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US retailers advised to scrutinize multichannel options As retailers gear up for this year’s peak holiday shipping season, consumers are looking to them for one thing: more options, according to a new Pitney Bowes survey. In order to cater to that demand, shippers managing their inventory need to provide more attention to detail than ever […]

Alibaba and USPS in speed delivery partnership HONG KONG — The U.S. Postal Service has become the latest national postal organization to partner with Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant aggressively expands its global cross-border delivery network.The logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, Cainiao, and USPS have signed an MOU to jointly develop speed delivery solutions […]

Global TV shipments, US imports drop, IHS data show In terms of global shipping, the second quarter wasn’t prime time for TV manufacturers. Global shipments of televisions fell 8 percent in the second quarter to 48 million units, according to IHS. That’s the largest year-over-year decline since the recession squashed demand in 2009. IHS, which […]

Impact of dimensional weight pricing less than expected With e-commerce retail growing at more than 15 percent per year, and with the parcels moved by UPS and FedEx becoming lighter and bulkier as a result, a change in pricing for bulky packages was necessary to align shipping charges with the cost of delivery. The implementation […]

Buying Con-way, XPO shifts from 'asset light' to 'asset right' To own assets, or not to own assets: Is that really the question? If so, the answer is changing as transport and logistics operators look down the road and see diminished truck capacity ahead. For years, many trucking and logistics companies pursued “asset-light” or non-asset […]

Pakistan, India have big plans to expand trade corridors TAIPEI — Freight forwarders from Pakistan and India are pushing for the expansion of trade corridors through Iran and Afghanistan as the South Asia regional powers capitalise on the momentum generated by China’s One Belt, One Road strategy.Pakistan already in April signed a $46 billion deal […]

Asia’s food retailers forecast fast-expanding business, DHL finds HONG KONG — Food retailers in some of Asia’s fastest-growing economies are expecting solid growth this year as expanding populations and rising income levels drive up demand, according to research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain.The logistics operator surveyed more than 300 industry decision-makers in India, Indonesia, Thailand […]

European trucker Waberer's expands as demand grows One of Europe’s largest trucking operators is steadily getting larger, as cross-border demand for full truckload freight service grows. Revenue at Waberer’s International increased 8 percent in the first six months of the year to €261 million, about $290 million, the company said today. The Budapest, Hungary-based company’s […]

Russia, China look to expand containerized rail partnership with new logistics centers Russian rail monopoly RZD and the operator of the Yingkou port are looking to create a logistics center in Moscow and a logistics park at the northern Chinese port. The memorandum of cooperation signed between the duo Russian railroad and China Yingkou Port […]

India's fresh produce wastage tops 40 percent, top shipper says India’s big supermarkets are unable to compete with the well-managed supply chains of the country’s street hawkers.HONG KONG — India’s fragmented distribution system and lack of packaging standards are contributing to an estimated $2.2 billion in wasted fruit and vegetables every year, according to one […]