Yes but the bulk cartons are properly packed, and the transparent plastic thing does offer some protection. Once they're taken out of the bulk packing and shipped individually does the problem arise. If you look at my post above, the drives were falling out of the transparent plastic cover as well.
Ok, i hadn't seen your pics till now.
The plastic shell (Seagate used to call them SeaShell), is enough protection, and the drive doesn't really even need bubble wrap then.
But it does need crush protection in case something heavy is stacked on top. So in that case, a larger size cardboard box like your drive was shipped in is necessary and enough. The mouth of the plastic shell should be taped to keep it from opening though.
More important is an anti-static bag. No drive should be kept in anything but an anti-static bag till the time of installation.
This includes keeping it on a bed to take photos! Lol
Never take a drive out of the bag till just before you're ready to use it.