E-commerce

杰夫·伯曼·November 23, 2020
USPS officials said that should the PRC’s Postal Service Governors sign off on these proposed rate increases, the percentage increases, for certain USPS product segments would increase to varying degrees, including Shipping Services product prices up roughly 3.5% for Priority Mail service and 1.2% for Priority Mail Express service.

By LM Staff · November 19, 2020
The September TCI, which is the month for which the most recent data is available, rose more than 2%, to 10.69, marking the TCI’s third highest reading going back to January 2010.

杰夫·伯曼·November 19, 2020
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Marc Gorlin, Founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Roadie, an on-the-way delivery service with the nation’s largest local same-day footprint. This was a continuation of a conversation they had back in March, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

杰夫·伯曼·November 16, 2020
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Mario Cordero, Executive Director at the Port of Long Beach (POLB), which is known "as one of the world’s premier seaports, a gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship.

杰夫·伯曼·November 13, 2020
An ongoing string of new records remained intact, with this week’s release of the October edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was issued by DAT Freight & analytics, an online marketplace for spot market truckload freight, as new records were again set for the national average spot truckload rates for dry van and refrigerated (reefer) freight.

杰夫·伯曼·November 12, 2020
The common sentiment that the 2020 Peak Season will be unlike any other was a key theme on a media call hosted earlier this week by executives at global freight transportation and logistics services provider DHL. Speaking on the call were: Chet Paul, Sr. VP, Commercial, DHL Express U.S.; Kraig Foreman, President, eCommerce for DHL Supply Chain North America; and Craig Morris, CIO, DHL eCommerce Solutions Americas.

杰夫·伯曼·November 9, 2020
Port Tracker reported for September, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S-based retail container ports handled 2.11 million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), for a new record, topping August’s 2.1 million TEU, which marked the highest tally for containers imported in a single month, at the time, going back to when NRF first started tracking imports in 2002.

杰夫·伯曼·November 9, 2020
《ShipMatrix 1类包裹服务,the firm said that this offering is geared towards retail and e-commerce shippers that have been “capped” by the parcel duopoly of FedEx and UPS for the 2020 peak season. Some of the key aspects of this offering, according to ShipMatrix, include: no limit on parcel volume; no peak season surcharges; and an automatic money-back guarantee on packages that are not delivered within five days.

杰夫·伯曼·November 6, 2020
Revenue—at $4.22 billion—was up 1.7%, and net income attributable to common shareholders—at $21 million—fell 51.2%. Operating income—at $223 million—was down 2.7%. Diluted earnings per share came in at $0.83 compared to $1.14 a year ago, and adjusted quarterly EBITDA—at 439 million—was up less than 1% and was the best third quarter EBITDA in its history, coming in ahead of Wall Street expectations by $87 million, or 25%.

杰夫·伯曼·November 6, 2020
The report noted that third quarter industrial leasing came in at 114 million square feet and was paced by e-commerce (15.3 million square feet), logistics & distribution (14.3 million square feet), and 3PLs (7.1 million square feet), as well as traditional retailers (7.1 million square feet), construction materials & building fixtures (9.9 million square feet); manufacturing (2.1 million square feet); and food ands beverage (6.1 million square feet).

杰夫·伯曼·November 4, 2020
Total third quarter volume—at 4,719,462 units—rose 1.2% annually. Domestic containers—at 2,103,361—increased 9.8%, with trailers—at 325,802—up 9.8%. All domestic equipment—at 2,429,163—was also up 9.8%. ISO, or international, containers, were down 6.5%, to 2,290,299.

杰夫·伯曼·November 4, 2020
The report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 56.6 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), in October, following a 0.9% increase in September, a 1.2% August decline, and a 1% gain in July.

杰夫·伯曼·November 3, 2020
The study, entitled “The Great Holiday Rewrite: Supply Chain in the COVID Era,” was based on feedback from 600 U.S.-based consumers and 519 U.S.-based supply chain professionals within midsize to large retail or CPG brands who also have familiarity with freight booking and management practices.

杰夫·伯曼·November 2, 2020
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, hit 59.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped September’s 55.4 by 3.9%, while growing at a faster rate for the fifth consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the sixth consecutive month.

杰夫·伯曼·October 29, 2020
The report’s third quarter National Shipment Index—at 114.9—was up 6% compared to the second quarter and down 7.6% annually. This followed a 7.6% decline, from the first quarter to the second quarter. On the spending side, the report’s third quarter spend index—at 186.0—was up 14.6%, from the second quarter to the third, and was off 7.3% annually. The sequential gain nearly erased the 13.7% spending decrease, from the first quarter to the second quarter.