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 […]
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 […]
SingPost integrates AI into its Southeast Asia-wide logistics platform
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its recently announced regional e-commerce logistics platform LaMP, in a move to provide what is says is unprecedented parcel traceability and reliability for customers across […]
Agility to invest $100 million in e-commerce digital logistics platform
Agility is investing USD 100 million over three years to launch Shipa.com, a digital logistics platform aimed at businesses, entrepreneurs and consumers to manage their freight, e-commerce, and urban deliveries online. “Logistics is the backbone […]
Belgium becomes first European Alibaba-led eWTP member
Belgium has become the first European country to become a member of the Alibaba-led Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP). The Alibaba Group and the government of Belgium on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to […]
Amazon’s impact on UPS, FedEx underestimated: Morgan Stanley
Amazon’s move to create its own air network has been underestimated and could cause significant turbulence for both UPS and FedEx, Wall Street investment firm Morgan Stanley warned this week. “For now, investors are focusing […]
SE Asia booming for Cathay Pacific, trade tensions may boost demand
Southeast Asia is booming for Cathay Pacific Cargo with North America and the intra-Asia trade lanes currently the strongest performing sectors for the Hong Kong-based carrier, a situation which may see added demand as a […]
SEKO Logistics partners with ShipStation on cross-border e-commerce
SEKO Logistics is partnering with ShipStation, a leading global web-based e-commerce shipping solution, to increase its e-commerce merchants’ ability to grow in new cross-border markets. As a leading web-based shipping solution ShipStation helps e-commerce retailers […]
GEODIS ups its e-commerce game with dedicated position
With an eye on the booming e-commerce sector GEODIS is creating of a global position for e-commerce with the appointment of Ashwani Nath as vice president & global head of e-channel solutions. Reporting to Philippe […]
China Post, Lufthansa Cargo deepen cooperation with new PVG-FRA service
China Post Group Corporation, the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Lufthansa Cargo have announced a strategic cooperation involving B777F capacity on the Shanghai (PVG)-Frankfurt (FRA) route. Reflecting what the two […]
DHL divisions in US ready for 40% peak volume surge
DHL divisions in the US linking the entire e-commerce supply chain are ready for what the logistics giant says can be a 40 per cent surge in volumes during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday and […]
DHL e-commerce plugs into Shopify Singapore for easier shipping
DHL eCommerce is working with Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform, to enable Singapore-based merchants to easily ship to their customers worldwide through a seamless plugin on a single platform. All new Singapore-based businesses built with […]
Zhengzhou logistics firm to build North American logistics hub at EIA
China’s EHL International Logistics Co. and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) recently signed an agreement making the airport EHL’s new North American logistics consolidation centre for goods, including e-commerce, moving between China and North America. EHL, […]
Cainiao sets new 11.11 delivery records, as parcels pop 1 billion
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network breaks its own delivery-speed record for this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, shaving nearly five hours from the time required to deliver the first 100 million packages in 2017. It took […]
Amazon takes delivery of 40th B767-300F with partner Atlas Air
Amazon takes delivery of its twentieth B767-300 converted freighter from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, named ‘Valor’, ahead of the peak holiday season to serve its growing customer demand. The aircraft is the 40th B767-300 converted […]
11.11 rings up $53.7 billion in sales for Alibaba, JD.com
The world’s largest shopping event – China’s 11.11 or Singles Day – brought in RMB 373.3 billion (USD 53.7 billion) as China’s e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com saw orders soar over last year, including fresh […]
JD.com moves to dedicated freighters with Tianjin Air Cargo
JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce retailer, has partnered with Tianjin Air Cargo, a unit of HNA Group, to ship goods on dedicated B737 freighters as the e-commerce giant ramps up its logistics business. The new […]
SingPost launches final-mile e-commerce platform across SE Asia
