Amazon Opens Logistics Services to Clients as AWS Sites Hit by Drone Strikes
Amazon has opened its freight, warehousing and fulfilment infrastructure as Amazon Supply Chain Services for external clients, securing early adopters like P&G and 3M across healthcare, automotive and retail. Iranian drone strikes damaged three AWS data centres in the UAE and Bahrain, pausing billing and projecting several months for recovery.
1. Launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services
Amazon has launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), opening its freight, warehousing and fulfilment infrastructure to external companies across sectors such as healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and retail. The service leverages over 80,000 trailers, 24,000 intermodal containers and more than 100 aircraft to support ocean, air, ground and rail transport, while its distribution arm enables multi-channel order fulfilment; early adopters include Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands' End and American Eagle Outfitters.
2. AWS Data Centre Disruptions from Drone Strikes
Iranian drone strikes damaged three AWS data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, causing structural and water damage to power systems and server racks. Amazon has paused billing for affected customers, urged migration of workloads to other regions and expects repairs to take several months, underscoring new operational risks tied to geopolitical instability in its cloud network.