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Cross-Border Retail Volumes to Increase to $900Bn by 2020, Research Says

DHL Express has published research highlighting growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international online product offering. The report, "The 21st Century Spice Trade: A Guide to the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity," looks at the markets and products that offer the highest growth potential, the motivations and preferences of customers making international online purchases and the success factors for online retailers that wish to expand overseas.

Walmart Goes After Amazon With Free 2-Day Shipping

Firing yet another salvo in its ongoing e-commerce war with Amazon, Walmart is eliminating its fee-based ShippingPass program less than a year after it was created to counter to Amazon Prime, instead offering free two-day shipping on 2 million items at a $35 order threshold.

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UPS Reports Weak Earnings, Work to Do on E-Commerce

United Parcel Service Inc.'s holiday-season scorecard is out, and for the third year in four it reads e-commerce: 1, company: 0.

Amazon to Move Prime Air Hub to Cincinnati

When Amazon announced last year that it was entering directly into the air logistics business with the launch of Prime Air, the airfreight world knew that it had to prepare for bold moves by a deep-pocketed company with a passion for innovation. Now, the Seattle-based online retail giant has announced the shift of its current air hub from Wilmington Airpark (ILN) in Ohio to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) this spring, hinting at a possibly vast expansion of Amazon's e-commerce air service.

CargoNet: More Than $100M in U.S. Cargo Theft Last Year

In 2016, 1,614 records of cargo theft, heavy commercial vehicle theft, supply chain fraud, and other intelligence events across the United States and Canada were logged by analytics company CargoNet. More than 800 of those records involved cargo theft, the company said.

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FedEx Pushes for Infrastructure Fix as Trump Weighs Investment

The growth of e-commerce is putting enormous new demands on U.S. highways, airports and other infrastructure, which must be modernized with sustainable funding, FedEx Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Frederick Smith said.

Asia-Pacific Airlines See Cargo Rebound in Late 2016

Preliminary airfreight figures for 2016 from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) reaffirmed continued strength in the second half of the year, after a weak start.

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ZIM to Provide Logistics Services in India

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Avvashya-CCI, a subsidiary of Allcargo Logistics Limited, India, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at providing customers with comprehensive logistics services in India, according to the companies.

FedEx to Operate Pickup Facilities at Walgreens Stores

In a move similar to UPS and its access point location program launched two years ago, FedEx has struck a deal with Walgreens that will place staffed parcel pickup and drop-off operations at local Walgreens stores.

UPS Acquires U.K. Truck Brokerage Firm Freightex

UPS says it has acquired British firm Freightex to gain entry into the European truck brokerage market - coming eight months after FedEx closed its acquisition of Netherlands-based TNT Express.

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FreightorGator Announces Free Linear Footage Calculator Tool

To help shippers avoid extra fees and charges due to the "linear foot rule," FreightorGator, a Kansas City-based less-than-truckload (LTL) freight exchange, has released a free linear footage calculator tool on the company's website.

More Piracy Near Philippines Forces Ships To Change Routes

A surge in piracy to the west of the Philippines is forcing shipowners to divert vessels through other waters, increasing costs and extending the time it takes to transport goods such as Australian iron ore to key Asian destinations, according to Reuters.

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