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Business News > Mint Authors > Esther Fung

Esther Fung

ARTICLES BY ESTHER FUNG

DHL’s Stretch robot can unload around 580 cases an hour, almost twice the rate of a human unloader.

The Holy Grail of automation: Now a robot can unload a truck

2 min read . 23 Jun 2025

FedEx Corp's founder and former CEO, Frederick Smith, has died, the logistics giant said on Saturday. (File Photo: Reuters)

How Fred Smith built FedEx from the ground up

4 min read . 22 Jun 2025

(Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ)

The impossible four-hour test you need to pass to become a tariff pencil pusher

4 min read . 23 Apr 2025

Some Shein garment suppliers are considering moving some production to Vietnam. Photo: Gilles Sabrie for WSJ

Chinese companies work around Trump to keep selling to Americans

6 min read . 14 Feb 2025

The freight-rail industry is facing pressure to find cleaner alternatives to its traditional diesel-electric locomotives.

Rail carriers contemplate life after diesel: What’s next?

6 min read . 22 May 2024

FedEx had previously seen Amazon as a growing competitive threat.

FedEx and Amazon Discussed Partnership as Competition for Returning Packages Intensifies

2 min read . 18 Mar 2024

Ancora Holdings has proposed naming Jim Barber, former UPS chief operating officer, to succeed Alan Shaw.

Railroad Workers Were Ready to Strike. Now They’re Fighting to Save Their CEO.

4 min read . 04 Mar 2024

Socks are often bought as gifts because they don’t cost much compared with other apparel.

Why You Are Probably Getting Socks for Christmas

3 min read . 25 Dec 2023

While Shein has logistics facilities in Indiana, above, and California to handle its most popular items, most parcels are still packed in China. (Photo: Getty Images)

This retailer launched last year and it’s shipping a million packages a day

4 min read . 22 Dec 2023

A federal grant will help pay for replacement of the Point-No-Point Bridge owned by Conrail in New Jersey.

Railroads to Receive $1.4 Billion for Fixes and Upgrades

3 min read . 25 Sept 2023

UPS prepares for slowdown in global delivery volumes

2 min read . 31 Jan 2023

The e-commerce boom that fueled parcel carriers’ growth has faded (Photo: iStock)

Small package-delivery companies get bigger

3 min read . 23 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO: REUTERS

Amazon warehouse aims to go public as single-property business

3 min read . 13 Jul 2021

People walk in Mall of the Emirates, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP)

Shoppers return to malls, with an urge to spend

3 min read . 01 May 2021

Fortnite creator is buying a dying mall to develop new headquarters

2 min read . 06 Jan 2021