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The logistics industry has always played a crucial role in global trade and commerce, but in recent years, it has experienced a significant revolution driven by technological advancements and shifting consumer demands. The rise of e-commerce, globalization, and supply chain complexities has propelled the shipping industry into a new era. Here we discuss how shipping jobs are taking off and the exciting opportunities that arise within this evolving sector.

Gone are those days when there needed to be a platform for people to exhibit their products and get customers to patronize them. The popularity of eCommerce will continue to increase as long as there are folks who either purchase or have a mobile device. If you are looking forward to starting a business where you'll be able to make many profits and there'll be no need to spend much, then an eCommerce store is your best bet. However, for your eCommerce store to become a successful franchise, you need to be hardworking, determined and committed to meeting targets.

Are Target customers furious with extra shipping fees?. Target customers were already furious when Target announced an "automatic" surcharge per shopping bag. Now, Target has hit shoppers with an extra shipping fee.

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A rendering of Denver-based Starfire Energy's Rapid Ramp ammonia synthesis system.Photo byCourtesy Starfire Energy. (Denver, Colo.) Ammonia isn’t just a cleaning product. The molecule is also a fuel source that emits no carbon dioxide because it only contains nitrogen and hydrogen atoms. The fuel, which is cheaper to transport and store than pure hydrogen, holds promise for decarbonizing the global shipping industry.

(Forsyth County, GA) A new dental office and a UPS store are opening soon off McFarland Parkway near exit 12 on GA 400. Both businesses will occupy suites on Bluegrass Court in the same shopping center as the existing Jimmy John’s and adjacent to Starbucks and Longhorn Steakhouse.

Heavy electric vehicles are becoming a viable option for Hoosier transportation and logistics firms, but it takes a lot of effort and major investments to switch over an entire fleet. Even more so when that fleet is vital to countless other industries. So where do things stand at this point?

This service will be particularly useful for small to medium-sized businesses, as it will allow them to consolidate returns and save on shipping costs and environmental impact.

A Maryland state pilot guiding the 1,095’ container ship Ever Forward was distracted by his cell phone use before the vessel ran aground on March 13 in Chesapeake Bay, according to a new Coast Guard report on the incident.

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For people operating shipping businesses, the term "Less Than Truckload" (LTL) is often used when carrying loads less than 15,000 pounds. LTL is a shipping service that business owners use to move small quantities of goods from one place to another by road.

Walmart has added a new store to its real estate portfolio. It could give online shoppers lightning-fast shipping. The retailer opened the first of four planned "next generation" fulfillment centers. What will it do? The brand new technology in this location will get items shipped fast. The facility is in Joliet, Illinois, sitting on a 1 million square foot space. The high-tech building stores millions of Walmart products. (source)

Another tractor trailer has hit the Glenridge Road Rail Bridge in Glenville, New York. The top of the trailer sheared off like an old school sardine can and looks like the folds in a paper fan. The trucks involved are semis and box trucks. The steel railroad bridge is 10 feet 11 inches high. There are newly installed yellow caution signs, lights and a side road for tall trucks to use prior to impact. Why does this accident keep happening? Locally, it’s a running joke, with the bridge having its own social media pages. It needs to be resolved because it is costing the owners, haulers, taxpayers, police, fire, EMT, insurance and towing companies to name a few; hundreds of manpower hours and at this point millions of dollars of destroyed property.

Our ports are an integral part of the nation's intermodal transportation system as well as our national economy. Over 95 percent of the cargo that enters the United States is shipped. There are over 360 ports in the country that help with this. Ports not only have an effect on the nation's economy but also on local and regional economies.

Florida offers shipping firms an alternative to California. Container shipPhoto by Diego Fernandez on Unsplash. A project that kicked off over ten years ago - to dredge and deepen Jacksonville's port, so it could handle the largest container ships from Asia - has completed this week.

A global shipping giant - Sea Lead Shipping Pte Ltd - announced on March 5 that it will relocate some of its key shipping operations from California's ports on the West Coast, to Jacksonville in Florida.

It's insane how busy the port of Oakland is! They operate 24 hours a day off loading things for us to buy. Driving to the end of the port, I had to drive though hundreds of trucks waiting to be called to get their loads. Covid 19 has really slowed the whole process down.