the ecommerce equation

Seko targets a slice of integrator market with launch of e-commerce unit

Seko Logistics is launching an e-commerce business unit to “lean into the integrators’ world” and boost its market in cross-border shipping, global fulfilment, heavyweight last-mile and returns.
It expects to develop the unit into a “multibillion dollar-plus” business by 2025.
“As a lot of the traditional e-commerce market drops down into the mail market, which leans into our commercial model too, we see a significant opportunity to lean into the integrators’ world …

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Zim puts the geared-up port of Oakland in the fast transpacific lane

Zim is extending its footprint in the fast shipping lane between Asia and North America.
By the end of the month, the carrier intends to start an expedited transpacific service from Taiwan and China to California.
It will deploy vessels with about 4,250 teu capacity on a weekly run from Kaohsiung, via Ningbo and Shanghai, to Oakland and Los Angeles.
And it marks the carrier’s third expedited transpacific operation since the launch of …

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UK fashion houses hit out at post-Brexit ‘hidden costs’ for EU customers

UK fashion labels are increasingly concerned at the complexities of operating in the post-Brexit world, with “hidden costs” and reverse logistics threatening business viability.
Director of Scottish brand 6876 Kenneth MacKenzie said EU consumers were becoming steadily more reluctant order UK brands due to longer transit times and additional costs linked to duty and VAT.
Mr MacKenzie told The Loadstar: “Customers are not aware of how much they will be paying for duty, …

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Logistics ‘rookie’ Cainiao claims its new services will be cheaper and reliable

Guaranteed compensation and good customer service are in very rare supply these days, especially in sea freight.
However, Cainiao, Alibaba’s logistics arm, has pledged cheaper, more reliable shipping services to its customers – and promised to compensate them for delays.
Cainiao today launched a shipment booking service, for air and sea, covering 200 ports in 50 countries and said the service encompassed container bookings and end-to-end logistics management.
It claimed its cross-border...

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Port of Long Beach chief Mario Cordero on why rail and digitisation are key

This year has been something of a rollercoaster ride for the Californian port of Long Beach.
Throughput dipped 6.9% in the first half, to rebound at a double-digit clip in the following months to a record-setting 806,603 teu handled in October.
And, like the nearby port of Los Angeles, Long Beach has struggled with the surge of imports, which exceeded predictions.
The situation was exacerbated by shortages of chassis and export containers, as …

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Strong air freight demand fighting tight capacity, pushing rates higher

European forwarders are reporting air freight rates hitting $10 per kg, and still climbing, as the peak season – boosted by distressed sea freight – continues.
As the UK becomes the latest European country to enter a four-week lockdown, mirroring Germany, France and Belgium among others, forwarders indicate that consumer demand will likely continue despite closed shops.
This is in part because of the scheduled end dates of the lockdowns at the …

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The next big challenge for logistics will be future-proofing the workforce

Global logistics trends have stabilised over the past four years – but Covid-19 has accelerated some transformation, while other trends have taken more of a back seat.
The review of changes comes in DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar, a thorough analysis of what is happening now –and what is coming.
“The mega-trends that will continue to engage us are not unfamiliar: new technologies, growing e-commerce and sustainability,” said Katja Busch, DHL’s chief commercial …

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US Customs targets Chinese e-commerce with bid to reduce tax threshold

US importers of Chinese goods valued below $800 may lose their exemption from tariffs, if a proposal from the US Customs & Border Protection agency (CBP) moves forward.
On 2 September, CBP asked the US Office of Management & Budget for regulatory review of a proposal entitled Excepting Merchandise Subject to Section 301 Duties from the Customs De Minimis Exemption [of $800].
“I think the biggest impact would be on AliExpress imports, …

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Seko Logistics and Air-City push into US postal services – and undercut USPS

Seko Logistics and its subsidiary, Air-City, have launched an international parcel delivery service into the US.
The firm has approval from US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) to process Section 321, Type 86 (T86) ocean imports through Seko’s container freight station (CFS) in Long Beach, California.
The approval allows Air-City and Seko to offer customers fully trackable, 20-22-day, door-to-door deliveries across the US for the inbound ocean shipments from China, Asia and Australasia that …

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https://theloadstar.com/seko-logistics-and-air-city-push-into-us-postal-services-and-undercut-usps/

Ship early for Xmas: airfreight capacity bottlenecks push e-commerce to sea

SkyPostal has sounded an alarm for disappointments at Christmas.
The Florida-based parcel delivery network for Latin America warned e-commerce merchants to ship early for the Christmas season to avoid delays.
SkyPostal chief executive and president AJ Hernandez is worried about airfreight capacity bottlenecks.
He expressed concern over the gap between available air cargo capacity and demand; whereas global e-commerce volume is forecast to expand 33% this year over 2019, global air traffic was …

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