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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 pm

    what date is it today? 🙂

  • Rob Jervis

    April 01, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    Gav – one of the best I’ve seen today

  • Ken Galka

    April 01, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    I knew they’d do it!!!!
    Happy April 1st

  • Y K Chan

    April 01, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Wonder 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 pm

    Laughed til I cried – two thumbs up!

  • Steve Sewell

    April 01, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    Great 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 pm

    well-done Gavin – thank you for making me laugh today

  • Craig Jallal

    April 01, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    Ten out of ten!

  • Gavin van Marle

    April 02, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks 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 am

    ha ha nice one Gavin, had me for minute

  • BMiller

    April 07, 2016 at 2:22 pm

    tremendous, 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 pm

    Sounds like an April Fool joke, a ship that can go faster or slower at the same time.
    Check date.

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