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How the Trade War and a Changing China Are Roiling World Shipping

The trade war and China’s economic shift made 2018 a tough year for global shipping and will continue to reverberate through the industry, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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Amazon Lowers Grocery Delivery Cost In Effort to Catch Walmart

Amazon.com is lowering the cost of its grocery delivery service Amazon Fresh, and expanding fast delivery of online grocery orders around the country.

A shopper carries a basket in a grocery store. Photo: Shutterstock.

FedEx E-Commerce Revamp Jolts Delivery Army by Piling On Costs

FedEx Corp.’s drive to reap the rewards of e-commerce is stirring anxiety among some of the company’s most important partners: the thousands of small businesses that handle its ground deliveries.

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‘Uber-for-Trucking’ App Convoy Tries to Navigate Some Uber-Scale Problems

Job rates are falling across North America after two years of increases, and spot demand — which excludes long-term freight contracts — plummeted 27% through October. Most drivers aren’t expecting business to improve over the next six months.

Source: Bloomberg

The New Global Trade Environment

Here's a roadmap for sourcing across borders during uncertain times.

The New Global Trade Environment

The Canal of Death Is Now an Economic Gateway for Eastern Europe

The region that straddles the Danube in Romania and Bulgaria has made it a bread basket for centuries. But after years of corruption and political upheaval, it’s finally plugged into the world economy thanks to the EU’s open borders and money.

Source: Bloomberg

Drone Deliveries From Drugstore Now a Reality in Virginia Town

Alphabet Inc. offshoot Wing, which just received an expanded certification to act as a small air carrier, is starting the nation’s inaugural delivery service via a small civilian aircraft with partners Walgreens and FedEx.

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Ships Are Getting Bigger, But Intermodal Is the Answer, Economist Says

When will ocean carriers shed their obsession with vessel size? Not anytime soon, according to one economist.

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Where Are All the Black Women in the Flight Deck?

As gender parity goes, 2019 has seen a slow, steady advancement of women in leadership positions. It’s been a slightly different story in the aviation industry.

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The World Loses $400 Billion of Food Before It Reaches Stores

Some 14% of all food produced is lost annually, with central and southern Asia, North America and Europe accounting for the biggest shares.

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Ex-Truck Driver Becomes a Billionaire With Some Help From Amazon

Masaru Wasami started working part time at a vegetable store at age 12, determined to help his ailing mother in her battle with tuberculosis.

Masaru Wasami. Source: Bloomberg.

How a 3PL Reduced Rejected Deliveries Using LoadProof

Challenge: A food 3PL warehouse manager was frustrated that his customer was rejecting about four to six loads every week. For example, one trailer containing 54 double-stacked pallets was rejected upon arrival because product had spilled — requiring 24 hours of cleanup.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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