Parent of e-commerce software provider acquires top freight broker WWEX
The deal will see WWEX’s transportation brokerage services directly connected to e-commerce management tools used by small and medium-sized businesses.
The deal will see WWEX’s transportation brokerage services directly connected to e-commerce management tools used by small and medium-sized businesses.
CEO Doug Ettinger said the carrier will work hard to regain trust from disruption-weary customers amid a prolonged decline in parcel revenue.
“Companies are still holding back because of uncertainty, but they’re holding back less,” Susan Spence, chair of ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said during a media call on Monday.
With its spin-off completed, standalone carrier FedEx Freight wants to reverse recent volume declines by filling more trailers with non-industrial freight.
The deal is one of three orders announced recently by vessel operators which together increase the global order book for MPVs to 280 ships, equivalent to 19% of the existing fleet.
The beauty retailer has also partnered with Instacart and DoorDash as the fast delivery market grows.
The port plans to enhance its rail infrastructure and vessel parking areas to support automakers moving parts for just-in-time supply chains.
Current indications are that the normal schedule program for the “Epic” service will begin with a late-June westbound vessel departure out of India’s Nhava Sheva Port, sources say.
The White House’s investigation, frequently used as a precurser to tariffs, will evaluate the country’s intellectual property acts, policies and practices.
After a difficult first quarter of declining container volumes, the Northwest Seaport Alliance wants to incorporate the best features of both landlord and operating ports to better meet the needs of its exporter and importer customers.