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Can package sizing be improved? It’s been a long, slow process.

The industrial outdoor storage industry is catching a fresh bid from new players.

Largest retailer joyously provides best reason yet for Walmart Plus.

A source wonders if UPS’ new offering is a reconstituted version of an earlier stab at quick delivery.

Hawaiian Airlines is finally on its way to positive cash flow from its new Amazon Air contract after spending money to launch freighter operations.

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Amazon’s EPS handily beat estimates, while operating and net income posted four- and three-bagger gains.

The decision to prioritize technology in a business so reliant on people to cover loads and deal with exceptions is poignant in the wake of the past week’s events. 

Amazon has added the first of 10 Airbus A330 freighters to its fleet.

FTC complaint highlights challenges that sellers face on the largest e-commerce platform.

August was a better month, but express carriers are still flying less than they were a year ago because of slow shipping demand.

Comments from Amazon merchandising expert add context to nuanced issue.

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon.com on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce giant used its monopoly power to “inflate prices, degrade quality and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses.”

The Postal Service is adding 10 million parcels’ worth of processing capacity to its network this peak season.

Hawaiian Airlines hopes to parlay its advantage operating A330 jets into a larger air transport partnership with Amazon.

Smaller airports without big-city crowds offer many advantages to all-cargo airlines and shippers, which are taking more business to those locations.

The current valley in airfreight demand hasn’t spooked Air Transport Services Group, which continues to invest in freighter aircraft for its leasing and airline businesses.

Cargojet trimmed its express flying in Canada, but lower fuel costs and other cost measures made for a relatively healthy bottom line last quarter under weak market conditions.

Sun Country Airlines had a strong quarter for cargo thanks to growth in its Amazon business.

Hawaiian Airlines is starting an in-house cargo airline that will fly dedicated routes for Amazon Air starting this fall.

Amazon is dialing back flights for its European cargo airline. The third party operating those flights has let go nearly 30 pilots.

Cargo pilots at Western Global Airlines are in the difficult position of negotiating their first collective bargaining agreement as questions mount about the company’s ability to stay in business.

Amazon’s private airline that outsources cargo flying to third parties has ended its partnership with Silver Airways, a small regional carrier that operated five small ATR72-500 turboprop planes on small […]

Western Global Airlines has hit hard times, losing Amazon as a primary customer, piling up debt and facing at least two lawsuits.

David Bozeman may have a ways to go to get comfortable at C.H. Robinson, but he has been around the block.

The capacity at Amazon’s Atlanta facility has doubled to 2.4 million disaster relief items ready for shipment.

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Sun Country is bucking the trend of express carriers flying fewer hours because of slow shipping volumes. Its Amazon fleet is busy as ever.

Amazon also issues higher second-quarter guidance.

Hawaiian Airlines faces more turbulent market conditions coming out of the pandemic than nearly any airline. On the bright side is a new charter contract with Amazon that will diversify the business.

One of the drawbacks of hydrogen adoption as a transportation fuel is the lack of infrastructure. Guess what? A network of hydrogen fueling already exists.

Walmart doubles down on omnichannel.

Carrier revenues hit an all-time high in 2022, according to an annual Pitney Bowes study.

Amazon Air is growing and refining its air cargo network, but at a more gradual pace because of the slowdown in online shopping.

Inside this edition: the Amazon Effect on the supply chain; AI’s role in forecasting; and some acquisitions and growth sweeping the nation.

In a pair of announcements, Amazon committed to improving the delivery experience for both customers and drivers.

Nikola customers will test Plus autonomy on the startup’s battery and fuel cell electric trucks this year and make it standard in 2024.

Supply chain veteran and patent holder Julian Van Erlach explains how FabFitFun continues to ship “more gross profit dollars per package.”

Prescription subscription: Amazon delivers with RxPass

Air Transport Services Group will see its Amazon business dip this year as the retailer decreases freighter utilization to match slower retail sales.

Maintenance downtime at Sun Country cut into cargo revenue and growth was limited by slower Amazon e-commerce business.

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Amazon may face an Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit in the coming months, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Hawaiian Airlines faces some headwinds in 2023, including some extra temporary costs to prepare for new business flying freighters for Amazon.

Just as Amazon Prime Air drone delivery was beginning to gain momentum, the service was hit with another setback.

Amazon is still investing in its air cargo network despite cost cuts elsewhere in the company. Next up: India.

For just $5 per month, Prime members can choose from 52 eligible medications and have them delivered to their doorstep, free of charge.

A new contract for pilots at Hawaiian Airlines is setting the bar for all-cargo carriers above traditional industry leaders even though the carrier has never flown freighters before.

As part of Amazon’s some 18,000 job cuts, a “significant number” of employees at several drone delivery facilities reportedly were laid off.

