Asia’s B2B buyers busy online, but offline still vital
B2B buyers in the Asian region are doing much of their purchasing online, but offline remains vital, according to a UPS study released today. UPS’ 2019 UPS Industrial Buying Dynamics Asia Pacific Study, found that […]
Fresh food e-commerce becoming very big business in China
Fresh food e-commerce in China is forecast to hit a total gross merchandise value (GMV) of CNY 495 billion (USD 72 billion) by the end of 2021, as cool chains improve and hybrid online/offline models […]
SEKO Logistics expands Chicago hub into global gateway
SEKO Logistics opens a global gateway in Chicago IL., marking the latest stage of its transition to a period of acquisition-led growth as it builds and differentiates its service offering in the international 3PL market. […]
EU-ASEAN Business Council calls for digital focus, policy change
The EU-ASEAN Business Council (ABC) released a new white paper calling on ASEAN to focus on the advancement of digital infrastructure and regulations including simplified customs clearance in order to boost economic growth and development […]
Amazon Air to begin Anchorage flights from 27 June
Amazon Air is set to begin flights to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) on 27 June as the e-commerce giant expands its own air network. The airport says in a Twitter post that Amazon Air will […]
Marimekko partners DSV on new China E-com store
Finnish lifestyle design company Marimekko has partnered DSV in China for its logistics and warehousing needs as it establishes its new online store in the country. Chinese buyers have very high demands for quality and […]
Liege Cargo Agency becomes first BE-GATE company
Liege Cargo Agency (LCA) is the first Walloon company to obtain BE-GATE authorisation aimed at speeding e-commerce, following its recent launch at Air Cargo Europe, earlier this month. Active in the air freight sector, LCA […]
Amazon adds 15 more B737-800Fs through GECAS
Amazon continues on its aircraft roll, partnering with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease an additional fifteen B737-800 freighters bringing its total fleet up to 70 aircraft by 2021. The announcement, in addition to […]
Kerry Logistics in e-commerce JV with Spanish Post
Kerry Logistics Network is moving to capitalise on the growing potential of China’s e-commerce exports in a joint venture with Spain’s national postal service Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos (Correos). The financial details of […]
FedEx passes on Amazon contract renewal
In what may well be the coming ‘sign of the times’, FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew its US domestic contract with Amazon.com. The express delivery company that has found itself, in […]
RSA Global launches e-commerce fulfilment solution
RSA Global, a supply chain solution provider with headquarters in Dubai, UAE, has launched a fulfilment solution with a capability to process up to 10,000 consignments per day, catering to digital sellers and e-commerce platforms […]
Lufthansa Cargo unveils ‘heyworld’ e-commerce product
Lufthansa Cargo has created ‘heyworld’ to cater to the e-commerce demands of online retailers, offering them custom solutions from a single source to meet their growing online needs. The Frankfurt am Main subsidiary of Lufthansa […]
HKG unveils three-prong strategy for hub preeminence
Changing global trade patterns and supply chains are driving Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) new strategy focusing on strengthening its capabilities as a high-value cargo hub. The three-pronged strategy consists of capturing cross-border e-commerce opportunities; […]
Tigers expands Rapha e-commerce coverage
Tigers is expanding its partnership with cycling sportswear brand, Rapha on both B2B and B2C delivery solutions as global e-commerce demand continues to grow for the brand. Tigers UK is providing fulfilment services for Rapha, […]
Atrans taps e-commerce on new Hangzhou-Riga service
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, is introducing a new route into its network between Hangzhou (HGH), China and Riga (RIX), Latvia. Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and home […]
DHL Express, Bahrain Airport renew for 10 more
DHL Express is extending its current lease with Bahrain International Airport (BAH) for another 10 years as e-commerce in the region grows. One of BAH’s most important strategic partners and a key contributor to Bahrain’s […]
UPS ‘supersizes’ its Louisville sorting, distribution hub
UPS more than triples the size of its sortation and distribution hub at Louisville Kentucky, nearly doubling package sorting capacity at the facility. The multi-phase expansion of its Louisville Centennial ground package sortation and distribution […]
