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Senators take a close look at Amazon with Warehouse Worker Protection Act
May 6, 2024
The proposed legislation aims to regulate the use of productivity quotas and improve safety for workers.
Parcel experts examine the UPS-United States Postal Service air cargo relationship amid parcel landscape
April 2, 2024
Following the news that UPS has been awarded what it labeled a “significant air cargo contract” by the United States Postal Service (USPS), which used to be handled by its biggest competitor, FedEx, there has been no shortage of feedback and opinions on the development.
Will recent talks between FedEx and Amazon lead to a reunion?
March 20, 2024
When Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and global e-commerce giant Amazon ended their business relationship in 2019, one could have likely assumed, at the time, that the breakup was permanent.
C.H. Robinson President & CEO Bozeman provides overview of key logistics trends and themes at SMC3 JumpStart 2024
January 26, 2024
Bozeman discussed his acclimation to C.H. Robinson, coming over from Amazon, where he served as Vice President of Amazon Transportation Services, and leadership roles at Caterpillar Inc., Harley-Davidson, and Ford Motor Company prior to that. Other topics covered in this wide-ranging interview included: the freight econonomy; various initiatives C.H. Robinson has focused on in recent months, and the increasing role of the supply chain, among others. Their conversation follows below.
Major parcel carriers turn in strong Cyber Week on-time performance levels, reports ShipMatrix
December 13, 2023
ShipMatrix observed that based on its data of millions of parcels shipped during Cyber Week pointed to online orders being delivered “at levels better than in the last several years,” with the respective OTPs for FedEx, UPS, and the USPS, coming in at 97.8%, 98.0%, and 95.2%, respectively.
Amazon Business Survey points to procurement budgets on the rise for 2024
November 16, 2023
Third Annual State of Procurement survey finds majority say spending increases are planned.
New supply chain-focused offering is introduced by Amazon
September 13, 2023
Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon said this week it has introduced a new end-to-end, automated suite of supply chain services that are geared towards offering Amazon sellers with a full offering to move products from their manufacturers to customers worldwide. Entitled Supply Chain by Amazon, the company explained that this offering enables sellers to leverage Amazon’s advanced logistics, fulfillment, and transportation services to keep products in stock, ship faster and more reliably, and lower costs.
Taking a look at the parcel express market with Rick Watson, CEO, RMW Commerce Consulting
September 11, 2023
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Rick Watson, Founder and CEO, RMW Commerce Consulting.
Reports indicate Amazon is poised to relaunch Amazon Shipping service
August 21, 2023
Various reports published late last week indicated that Seattle-based global e-commerce giant Amazon is in the process of rebooting its Amazon Shipping service, which is designed to compete with the parcel duopoly of UPS and FedEx, that it halted at the onset of the pandemic.
Forum Mobility heralds $400M joint venture with CBRE IM and Series A funding round
January 17, 2023
With an eye on what it calls the equitable electrification of heavy-duty port transit, Oakland-based Forum Mobility, a provider of zero-emission trucking services, announced two initiatives focused on the company’s core mission, with each having an eye on the future. One initiative heralded by Forum is the closure of its $15 million Series A funding round, as well as its $400 million joint venture, with both serving as the beneficiaries of a fund led by CBRE Investment Management (IM) focused on...
FedEx preps to further reduce Sunday delivery services
January 12, 2023
After stating in July that it was preparing to cut down on its Sunday delivery services in remote and rural areas of the United States, from 95% to 80% of the U.S. population, Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx is now reducing its Sunday delivery footprint to around 50% of the country, according to various reports.
Holiday season delivery on-time performance levels are back to pre-pandemic levels, says ShipMatrix
December 9, 2022
The firm said that average tally of parcels delivered per day came in at around 85 million, with OTP ranges for the three largest carriers—FedEx, UPS, and the United States Postal Service (USPS)—in similar territory, at 96.3%, 97.0%, and 96.2%, respectively.
Amazon heralds addition of 10 Airbus A330-300 to its aircraft fleet
October 24, 2022
Amazon Global Air Vice President Sarah Rhoads wrote in a blog posting that the company is adding 10 Airbus A330-300s leased from aircraft lessor, Altavair, to Amazon’s aircraft fleet. She explained that the aircraft are undergoing passenger-to-cargo conversion and will be the first A330 freighter conversions to operate in the U.S. upon entering the Amazon network in late 2023.
New Amazon offering takes steps to further boost its supply chain portfolio
September 2, 2022
Global e-commerce giant Amazon introduced a new offering geared towards helping sellers on its platform utilize new purpose-built technologies for bulk inventory storage and automated distribution. Entitled, Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD), the company said its objective is to address critical supply chain challenges and help sellers grow and manage their businesses while cutting costs by a significant amount.
Report indicates Amazon may be looking to lease excess warehouse space
May 31, 2022
A recent Bloomberg report observed that global e-commerce giant Amazon is saddled with excess warehouse space it accumulated over the course of the pandemic and is now vetting subletting a minimum of 10 million square-feet (MSF) worth of space.