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) launched its Last Mile Platform (LaMP), creating a final-mile, open e-commerce ecosystem connecting retailers and logistics providers across Southeast Asia. Describing it as a first-of-its-kind integrated last-mile platform, SingPost said LaMP […]
Cainiao Logistics steadies itself for Alibaba’s mammoth 11.11 Single’s Day
Cainiao Logistics, the logistics arm of China’s Alibaba Group has finalised its logistics arrangements – including chartering 51 aircraft – for this year’s 11 November Single’s Day, or 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, the largest online […]
DHL Express launches e-commerce-fuelled Vancouver-Cincinnati service
DHL Express launches a new direct flight from Vancouver to its US hub in Cincinnati as a result of the dynamic growth of international trade, in part fuelled by the “unparalleled growth in e-commerce”. The […]
Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out automated mail system with Descartes
Qatar Airways Cargo has rolled out an automated mail management system using Descarte vMail at more than 50 stations across its global network as e-commerce continues to plump up mail volumes. The Doha-based carrier is […]
DPDHL Group transfers China supply chain ops to SF Holding
Deutsche Post DHL Group has entered into a landmark deal that will transfer its supply chain operations in China to S.F. Holding, the close logistics partner of e-commerce giant Alibaba, in what will become a […]
Alibaba’s Ma to establish training institute for Indonesian techpreneurs
Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma plans to establish a training institute in Indonesia aimed at educating thousands of tech entrepreneurs. According to Ma, the ‘Jack Ma Entrepreneur Institute’ is expected to cultivate 10,000 tech […]
Cainiao partnership on green logistics wins int’l funding for expansion
A public-private partnership between Cainiao Smart Logistics Network and the China Environmental Protection Foundation (CEPF) has been awarded USD 1.0 million in funding to expand an ongoing green logistics cities programme in China. Alibaba’s logistics […]
Return to sender: Trump threatens to pull out of Universal Postal Union
Claiming the Universal Postal Union (UPU) unfairly benefits Chinese companies shipping to the US, White House officials announced that the US would begin leaving the Union. The Trump administration said it will begin withdrawing from […]
DHL, Shopee connect Chinese e-commerce sellers with Thai consumers
DHL eCommerce has reached a partnership in China with Shopee, a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The partnership enables sellers in China to access consumers nationwide in Thailand, with an expansion of […]
Alibaba, Marine Harvest team up on new salmon supply chain
Win-Chain, Alibaba Group’s fresh-food supply-chain platform and Marine Harvest of Norway, the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, agreed to cooperate on the creation of new salmon supply chain for China. The two companies […]
E-commerce brings rising employment and income to China’s poorest
Online retail sales in China’s impoverished areas grew by 52 per cent last year to reach CNY 120.8 billion (USD 17.4 billion) last year, creating 1.3 million jobs according to a government report. A report […]
Ti forecasts balanced growth in domestic/int’l express markets
Transport Intelligence (Ti) expects the global express and small parcels market to grow by 8.6 per cent in real terms in 2018 similar to the strong performance in 2017. And like last year, growth is […]
Tigers supports the movement of SA wine to Germany, US
Global logistics specialist Tigers is supporting the export of South African wine to Germany and the US by streamlining the B2B supply chain for Anthonij Rupert Wyne through end-to-end solutions. Tigers is working with Anthonij […]
UPS opens new Atlanta Super Hub as package volumes surge
UPS opens its new 111,484 sqm Atlanta Super Hub, the second largest ground package processing facility in the US and fourth largest package operation in its worldwide network. The new Atlanta sortation and delivery centre […]
Feelunique targets China market from Hong Kong with SEKO logistics
Feelunique, a leading European online beauty retailer, is set to open a distribution hub in Hong Kong this month in partnership with SEKO Logistics to serve its rapidly growing customer base in mainland China. In […]
Amazon Air kicks off double-dailies out of Miami Int’l
Miami International Airport is now part of Amazon Air’s cargo flight operations following the launch of double-daily freighter service at MIA to destinations across the US. The new cargo service is being operated by Atlas […]
China’s transitioning economy resilient to trade problems: DHL
The rise of China’s domestic consumption and e-commerce marking the transition to a digitally-enabled mass-consumer market is continuing to fuel GDP growth despite the impact of the US-China trade dispute, according to September data from […]