Amazon breaks ground on new Kentucky air hub
Amazon broke ground on Tuesday for its new USD 1.5 billion Amazon Air Hub located in the US state of Kentucky at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The 278,700 sqm cargo hub with a […]
Singapore’s PSA, SATS unveil sea-air initiative
Singapore is upping its multimodal cargo game with container port operator PSA International and Changi Airport-based cargo handler, SATS signing an agreement to boost sea-air connectivity. PSA and SATS say they will collaborate on a […]
Amazon steps further into logistics space with freight brokerage
Amazon has added another piece of the logistics puzzle, quietly launching freight.amazon.com, a digital freight brokerage website in the US domestic market. The move is yet another element of the supply chain that Amazon has […]
SingPost exits US market amid losses to focus on Asia
Following a strategic review of its US businesses, Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost) has put its US e-commerce fullfillment companies, Jagged Peak and TradeGlobal up for sale as it exits the US market. Intensifying competition and […]
Atlas Air Worldwide revenue up on rising demand
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) saw first-quarter operating revenues of USD 680 million, while adjusted income for the period was up 14.7 per cent to USD 27.3 million with a 29.1 per cent rise in […]
Amazon concedes in China e-commerce battle
Amazon will close its domestic marketplace in China in July, ending a rough 15-year battle against Alibaba, JD.com and other up-and-comers in what is soon to become the world’s biggest e-commerce market. The company will […]
Alibaba’s Tmall arms brands with data, aims to create trends
Tmall says it will publish a series of data-driven forecast reports to help fashion brands stay on-trend in China’s fast-evolving consumer landscape and ultimately create fashion trends. The Alibaba Group-owned B2C shopping platform announced the […]
Atran begins new maindeck Xi’an-Moscow service
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched a new maindeck route linking Xi’an, China, with Moscow, Russia. The first flight was operated by one of Atran’s B737-400SF freighters with further […]
Tigers opens new UK facility to meet e-commerce demand
Hong Kong-based Tigers has opened a new facility in Thurrock, near London Gateway, to continue with long-term UK investment plans and to meet growing e-commerce demand, despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit. Tigers has moved its […]
DB Schenker teams up with ChannelAdvisor on cloud-based e-commerce
DB Schenker is striking a strategic partnership with ChannelAdvisor Corporation, a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable brands and retailers to increase global sales. The partnership will help enable DB Schenker’s customers to […]
U-Freight, Easyship step up their e-commerce partnership
The U-Freight Group (UFL) is further strengthening its relationship with Easyship, a leading global cloud-based shipping software and technology platform that enables e-commerce merchants to ship their products worldwide. With the increasing demand for cross-border […]
Amazon moves into B737-800BCFs with Southern Air
A total of five aircraft will be operated on a crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) basis for Amazon, for a term of seven years, with an extension option by Amazon for a total term of […]
Spain’s Correos partners with AliExpress and Cainiao
Alibaba Group’s AliExpress and Cainiao Network have teamed up with Correos, the national postal service of Spain, to support Spanish small- and medium-sized enterprises grow into new global markets. As part of a memorandum of […]
U-Freight launches logistics product for e-commerce start-ups
Hong Kong-headquarted U-Freight Group has launched e+ Solutions, a new product to assist small business start-ups in the e-commerce space with their logistics needs. Typically these small businesses have limited resources and are looking for […]
UPS, Inxeption develop partnership around B2B platform
UPS and e-commerce technology company Inxeption have forged a new alliance around a platform integration called Inxeption Zippy, that helps businesses market and distribute their products on multiple online channels, from one secure place. Inxeption’s […]
Alibaba to invest $693 million in STO Express
Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group Holding is taking a 14 per cent stake in Shanghai-based STO Express worth USD 693.4 million. STO Express is one of several companies that works with Alibaba under Cainiao, its […]
Deutsche Post DHL Group profits in “challenging” 2018
Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group saw a 1.8 per cent rise in its Group revenue for the financial year 2018 to EUR 3.2 billion, despite what it says was a “challenging year”. The logistics giant […]
