Start-ups proliferate as delivery giants tackle e-commerce demand
A surge in e-commerce demand has led to a proliferation of start-ups and small hauliers as the biggest carriers struggle to cope with volume, according to Bloomberg. Residential deliveries had already been on the rise in recent years due to the growth of online retail, a trend that was accelerated by pandemic lockdowns and high-street closures. But even as […]
CDN issue takes down several carrier websites
An issue with the Edge DNS service from content delivery network (CDN) company Akamai took down a swathe of corporate websites yesterday evening, including carriers FedEx, British Airways and Delta Airlines. Web services from impacted companies were temporarily affected. The outage lasted less than an hour and was reportedly not the result of a cyberattack but […]
Postal delays as Royal Mail staff forced to self-isolate due to COVID-19
Royal Mail has warned that there may be postal delays in several areas of England due to staff forced to self-isolate. Usually delivering six days per week, under its obligations as the UK’s designated universal service provider, Royal Mail has listed ten areas in which it will attempt to deliver every other day, “though this […]
Flexible shipping are increasing day by day gradually
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Transporting Containers from the Ports? Watch Out for these Container Drayage Complications
Like the Pilgrims centuries ago, your freight has finally completed its long voyage across the ocean. Thankfully, the hard part is over, right? Not so fast. Carriers are currently facing a multitude of challenges that make container drayage a difficult task. You don’t want things to go sour on the final leg of the journey, take […]
Pandemic e-commerce boom may be slowing
E-commerce spending may be slowing after a pandemic boom, according to the latest financial reports from UPS and Amazon. UPS shares fell to the lowest in three months this week after domestic US volume in its second quarter dropped 2.9%, and ground shipments specifically were down 4% on the previous year. Average daily volume was down 0.8%, due […]
