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The Singapore Supply Chain Blueprint: Lessons From the Amazon-UPS ‘Great De-Coupling’

The Amazon-UPS divorce is a wake-up call for every logistician in Asia. The message to Singapore is clear: Don't compete on volume; dominate on orchestration.

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UPS to Cut Another 30,000 Jobs in Sweeping Cost-Savings Push

The courier has been closing and consolidating dozens of sorting facilities, offering buyouts to union drivers and cutting back on seasonal workers to trim expenses.

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Podcast | Alternative Delivery Networks: Can They Compete With the Big Parcel Carriers?

E-commerce is responsible for an explosion in the number of alternative parcel delivery networks.

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IKEA’s Retailer Uses Innovative Approach to Reducing Transport Emissions

Ingka is investing in electric and alternative-fuel vehicles to increase the proportion of home deliveries it fulfills with zero-emissions vehicles from 40% to 90% by 2028.

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Sail Freight Business Handbook Lays Groundwork for Change

The idea is simple: Replace trucks with short-sea shipping where sail freight offers the highest emissions-reduction potential.

Schooner Apollonia sails across New York Harbor. Photo: Center for Post Carbon Logistics

Arctic Freeze Grips Europe, Deepening Travel and Power Strains

French authorities ordered lower speed limits and banned traffic for heavy cargo vehicles in the regions under orange weather alerts.

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End of De Minimis Strains Delivery Companies, But CBP Says It's Coping

Now, every package entering the U.S. comes with a need to submit an exact description of every component, including a 10-digit HTS code. Shippers and carriers are struggling to adjust.

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CBP Collects $1B in Duties Since End of De Minimis

CBP seizures of unsafe and non-compliant low-value goods have also increased by 82%, which have included counterfeit products, narcotics and faulty electronics.

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Amazon Plans New 30K Sq. Ft. DC in Oklahoma

The aim is to improve delivery times for customers throughout the region, and bring faster delivery to more rural communities.

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FedEx CEO’s Broad Network Overhaul Is Starting to Bear Fruit

Investors have grown more bullish in recent months on FedEx’s strategy, which the company estimates will produce $1 billion in permanent cost reductions in 2026.

A worker unloads packages from a FedEx truck in San Francisco. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Holiday Returns to Reach $160B this Year

Return rates have more than doubled since 2019, and will reach 17% this holiday season.

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New York AG Sues UPS Over ‘Wage Theft’

Letitia James alleges UPS withheld wages by failing to record all hours worked, requiring widespread off-the-clock labor, and manipulating timekeeping systems to reduce paid hours.

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