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Amazon is building on its recent entry into ocean freight forwarding with plans to invest billions of dollars in its own container shipping fleet.
It is seeking new economies of scale in every area of its international supply chain.
A person who was familiar with a person familiar with the matter, told The Loadstar that Amazon was now developing a strategy of not just controlling the entire end-to-end of its supply chain, but every other supply chain too.
“What Jeff Bezos has worked ...
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Michael
April 01, 2016 at 1:53 pmwhat date is it today?
Rob Jervis
April 01, 2016 at 2:50 pmGav – one of the best I’ve seen today
Ken Galka
April 01, 2016 at 3:11 pmI knew they’d do it!!!!
Happy April 1st
Y K Chan
April 01, 2016 at 3:42 pmWonder what’s the onboard loading and discharging operations will be like? Can drones lift a laden container or a pontoon hatch-cover? And time required to do so?
Where and how to clear Customs?
Alan Hedge
April 01, 2016 at 3:53 pmLaughed til I cried – two thumbs up!
Steve Sewell
April 01, 2016 at 4:59 pmGreat April Fool’s joke Gavin! Having worked in downtown Seattle the last couple of years next to construction of Amazon’s two new 40 story office towers, your article actually seems realistic!
Hope all is well.
Steve (formerly of Hutchison subsidiary ‘LoadStar’.
Frank
April 01, 2016 at 5:15 pmwell-done Gavin – thank you for making me laugh today
Craig Jallal
April 01, 2016 at 6:42 pmTen out of ten!
Gavin van Marle
April 02, 2016 at 12:37 pmThanks for your kind words one and all. Glad I could put a smile on your faces,
Gavin
Russ Green
April 05, 2016 at 4:45 amha ha nice one Gavin, had me for minute
BMiller
April 07, 2016 at 2:22 pmtremendous, just tremendous… embarrassed to admit that I actually made it half way through this, huh-ing and what-ing, before waking up
Jim Hanscom
April 08, 2016 at 5:22 pmSounds like an April Fool joke, a ship that can go faster or slower at the same time.
Check date.