Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight – WSJ (Jan 25, 2017)
Amazon seems to be treating building its own shipping infrastructure as a major strategic goal at present, from running its own planes to shipping its own sea freight. That’s partly about leverage over the traditional companies it has historically outsourced these jobs to, and partly about flexibility and control over the infrastructure it needs to get the job done. The further Amazon goes down this route, the harder it becomes for anyone to compete on a level playing field – Amazon’s logistics and distribution infrastructure is reaching a point where it’s becoming a massive competitive advantage.
via WSJ
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