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WMT: FOCUS ON COREUPS: STAFF CUTSGM: TOP SALESGXO: LEGAL RISKAMZN: AI-DRIVEN VALUETSLA: UP SHE GOESUPS: LOOKING FORWARDUPS: LOWERING EPS ESTIMATESEXPD: UNDER PRESSURE CHRW: JOB CUTS REPORTEDWTC: ANOTHER DEALRXO: ANOTHER RECORD DHL: JOINING THE PARTYKNIN: RIPPLE EFFECTDSV: SPIKINGMAERSK: GOODBYE SCHENKER
WMT: FOCUS ON COREUPS: STAFF CUTSGM: TOP SALESGXO: LEGAL RISKAMZN: AI-DRIVEN VALUETSLA: UP SHE GOESUPS: LOOKING FORWARDUPS: LOWERING EPS ESTIMATESEXPD: UNDER PRESSURE CHRW: JOB CUTS REPORTEDWTC: ANOTHER DEALRXO: ANOTHER RECORD DHL: JOINING THE PARTYKNIN: RIPPLE EFFECTDSV: SPIKINGMAERSK: GOODBYE SCHENKER
Contract negotiations continue at UPS, and it seems that a two-tiered wage structure is on the table. The Wall Street Journal reports that the move is designed to allow UPS to hire lower-paid workers to cater to surging e-commerce volumes and the demand for weekend deliveries. Basically, such a system would allow the delivery company to sidestep costly overtime rates. A Teamsters spokesperson admitted the proposal was being considered within wider negotiations but said no agreement had been reached.
Maersk pulls out of DB Schenker bid after identifying 'challenges' in integration
Forwarders 'being squeezed' as spot and contract rates move further apart
Return to double-digit spot rate gains looms with new FAK hikes and surcharges
MSC and CMA CGM roll out new shuttle services as intra-Asia rates soar
Idle containership fleet dips to pandemic era lows as carriers hunt tonnage
Shipper fears resurface as Canadian rail workers renew vote for strike
Red Sea crisis dictates container fleet capacity trends
Freighter aircraft: 'we are on the cusp of major change in large widebodies'
Airlines add transpac capacity as flood of ecommerce traffic continues
MSC to launch Europe-Asia-North America service
Kuehne + Nagel restructure – 'Paul was the one with the guts to do it'
Container futures trading trend suggests no end to Red Sea crisis this year
Indian importers turning to bulkers as box line capacity falters
Former Flexport/Amazon execs launch tech start-up for forwarders
Schenker race...Mærsk out – in the name of synergies, or the lack thereof
News in Brief Podcast | Week 27 2024 | A bustling ocean freight market, acquisition and bankruptcy
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