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. ➤
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. ➤
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). ➤
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. ➤
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. ➤
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 ➤
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, ➤
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 ➤
E-commerce demand sees DHL Express add four B767-300BCFs
DHL Express is adding four B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) as part of the global logistics company’s efforts to continue modernising and growing its fleet. The four aircraft will enter service in 2021. Driven by ➤
NTSB releases Atlas Air crash report citing human error
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) has released its report on Atlas Air flight 3591 that crashed in the US in 2019, citing human error. The NSTB says the first officer made an inappropriate ➤
Cainiao qaudrupling charter flights over next nine months
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce player will be quadrupling Cainiao’s fleet of chartered flights from 260 to 1,260 over the next nine months. This will help reduce its ➤
ATSG to lease a dozen more B767 freighters to Amazon
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) announces an agreement to lease 12 additional B767-300 converted freighter aircraft to Amazon.com Services for its rapidly growing Prime Air air logistics division. ATSG – a leading provider of medium, ➤
Online retailer THG partners SIA, announces own cargo airline
The Hut Group (THG), has stepped into the league of Amazon and Alibaba as the Manchester UK-based online retailer moves to partner Singapore Airlines (SIA), as well as acquire two of its own freighters, as ➤
IATA, UPU sound alarm on postal capacity crunch
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) warn that air capacity for postal services is insufficient and urged governments to do more to support the movement of mail by air ➤
JD.com pushes on for $3 billion HK secondary listing
Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com is proceeding with a secondary listing in Hong Kong within the next few months despite the coronavirus-induce turmoil in the financial markets. The Nasdaq-listed company has confidentially made an application to ➤
ShipChain, Distichain announce SMB solution to facilitate trade
ShipChain, the blockchain-based logistics company, today announced a new partnership with the B2B e-commerce platform provider Distichain to help small- and medium-sized businesses access global markets. ShipChain notes that as businesses increasingly need to be ➤
SEKO Logistics launches new initiative with Project C.U.R.E.
SEKO Logistics has launched a new SEKO CARES initiative in partnership with Project C.U.R.E. – a non-profit humanitarian relief organisation – to buy, donate and inspire support for frontline responders treating patients affected by COVID-19. ➤
China e-commerce giant JD.com donate medical supplies to UK
Richard Liu, chairman and CEO of Nasdaq-listed, e-commerce giant JD.com, and his wife, Nancy Zhang, have donated medical supplies to the UK, which is struggling with the COVID-19 outbreak. This donation, facilitated by China Charity ➤
FedEx in e-commerce collaboration with eBay Korea
FedEx Express launches an alliance programme with eBay Korea Cross Border Trade (CBT), enabling sellers to benefit from discounted international shipping rates, particularly for shipments to Europe and the US. FedEx will also host regular ➤
Amazon warehouses facing rising tide of coronavirus cases
A key lockdown lifeline for millions of Americans – online shopping on Amazon – is now under threat by the fast moving Covid-19 virus. Amazon warehouses across the US are now facing a growing tide ➤
DHL Express receives first of six B777F due this year
DHL Express is receiving six new B777F-200 freighters this year, with the first of these planes landing last week at its future base of operations, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). In 2018 DHL ordered ➤
Carriers, postal organisations agree to deepen cooperation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Post Corporation (IPC) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce cooperation between the two organisations in this era of e-commerce. The aim for both IATA ➤
U-Freight expands S.Korean ops with new e-commerce hub
U-Freight Korea, part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, opens a new logistics hub in Incheon to support its growing e-commerce business. The E-commerce fulfilment centre (EFC) will process domestic and cross-border e-commerce shipments for ➤
UPS posts healthy results thanks partly to Amazon
Global express giant, UPS announces higher than expected fourth-quarter 2019 earnings, up 8.8 per cent year-on-year, boosted by strong peak season demand, in particular from its biggest customer, Amazon. Revenue rose 3.6 per cent to ➤
Dubai Customs launches blockchain-based e-commerce platform
Dubai Customs has introduced a new blockchain-based cross border e-commerce platform as the Emirate aims to become a global hub for e-commerce. The project, piloted in September 2019, is comprised of two phases. The first ➤
SEKO, AGWorld team up on Asia-US supply chains
SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) sign a strategic partnership to create new cross-border solution for shippers doing business between Asia and the US. The move comes as global trade disputes accelerate ➤
Tigers boosts omni-channel e-commerce capability in Sydney
Tigers opens a new omni-channel facility in Yennora, Sydney, Australia to meet rising demand in domestic and cross-border e-commerce for B2B, B2C fulfilment and retail scan pack. The omni-channel warehouse is fitted with Tigers’ Automated ➤
SEKO continues acquisition momentum with Air-City
SEKO Logistics completes its largest-ever acquisition with the purchase of New York-based freight forwarder and cross-border e-commerce specialist, Air-City. The financial details of the acquisition were not revealed. Similar to the purchase of GoodShip International, ➤
JD Logistics eying overseas IPO with $30 billion valuation
