FedEx Supply Chain has announced the launch of FedEx Fulfillment, a service designed to meet the shipping needs of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to challenge to Amazon's dominance of the e-commerce sector, the company says. FedEx Fulfillment delivers orders across multiple channels, including websites and online marketplaces, and manages inventory for participating retailers.
Amazon recently confirmed it will add 100,000 full-time jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months, many of them at the new warehouses it is building to fulfill orders quickly and cheaply.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has announced plans to build a 37,000-square-foot cold chain facility to be operated by AirLogistix USA. The airport says it expects the facility to come online this summer.
After years of a tight market for commercial warehouse space, mostly due to the booming growth in ecommerce, a rapid increase development including spec projects has been slowly closing the gap.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Avvashya-CCI, a subsidiary of Allcargo Logistics Limited, India, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at providing customers with comprehensive logistics services in India, according to the companies.
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