Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight

The parties shipping with Amazon primarily appear to be Chinese sellers on its website that use its “Fulfillment by Amazon” service, which allows merchants to store items at Amazon’s warehouses that Amazon then packs and ships when they are sold.

“They’ve made it so easy for these small, medium Chinese suppliers to make it into the supply chain,” adds Mr. Ferreira.

Check out this post from Flexport‘s Ryan Peterson for more context and analysis.