Asia Pacific
Cainiao invests to keep shipments moving during Lunar NY
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is piloting a new value-added service in Hong Kong aimed at keeping logistics operations flowing during the upcoming Lunar New Year. ➤
E-commerce
E-commerce
U-Freight restructures in Holland, adds e-commerce warehousing
U-Freight restructures in Holland, adds e-commerce warehousing ➤
Carriers
Amazon makes aircraft purchase foray with 11 B767s
E-commerce and logistics giant, Amazon announces its first-ever purchase of eleven B767-300 aircraft for conversion into freighters for its in-house cargo airline. ➤
Asia Pacific
Cainiao launches $76m open tender for logistics services
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of China’s largest e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group, launches its 2021 open tender for logistics services. ➤
Asia Pacific
JD Logistics aims for $3b Hong Kong IPO next year
JD Logistics, a subsidiary of China’s second-largest e-commerce platform, JD.com, is looking to launch a USD 3.0 billion Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Express supercharges Asia-Pac with €750m investment
DHL Express invests nearly EUR 690 million over the next two years on facilities in key Asia-Pacific growth markets. ➤
Carriers
Volga-Dnepr rides three-fold e-commerce surge
Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines are seeing a three-fold jump in e-commerce volumes. ➤
Airports
Amazon Air launches Leipzig/Halle air hub
Amazon Air launches operations at its first-ever regional air hub in Europe at the Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) in Schkeuditz, Germany. The new operations expand the regional capacity of Amazon Air with the 20,000 sqm cargo ➤
Asia Pacific
Cainiao delivers same-day boost across 11 Asian countries
Alibaba Group’s logistics arm, Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, unveils new logistics technology enabling same-day delivery from China to 11 Asian countries. Cainiao has now fully implemented its ‘Apollo’ proprietary logistics technology across 11 Asian countries, ➤
Airports
Air China Cargo & Cainiao boost presence at Liege
Air China Cargo Airlines and Alibaba’s Cainiao Smart Logistics Network start a new international Cross-border e-commerce route aimed at speeding up average delivery times between China and Europe. The first B777 Freighter flight landed at ➤