SEKO Logistics rolls out e-commerce returns service
SEKO Omni-Channel Logistics is offering a new returns service – OmniReturns – which promises improved cost and visibility for e-tailers and retailers and aims to encourage repeat orders from satisfied shoppers. SEKO says it is […]
Tigers expands Miami as e-commerce, LATAM focus grows
Supply chain specialist Tigers USA has moved its Miami team into a new, larger facility to strengthen its focus on the Latin American region, as well as meet growing global e-commerce demands. The new purpose-built […]
Atlas Air B767 operating for Amazon crashes outside of Houston
US Federal investigators are busy combing through wreckage of an Atlas Air B767-300F flying for Amazon Air that crashed into a bay outside Houston, killing all three people on board Saturday. The aircraft was nearing […]
Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com to cut 10% of executives
E-commerce group JD.com plans to cut 10 per cent of high-level executive jobs this year, as it struggles with sluggish sales in the wake of a slowing Chinese economy. “The move is part of our […]
‘Steady as she goes’ for SEKO, Easyship on cross-border e-commerce
SEKO Logistics and Easyship, an e-commerce technology platform, are aiming to provide improved access to cross-border e-commerce solutions in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Australia through their new global partnership. The two companies say […]
Kerry Logistics in JV with E-Services Group on e-commerce fulfilment
Kerry Logistics Network announces a new joint venture with E-Services Group, an Asia-based e-commerce technology platform, to strengthen global e-commerce fulfilment capabilities, especially in the Greater China region. The joint venture, Kerry ESG (HK) Company […]
A quarter of all retail sales will soon be from e-commerce: Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Cargo says e-commerce will be an area it continues to explore as it expects a quarter of all global retail sales will be generated online within the next few years. “We expect a […]
eWTP can be basis for progress on Globalisation 4.0: Jack Ma
The Electronic World Trade Platform, or eWTP can form a key building block for Globalisation 4.0, says Jack Ma, speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The Alibaba-led initiative is a a […]
JD.com launches first government approved drone flight in Indonesia
JD.com, China’s second largest largest online retailer after Alibaba, today announced the completion of Indonesia’s first government approved drone flight – a breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia. The successful pilot opens the door […]
AirBridgeCargo posts 2% growth in 2018 thanks to special cargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw marginal growth in overall volumes in 2018, with specialty cargos boosting the numbers with a growth of over 25 per cent for the year alongside busy new routes to Ho Chi […]
Rhenus ups its intra-Asia game eying doubling of volumes, revenues
Rhenus Logistics Asia-Pacific aims to double its intra-Asia volumes and revenues by end-2020, as it continues to strengthen its regional presence including through mergers and acquisitions. Following the opening of its new office in New […]
Volga-Dnepr, Cainiao ink cross-border e-commerce agreement
Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, with the aim to strengthen its positions in the area of cross-border shipments in the […]
Budapest Airport focuses squarely on China and e-commerce
Budapest Airport (BUD) has unveiled an ambitious new growth strategy for Asia, including an additional direct freighter and belly cargo routes to China, as well as enhanced e-commerce capabilities at the Hungarian hub. Scheduled to […]
Lufthansa Cargo adds seven FRA-JFK charters for Deutsche Post DHL
Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its cargo capacity in cooperation with Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) again this year, to ensure the enormous volume of Christmas mail and parcels between Germany and the US is delivered on […]
HKIA, Alibaba commit to developing smart logistics network
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)and the Alibaba Group have committed to working closely to jointly build a global smart logistics network to foster more inclusive trade, focusing on cross-border e-commerce and temperature-controlled products such as […]
Another link in its logistics chain: Amazon announces new regional air hub
Amazon announced that construction has begun on a Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in the US state of Texas, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday. The announcement comes quickly on the […]