by Walther Ploos van Amstel
Confused delivery drivers add time, cost, and frustration to deliveries. Much of this confusion comes from addresses and entrances not matching up exactly. Tech companies want to close the data gap between an address and a completed delivery. From accurate point-to-point navigation, finding unaddressed locations, assisting emergency and humanitarian organizations to help people in their …
In 2022, diesel continued to dominate the EU van market with 86.0% of total van registrations, although it lost some market share compared to 2021 (when it held 90.2%). By contrast, electric vans showed strong growth in 2022, nearly doubling their market share from 3% in 2021 to 5.3% in 2022. In the Netherlands, the …
Trucks with combustion engines will still be able to be registered in the EU after 2035. A possible phase-out will be in 2040 at the earliest, according to an internal Commission document on the revision of CO2 fleet limits for heavy-duty vehicles. This document was made available by Euractiv. The EU Commission’s proposals will be published …
Amazon posted stronger-than-expected sales for the 2022 holiday shopping season. Net sales for Amazon, which has been battling cost-conscious consumers and higher costs, were $142.2bn in the last quarter of 2022, up 9 percent from 2021. Sales events during the holiday season offered glimmers of hope that Amazon’s retail business may be staging a recovery, …
Logistics real estate company WDP saw its property values rise in the first nine months of the year, but these were completely wiped out by a significant €407 mln write-downs in the fourth quarter of 2022. WDP’s write-downs showed that the real estate market changed completely in the fourth quarter of 2022. Higher financing costs …
The e-commerce market has boomed in recent years. But, with the growth in sales, the number of returns has also increased significantly. Whereas online stores used to entice consumers with free returns, it is major brands such as H&M and Zara recently started charging fees. By doing so, they want to reduce the cost of …
China internet giant Alibaba Thursday reported September-quarter results that beat earnings but showed another quarter of weak revenue performance. The e-commerce firm reported adjusted earnings of $1.82 per U.S. share on revenue of $29.12 billion. On a year-over-year basis, Alibaba’s earnings rose 15% while sales increased 3%. In the prior quarter, revenue fell by 4%. Cainiao Logistics …
Challenger in the Dutch parcel market Instabox Netherlands (and Red Je Pakketje) has been declared bankrupt. However, an internal email reveals that the company will soon have a consultation with staff and the appointed trustee Mr. Voermans. The parent company Instabox was founded in 2015 in Stockholm and operates the most extensive network of parcel …
When refrigerated products are delivered using a mobile cooler with electric transport, there are no CO2 emissions. It also reduced the number of transport movements in Amsterdam during a trial initiated by Dutch Leen Menken Foodservice Logistics and Rijkswaterstaat this spring. The test took place in Amsterdam Zuid. Further research and deploying multiple mobile cool …
Deutsche Post DHL Group officially launched parcel transport via parcel streetcar in the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Around 450 DHL parcel shipments will be transported on the new particular line in the city area every weekday. The additional trip starts at 11:17 a.m. at the Haselholz depot and stops at Kieler Straße, Platz der Freiheit, …