January 14, 2016 / 11:11 PM / 3 years ago
Amazon China registers to provide ocean freight services
(Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) China division has registered to provide ocean freight services, which allows it to coordinate shipments between China and the United States, according to a Federal Maritime Commission filing.
A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado in this file photo dated July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
A freight forwarder organizes shipments from a supplier in one region and ships them to customers in faraway countries.
(This version of the story corrects lede to say Amazon China registered to provide freight services, not received a license to do so.)
Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Siddharth Cavale
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