Express
Körber acquires Siemens’ global mail and parcel business
International technology group Körber has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics’ global mail and parcel business. ➤
Express
Asia Pacific
B&H provides urgent AOG service to New Zealand
Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has provided urgent AOG services to help get New Zealand’s Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air. ➤
Express
Onboard courier business surges on tight capacity
Onboard Courier (OBC) services are thriving on the back of cargo capacity constraints due to the ongoing reduction in global flights. ➤
Disruption
UPS opens Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore
Supply Chain Solutions (UPS SCS) today officially opened its first innovation centre globally, connecting businesses in Asia with emerging technologies in logistics. ➤
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. ➤
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. ➤
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. ➤
Cool Chain
DHL crosses 1 billion vaccine delivery milestone
DHL has passed the one billion mark in terms of COVID-19 vaccines delivered since the vaccine campaign began in December 2020. ➤
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. ➤