News in Brief Podcast | Week 18 | Transpac chaos and Q1 earnings
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
Amazon plans to drive down logistics costs though economies of scale, it announced yesterday – but revealed no plans for growth in the freight market.
Releasing its 2016 results, it revealed a 297% rise in full-year net income, to $2.37bn. Net 2016 sales reached $136bn, while fourth-quarter sales increased 22% to $43.7bn, with net income up 55%.
Most significant to the logistics industry are Amazon’s plans for shipping, a significant cost, but a part of its business it appears keen to sell to third parties ...
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