Ecommerce boom may be opening the doors for smugglers
The Loadstar is running a series of reports on the ecommerce sector, which has been ...
There’s been lots of talk about someone developing an Uber-for-trucking app, but if that someone is Amazon then it appears there’s another existential threat to truck brokerage firms in the US on the way. This report from Business Insider suggests Amazon will introduce “an app that matches truck drivers with shippers” as early as next summer, and is likely to pitch the company into direct competition with some of its suppliers, such as CH Robinson and XPO Logistics, which have already developed state-of-the-art systems, only they keep that technology to themselves.
'I'm scared', says Boeing whistleblower, after two others suffer mysterious deaths
DSV could face $16m bill after helicopter is written off in haulage accident
Déjà vu as major ocean carriers scramble for tonnage and containers
Indian trade disrupted as port congestion forces liner services to skip calls
Shipper frustration as spot rates rise alongside demand, and cargo is rolled
Don't get too confident for Q2, market risks haven't disappeared, warns Yang Ming chief
Don't chase that final dollar, warning to shippers delaying signing new contracts
Flexport's newly liveried aircraft ready as business looks up
Comment on this article