Port of Long Beach looking forward to Lunar New Year
“Year of the Dog,” was ushered in by a significant surge in inbound ocean carrier calls.
“Year of the Dog,” was ushered in by a significant surge in inbound ocean carrier calls.
The most recent example of global e-commerce powerhouse Amazon expanding its logistics portfolio was highlighted in a Wall Street Journal report published today. According to the report, Amazon is taking steps to introduce a delivery service for businesses, entitled “Shipping with Amazon” (SBA), that would position it as a direct competitor with the parcel duopoly…
In its fiscal first quarter earnings results announced today, the USPS reported controllable income of $353 million, which was down 33% annually compared to $522 million a year ago. USPS said that this decrease was driven by various factors it has cited in the past, including: First-Class and Marketing Mail volume declines, a higher normal…
NRF expects 2018 retail sales to head up 3.8%-to-4.4%. For 2017, retail sales saw a 3.9% annual gain over 2016 to $3.53 trillion, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s preliminary estimate. NRF said that number is subject to revision while it topped the NRF’s forecast for growth between 3.2%-to-3.8%.
The report, entitled “First Wave Pick: The Business of Warehousing in North America – 2018, Market Size, Major 3PLs, Benchmarking Costs, Prices and Practices,” was based on information Armstrong collected from more than 500 contract warehousing operations, nearly 400 contract customers, and 10 public warehousing operations.
Fourth quarter revenue was up 12.2% annually at $4.19 billion, and net income for the quarter came in at $188.5 million, or $1.42 per share, which was well ahead of net income of $27.3 million, or $0.22 per share, a year ago.
UPS said this week it is developing a new $41 million package operations center in El Paso, Texas that will support commercial and residential commerce in the North American Borderplex, which, it defined as a manufacturing region across Texas, New Mexico, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. And it added that this area is comprised of…
Logistics network monitoring is an important step in understanding what actually occurs throughout your supply chain.
The participants will use blockchain architecture developed by Australia-based TBSx3 to combat the global counterfeit goods industry, protect global supply chains and ultimately help companies restore consumer trust in supply chains.