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Jeff Bezos is business’ great disrupter, but shipping is further along the modernisation path than many outsiders give it credit for. Photo: Scanpix

Amazon grabs the headlines, but disrupting shipping will be harder

Jeff Bezos may find that this industry is more technologically advanced than he expected

9 June 2020 7:02 GMT Updated 9 June 2020 7:15 GMT

By Paul Berrill

in London

News last week that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was one of the largest investors in a $15m fundraising by a freight forwarder grabbed more headlines than

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Amazon grabs the headlines, but disrupting shipping will be harder