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. ➤
IT & Disruption
Carriers
ABC’s digital bookings soar 270 per cent in 2021
Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has seen a 274 per cent increase in digital bookings in 2021 compared with 2020. ➤
Carriers
Silk Way West offers freighter capacity on WebCargo
Silk Way West Airlines is set to enable Digital Air Cargo real-time pricing and eBooking for thousands of forwarders on air cargo booking platform WebCargo. ➤
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
GEODIS invests in mobile robots for HK facility
Transport and logistics provider GEODIS is deploying Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) from Geek+, a global technology company, at its Yuen Long Warehouse Distribution Centre (YLDC) in Hong Kong. ➤
Carriers
Awery Aviation launches new instant booking app
A new online tool – CargoBooking.aero – supports airlines and their General Sales Agents (GSAs) to deliver instant air cargo quoting and booking with Application Programming Interface (API) integration to freight forwarders. ➤
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. ➤
Disruption
PayCargo snags $125 million Series B investment
Freight payment platform PayCargo announces a USD 125 million Series B investment by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. ➤
IT & Disruption
Rate benchmarking platform Xeneta integrates Clive Data
Xeneta, a globalocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform and container shipping index, announces the integration of CLIVE Data Services’ ‘dynamic loadfactor’ data and analyses. ➤
Carriers
Finnair joins WebCargo as shift to digital bookings gathers pace
Finnair Cargo is joining WebCargo, the digital air cargo platform, to offer instant pricing, guaranteed capacity, and eBookings to WebCargo customers. ➤