“Terminal49’s automation has saved us thousands of dollars a year, but more importantly it’s helped improve customer trust,” said Trade XCelerators’ Spencer Strader.

In a blockbuster new partnership, Walmart will offer its GoLocal and Store Assist technologies through the Salesforce app.

Things get noisy at the union’s two-day meeting to begin reviewing thousands of negotiating proposals.

El número 2 del sindicato dice que la neutralidad de costos está fuera de juego, ya que espera obtener de UPS lo que “merecen sus miembros”.

Amazon CEO confirms company is cutting over 18,000 jobs

Starting Jan. 31, more U.S. merchants, including those on the BigCommerce platform, can access Amazon Prime services like free and next-day delivery.

See how Walmart — quickly becoming one of the biggest names in drone delivery — and its network fared in 2022.

Flexport is hiring top tech talent to scale up its digital logistics platform.

E-commerce giant Amazon will lay off over 18,000 workers during its current round of job cuts, first reported in November.

The e-commerce giant’s long-awaited drone delivery service finally got off the ground on Christmas Eve.

About 15% of deliveries scheduled for Friday and Saturday will not make it by Christmas, ShipMatrix says.

First, the company popularized two-day shipping. Then, Amazon Relay was created to help fill growing capacity needs. This paved the way for further innovation, including Amazon Freight for shippers and Amazon Freight Partner for carriers.

The Warehouse Worker Protection Act is designed to provide transparency and worker protections to warehouse employees in the state of New York, which has seen several skirmishes over working conditions at Amazon facilities.

Amazon launches driver tipping feature

AskWaves: Los directivos deben anular las vacaciones de julio y agosto, lo que indica que la empresa seguirá abierta

Since this isn’t 1997, UPS will stay open because it wants to keep business in a changed world for parcel delivery.

Higher borrowing costs will cut all real estate asset values by 5% to 7%, according to CBRE’s 2023 outlook.

Consumers can take drop-offs to any of 2,000 FedEx Office locations

Customers can now tip Amazon drivers by saying “thank you,” but a lawsuit accuses the company of using tips for itself.

Ford will help DHL electrify its last-mile fleet worldwide as it moves closer to its own sustainability goals.

AWS Supply Chain has launched an application to unify supply chain data from multiple systems and vendors.

1999: eBay ushers in e-commerce’s most dramatic distribution channel disruption in decades.

Planned Amazon layoffs could hamper e-commerce, logistics

El Distrito Este de Nueva York presentó un cese y desistimiento contra la empresa la semana pasada

A cease-and-desist order filed by a New York City court could give Amazon warehouse workers added protections when attempting to unionize.

El aeropuerto de Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky es la mayor instalación de la red logística de Amazon

Amazon is expected to fight a new effort by workers at its air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky to form a union.

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Amazon has rented a new air cargo facility in New Hampshire and launched daily freighter service to shorten delivery times.

NYT: La empresa elimina 10.000 empleados, el mayor recorte de puestos de trabajo de su historia

If Amazon goes ahead with mass layoffs to its retail division, the cuts could impact the firm’s e-commerce and logistics services.

After launching commercial services in California and Texas, Amazon Prime Air came out with a new delivery drone design.

Amazon has completed 5 million deliveries with Rivian’s custom electric delivery vans since the program launched in July.

While Amazon continues to dominate Walmart in online sales, when customers are looking for groceries and other everyday items, they turn to Walmart.

Cargo revenues from Sun Country Airlines’ Amazon business were flat in the third quarter.

Amazon and payment provider Parafin are offering online sellers a cash advance offer with flexible repayment terms.

Amazon reported a third-quarter sales deceleration that it says will persist into the holidays.

ShipBob has launched new integrations with Amazon, giving merchants faster inventory and shipping services when selling through the e-commerce platform.

CEOs Dave Clark of Flexport and Hamid Moghadam of Prologis shared the stage — and their insights — about the supply chain on Tuesday at the 2022 Groundbreakers forum in New York.

Hawaiian Airlines will begin operating Amazon Air’s largest cargo jets on the retailer’s biggest shipping lanes next year.

In a major move, Amazon is acquiring 10 large freighter aircraft for long-haul international transport and hiring Hawaiian Airlines to fly them.

Fleets seeking a readily-available and proven solution to reduce heavy-duty truck emissions are increasingly turning to renewable natural gas

An Amazon warehouse in Upstate New York will not become the second to unionize after workers vote no.

TruckWings, the aerodynamic invention of Daniel Burrows, has more value than just the half-billion miles of on-road experience.

Natural gas station to fuel Amazon trucks

Businesses looking to expand their diverse-owned supplier base may find success by turning to local businesses.

In a bid to reduce carbon emissions, Amazon will use a massive investment to add thousands of electric vehicles in Europe.