JD.com opened a completely automated warehouse near Shanghai, keeping up with its robust investment in technology to optimize and inject increased efficiency in its logistics processes.
Google invests $550 million in JD.com, the e-commerce major from China, marking its advent into the logistics world.
Dale Huang, the CTO of COSCO Network e-Logistics spoke about the importance of blockchain in the logistics and shipping world and how he expects the technology to gain centerstage in the near future.
Mexico, Canada, and the EU announce retaliatory tariffs; Dow Transports still above 200 day average; the US asks OPEC for a production hike; DHL remains largest air freight forwarder; containership loses 86 boxes in storm off Australia; how China beats US steel tariffs.
China and the United States issued a joint-statement regarding trade consultations and a desire to support bilateral trade between the countries.
Outbound container volumes at the ports of L.A. and Long Beach reached 13 month highs, a sign that shippers want to move good before the gates close.
Trucking employment drops 5,500 in April, railroad jobs drop 800; Nestle pays Starbucks $7B+ to sell its products worldwide; Romaine lettuce E. coli still a mystery; China steps up quarantines of US food imports.
Amazon announced Tuesday it has joined with General Motors and Volvo Cars to start offering in-car deliveries, giving its couriers access to potentially millions of vehicles in 37 U.S. markets.
Mnuchin is running a full court press to make Chinese tariffs, aluminum sanctions, and NAFTA renegotiation the least disruptive as possible.
Trump and China cool off which should allow the economy and subsequently the transportation industry some respite. China creepily leading the pack on AI.
Trade war fears have caused increased volatility in stock markets over the past month. However, worries over a deep recession caused by protectionism appear overblown for now. The challenge for transportation companies will be less about a collapse in activity and more about adjusting to the new reality.
JD Logistics, the delivery arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, uses electric bikes as just one last-mile delivery solution. The delivery drivers pick up goods as local “delivery stations” for final delivery.
The US appears set to impose significant tariffs on China, raising the threat that the economy may find itself in a full-fledged trade war
Amsterdam-based TMA Logistics has officially unveiled its investment in the New Silk Road Initiative.
Health company higi is opening up resources at its 11,000 self-screening health stations to truck drivers who are members of Rolling Strong for free biometric testing.
Vietnam is the fastest growing supplier of electronics and apparel to the United States, and a fresh wave of foreign investment has the country poised to realize gains in worker productivity.
As the Trump administration makes public its intent to look at using tariffs to address what it believes are inequities in global trade markets, it set the stock market into a tailspin for good reason. We decided to lay out a basic primer and history lesson on tariffs.
E-commerce giant JD.com is expanding their reach and efficiency.
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is slated to head north to the Arctic, Reuters reported. Global warming has opened up new shipping lanes that China plans to exploit.
JD.com, China’s largest retailer and one of Asia’s largest internet companies, joins BiTA
