Asia Pacific
DHL Express jumps Asia Pacific capacity on surging demand
DHL Express is expanding its airfreight capacity by 2,000 tonnes a week to cater to “surging shipment volume” both intra-Asia and between Asia Pacific and the US. ➤
E-commerce
Asia Pacific
J&T Express primes e-commerce service with two new warehouses
J&T Express Singapore is opening two new warehouses in Singapore at Changi Airfreight Center and Penjuru, amid what it says is growing demand for domestic and international e-commerce delivery services. ➤
Carriers
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo begins commercial operations
The world’s newest cargo airline – Bahrain-based MENA Cargo, a unit of MENA Aerospace Enterprises – began commercial operations from 1 November. ➤
Airports
Cainiao set to double parcel sorting in Europe
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group is launching parcel sorting centres in Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, in order to boost e-commerce parcel delivery in these countries. ➤
Asia Pacific
FedEx goes 100% widebody intra-Asia, adds Asia-Europe/US capacity
FedEx Express has boosted its intra-Asia network capacity by replacing B757 narrow-body freighters with B767 wide-body freighters and added additional services between Asia and Europe/US. ➤
Airports
Leipzig/Halle Airport begins H2 with solid volumes
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub, are continuing to grow, with July cargo volumes up 9.1 per cent over the same month in 2020 to 133,873 tonnes. ➤
Airports
Drone Delivery Canada wins delivery contracts at EIA
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) enters into commercial agreements with Edmonton International Airport (EIA), Apple Express Courier and Ziing Final Mile to deploy its drone delivery solution at the airport. ➤
Asia Pacific
Cainiao logistics upgrades ahead of shopping festival
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, is launching a series of consumer-centric logistics upgrades aimed at customers in Singapore and Malaysia. ➤
Carriers
JD.com begins 3x weekly China-US cargo service
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com launches its first cargo flight between China and the US on June 7, Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). ➤
Asia Pacific
Cainiao begins Zhengzhou-Budapest service on e-commerce surge
Surging e-commerce growth between China and Eastern Europe has led Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to launch its first direct cargo flight between Zhengzhou (CGO) and Budapest (BUD). ➤