airport to help keep […]

The amount paid by Uber for majority ownership of Cornership has not been disclosed.

This means that customers can ship or drop off packages while they shop for yarn or Halloween decor.

UPS is adding infrastructure capacity for its airline to keep up with demand for Next-Day air volume.

Postmates just announced a partnership with Walgreens and Duane Read stores – all 174 of them – in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Salesforce drew on three years of data from 4,500 e-commerce sites to generate its forecast.

Blackstone Group forms what it calls largest last-mile logistics real estate firm in Europe, Mileway

Antiquated infrastructure, rising cargo volumes and poor logistics coordination are hindering efficient cargo transfers at L.os Angeles International Airport, raising costs for stakeholders.

In wake of poor q1 results and a massive decline in share price, questions arise as to whether FedEx’s issues are cyclical or structural

The U.S. grocery e-commerce market will be worth nearly $20 billion in 2019 and is the fastest-growing online purchasing category.

Canadian e-commerce firm allows merchants to sell CBD and other hemp products online and in brick-and-mortar stores.

The Express Association of America said additional industry participants in Customs and Border Protection’s Section 321 pilot will “enhance” the agency’s capability to target illicit products.

XPO unit, class of drivers and helpers reach $5.5 million settlement to end three-year legal fight over job classification

With their vast knowledge of imports, customs brokers see themselves playing an important role in the battle against counterfeit goods.

FedEx, tired of jumping through hoops for Amazon.com at non-compensatory rates, cuts the ground-delivery cord with the e-tailer

Stalco, a Toronto third-party logistics provider, takes advantage of duty-free limits to legally fulfill online orders of Chinese goods to consumers in the United States without incurring President Trump’s trade-war tariffs.

Online customers expect to be spoiled and consistent delivery experiences are the core of meeting those needs, two surveys found

Schneider’s move to shut final-mile unit leaves furniture retailers seeking last-mile delivery options

XPO Logistics posts flat second-quarter revenue, exceeds estimates on EPS, cash flow

Schneider is closing its First to Final Mile delivery operation due to poor performance.

Amazon.com wants all SMB business, and will not be shy in squeezing the SMBs to get it

A small business exporter highlighted the benefits she has reaped from de minimis exemptions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.

Furniture-makers may face long slog in adjusting to tariffs on Chinese imports; Autonomous freight trains to be tested

eBay to launch fulfillment, delivery service for high-volume US users

Amazon’s q2 shipping costs soar as costs of one-day delivery launch exceed estimates

U.S. next day air volumes set the pace for UPS’ second-quarter results

UPS launches a slew of products in arguably its biggest one-day portfolio change in its history

Alibaba re-arranges the US B2B e-commerce landscape by opening its platform to US sellers

A survey of 600 industrial buyers in three Asia-Pacific countries found that buyers rely as much on traditional forms of procurement channels as they do on e-commerce, and that so-called […]

Trailer orders hit their lowest level in nearly a decade in June, mirroring the slowdown in new truck orders after record performances for both in 2018.

Economic data from the goods side of the economy continued to trend in a positive direction in June, as both retail sales and industrial production posted solid gains.

The available supply of US industrial property rose during the first half of 2019 for the first time since the end of 2010, according to CBRE