Category: 3PL

Looking at Amazon’s push to open Its logistics network to all

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Amazon recently announced it is opening its massive supply chain and logistics network to all businesses, including companies that do not sell on Amazon. The move expands Amazon’s logistics business beyond its own operations, opening its network, originally built for Amazon, to o...

Amazon Cuts FBA Prep: Sellers Rebuild Inbound Logistics in 2026

For about 1.1 million Amazon sellers in the US, January 1, 2026 closed the door on a service they had taken for granted: FBA prep. FNSKU labeling, poly bagging, bubble wrapping, suffocation warning labels. Amazon's announcement, dated July 28, 2025, gave the market five mont...

Port of Los Angeles April volumes post 5% annual gain

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April volumes were very strong for the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), according to data issued by the port yesterday, with the port processing its second-highest monthly volumes in its history.Total April volume, at 890,861 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 5.7% annually...

Amazon Supply Chain Services launch signals major shift for freight transportation and logistics

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As previously reported, the recent announcement by Seattle-based global e-commerce giant Amazon regarding the official opening of Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), in which it will give shippers access to the same logistics network and capabilities it has spent years building...

Descartes report shows March rebound in U.S.-bound container imports and shifts in source markets

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DAT iQ Signal: Freight Rates Climb, Capacity Tightens, Carriers Benefit

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5 Impacts of Amazon Cutting USPS Volume by 20% for Importers

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ContextContext: U.S. importers must assess Landed Cost impacts from the USPS deal.Supply chain managers need scenario models and updated landed cost assumptions.Use a shipping cost calculator to model carrier mix shifts and cost outcomes.What Reuters reportedA Reuters report publ...