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Report: Amazon Ramps Up Ocean Shipping Services

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Dive Brief:

  • Amazon is reportedly ramping up its ocean freight services “quietly and below the radar,” as it aims to gain more control of its supply chain, USA Today reported.
  • Since the beginning of last year, Amazon organized the shipment of more than 5,300 containers from China to the U.S. Amazon did not respond to Supply Chain Dive’s request for comment by press time.
  • The containers are under the name Amazon Logistics or Beijing Century Joyo Courier Service, its subsidiary. Traveling to either the Port of Long Beach or Port of Seattle and then onward to Amazon’s distribution centers.

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Previously published January 22, 2019 | | SupplyChainDive

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