Shipments stories

Oracle unveils new trade management features in Fusion Cloud SCM to help firms tackle global tariffs, boost shipment visibility and automate supply chains.

HarborLab has launched HL AI, an innovative tool to improve maritime port expense management, promising enhanced efficiency for ship operators.

Huawei leads the global wearables market with a 44.3% year-on-year shipment increase, securing a 16.9% market share in 2024 despite a downturn.

A GSA survey forecasts a 23% growth in 5G FWA CPE shipments for 2024, highlighting a strong shift towards 5G devices, set to comprise 42% of all units.

FedEx unveils handbooks to guide SMEs in China and Japan's eCommerce markets, offering insights on geotargeting, consumer habits, and key shopping dates.

The Red Sea crisis' enduring impact on global shipping extends beyond geopolitical tensions, spiralling into shipping delays and rerouting, spiking costs, and disrupting trade routes, with intrusive fallout on tech and worldwide supply chains.

Linnworks, a leading provider of inventory and warehouse management solutions, has appointed Georgia Leybourne as its new CMO.

Global tablet shipments decline by 29.9% in Q2 2023, with weak demand and low consumer confidence, according to IDC. Apple leads, Samsung ranks second.

Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023.

Global shipments of smart home devices are expected to remain low until 2024, after experiencing a decline in Q1 2023, according to IDC.

Shipments reported by TCA members increased 13% year-on-year to reach 382 million units, with TCA estimating the total market in 2022 at 427 million units.

Real market recovery is not expected to occur until 2024, when IDC expects 5.9% year-over-year growth followed by low single-digit growth.

The downturn in 2022 was brought on by difficult year-over-year comparisons following the market's dramatic growth during the first two years of the pandemic.

Worsening macroeconomic conditions have led to a reduction in the outlook for global smart home device shipments according to IDC.

Tablet shipments decline 3.9% in Q1 2022, with growth softening as users continue to use existing devices, according to IDC data.

ARM-based CPUs are experiencing a surge in demand from cloud service providers, according to Omdia's Data Center Server Tracker.

Smart home device market sees steady growth despite supply chain disruptions and economic challenges, according to IDC.

Global shipments of PCs, including tablets, fell by 2% to 122.1 million units, Canalys confirmed in new research.

Wearables remain popular as consumers focus on exercise and health, with a 32.3% increase in shipments in Q2 2021, according to IDC.

Although shipments fell 7% in 2020 due to the pandemic, the market has bounced back with shipments expected to grow 12% in 2021.