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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Amazon is Now Managing its Own Ocean Freight

Amazon has been working for a while now to build out its shipping and distribution network. Now the online retailer has started coordinating its own shipments from Chinese merchants to its warehouses in the US via ocean freighters.

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Risk/Compliance

Amazon Delivered its First Customer Package by Drone

Prime Air, Amazon’s would-be service to deliver packages up to 5 pounds in 30 minutes or less, was recently tested.

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E-Commerce Solutions

Early Reports Show Amazon Prime Day U.S. Sales Are Flat

Amazon’s goal is to create a new shopping holiday like Black Friday to encourage more spending on its site.

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79 Percent Would Take One-Hour Drone Package Delivery, 73 Percent Would Pay For It

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

40 percent of consumers expect that they will receive their first package delivered by drone within two years.

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Royal Mail Can't Cope with our Demand Claims Amazon Boss

Amazon uses its own trucks for around half of its household deliveries because the Royal Mail has run out of capacity

Jeff Bezos told an industry conference that Amazon now uses its own trucks for around half of its household deliveries because he claims the Royal Mail has run out of capacity.

E-Commerce Solutions

Amazon Expands Same-Day Prime Delivery to 11 More Cities

The new cities are Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton and Tucson

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Risk/Compliance

Snowstorm Rattles Operations for Ports, Railroads, Package Carriers

FedEx, UPS and major railroads warned of delayed deliveries as they prepared to weather blizzard conditions

The blizzard that hit the East Coast interrupted shipping operations Friday and logistics companies cautioned that some deliveries could be delayed.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Land, Air and Now Sea: Amazon Looks to Arrange Ocean Freight

Amazon is a step towards allowing it to serve as an intermediary for suppliers shipping merchandise in or out of the U.S.

The Seattle retailer registered itself with a federal agency overseeing ocean transportation, a step towards allowing it to serve as an intermediary for suppliers shipping merchandise in or out of the U.S.

Online Auto Parts Sales Accelerate; Shoppers Shift Behaviors

United Parcel Service (UPS)

The study indicates consumers are combining online and in-store channels for an omnichannel shopping experience

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Grimco Selects Grand Junction to Manage Same- and Next-Day Deliveries

Grand Junction Inc.

Comprehensive technology platform accesses, rolls out, and manages national same-day and scheduled delivery

Logistics Companies Hit Hard in Market Swoon

FedEx, UPS and Maersk are among the casualties as fear grows that a slowdown in China’s economy may hurt global trade

Deliv Doubles its Footprint, Becomes One of Broadest Reaching Same-Day Delivery Companies

Deliv expanded its service to 17 markets, covering more than 100 cities and five time zones

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