JD Logistics, the logistics unit of China’s second largest e-commerce platform JD.com, is eyeing a potential overseas IPO that could raise between USD 8–10 billion. Reuters is reporting, citing two insiders, that JD Logistics is ➤
China Post, Skyworth partner on logistics, e-commerce
China Post Group and the Skyworth Group – a Chinese manufacturer of electronics and smart appliances – have signed a strategic partnership agreement. China Post and Skyworth have been cooperating for a number of years ➤
Richard Liu quietly shuffles roles at China’s JD.com
China’s second largest e-commerce company, JD.com, has been quietly astir with major changes at the top after its founder and chief executive Richard Liu Qiangdong, has discreetly stepped down from a number of key roles. ➤
RSA Global opens first Asia office in Hong Kong
RSA Global, the United Arab Emirates-based freight forwarding and supply chain management company, opens its first Asia office in Hong Kong. The office will oversee the company’s strategic development in HK and Mainland China capturing ➤
U-Freight takes e+Solutions to Malaysia
Six months after its launch in Hong Kong, the U-Freight Group is taking e+Solutions, its logistics product designed for e-commerce start-ups, to the Malaysian marketplace. The U-Freight Group launched e+ Solutions to help the growing ➤
Aramex launches e-commerce final mile solution
Aramex launches its latest e-commerce last mile delivery solution, Aramex Spot, across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As part of what it says are its efforts to enhance customer service and to accommodate ➤
Emirates SkyCargo launches e-commerce delivery platform
Emirates SkyCargo launches Emirates Delivers, a new e-commerce delivery platform that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to home or office. Currently ➤
DHL Express unveils €131 million expansion to Incheon Gateway
DHL Express signs a concession agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corporation to invest KRW 175 billion (EUR 131 million) to expand its gateway in South Korea. When completed in Q2 2022, the Incheon Gateway ➤
ViaEurope opens new e-Hub in Liège Airport
ViaEurope, a European e-logistics, tech start-up continues to expand with the opening of its new e-Hub in Liège (LGG) Belgium. This new platform is the second of its kind for the firm whose headquarters are ➤
E-commerce at Leipzig/Halle accelerated by Dakosy solution
E-commerce shipments arriving at Leipzig/Halle Airport are now handled completely digitally and through automated processes with Dakosy’s ZODIAK Customs software. The software, developed by the Hamburg software specialist is approved for all ATLAS Customs procedures. ➤
Emirates begins partnership with B2B Seafood Souq
Emirates SkyCargo and Seafood Souq have kicked off their partnership with a batch of salmon arriving in Dubai in the cargo hold of an Emirates passenger flight from Glasgow on 6 September. The shipment of ➤
Sinoair first in Asia with Webcargo e-booking partnership
Sinotrans Global E-commerce Logistics (Sinoair), partners with WebCargo by Freightos to become Asia’s first direct-to-customer air cargo e-booking platform. Shippers will now be able to pull global contract rates, get dynamic pricing or request ad-hoc, ➤
DP’s StreetScooter set to enter Chinese market with Chery
Deutsche Post subsidiary StreetScooter and automobile manufacturer Chery Holding Group sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) around last-mile electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV). The MoU is aimed at starting local production, sourcing and development of ➤
Amazon considering investment in Indonesia’s Gojek
Amazon and Indonesia-based Gojek – an on-demand multi-service platform and digital payment technology group – are said to be in early discussions around investment by the US e-commerce giant in Gojek’s delivery platform and infrastructure. ➤
Azul Cargo Express, Mercado Libre do Brazilian e-commerce deal
Azul Cargo Express, the cargo unit of Brazil’s Azul airline, signs a commercial agreement with Mercado Libre, Latin America’s largest e-commerce company. As a result, Azul Cargo Express will become the only air-shipping partner within ➤
DB Schenker provides automated logistics for MediaMarkt Sweden
DB Schenker is now responsible for MediaMarkt Sweden’s logistics for online sales and store deliveries from the Arlandastad logistics centre near Stockholm. Schenker says MediaMarkt Sweden benefits from Swisslog’s automated ‘CarryPick’ warehouse management solution, where ➤
BUD looks to grow e-commerce flows with Shanghai, HK workshops
Budapest Airport (BUD), in collaboration with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, has organised workshop events in Shanghai and Hong Kong for representatives from Chinese air cargo and e-commerce companies. Among those attending the event were Chinese e-commerce logistics ➤
Cargojet expands strategic link with Amazon.ca
Canadian all-cargo carrier, Cargojet Inc., has entered into a new strategic agreement with an affiliate of Amazon.com.ca expanding its role as a key provider of Amazon’s middle-mile transportation in Canada. The agreement with Amazon affiliate, ➤
GEODIS wins Euro e-commerce contract from Allbirds
Global supply chain operator GEODIS has been chosen by Allbirds to service sales through its newly launched e-commerce website, catering to 12 European markets. GEODIS Netherlands will manage all of Allbirds’s warehouse activities for the ➤
Keppel Logistics’ UrbanFox expands Southeast Asia footprint
Keppel Logistics subsidiary, UrbanFox – an omnichannel logistics and commerce solutions provider – announces the expansion of its Southeast Asia footprint in Vietnam and Malaysia. Tapping the established logistics network of its parent company Keppel ➤
Australia Post, Qantas Freight do e-commerce capacity deal
Australia Post and Qantas Freight have signed an expanded domestic and international air freight agreement to support the growing demand for e-commerce parcels. The seven-year agreement, valued at over AUD 1.0 billion (USD 676.3 million), ➤
DP-DHL Group profits despite worsening trade environment
Deutsche Post DHL Group, continued its profitable growth course in the second quarter of 2019 with growth across all five divisions, despite the dampening effect of trade tensions. In the period April-June, the Group increased ➤
