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 […]
China Post strikes deal with Huawei following FedEx debacle
Hot on the heels of accusations that FedEx is operating against the interests of Huawei, China Post Group and Huawei Technologies have signed a strategic cooperation deal. The announcement comes only days after the Chinese […]
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 […]
FedEx apologises to Huawei over shipment ‘re-routing’
FedEx Corp has apologised to Huawei Technologies for the ‘re-routing’ of packages sent by the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker to its offices in Asia and instead shipping these to the express giant’s main US hub […]
DHL’s first B777F begins revenue service
The first of 14 new B777 Freighters ordered by DHL has commenced revenue service with its maiden flight to Bahrain (BAH). On Saturday 25 May, the aircraft took off from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), […]
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 […]
DHL Express, EHang launch first urban drone service
DHL Express and intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly launch a fully automated and intelligent smart drone delivery solution to tackle the last-mile delivery challenges in the […]
ZTO Express enjoys bumper Q1 volume growth
Shanghai-based, US-listed express delivery company, ZTO Express says net income grew by 27.6 per cent (constant currency) to RMB 966.4 million (USD 144 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March. The company generated parcel […]
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 […]
Hermes Group profits on back of robust e-commerce
Despite challenging market conditions, the Hermes Group has recorded solid growth in the 2018 financial year, as it profits from the continuing robust growth of e-commerce. The successful year builds on what it says is […]
FedEx Express, TNT rolling out clinical trial solution globally
FedEx Express and TNT are launching their clinical trial solution, Medpak VI°C, a service first launched in Europe, globally starting with Asia-Pacific and North America. Medpak VI°C – offering safe and reliable transportation of sensitive […]
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 […]
ATSG, DHL extend aircraft leasing, operating deal
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) extends its contract with DHL for three years for leases on fourteen B767 freighters. ATSG operates eight of those aircraft for DHL within DHL’s North American network. The agreements include: […]
FedEx’s Johor Station plugs into Asian Road Network
FedEx Express (FedEx) launches its new Johor Station, a one-stop logistics facility at the door-step of Singapore, aimed to enhance connectivity of southern Malaysia region to the world. The warehouse, measuring 2,676 sqm, is an […]
Aeroterm breaks ground on CVG multi-tenant facility
Cargo facilities developer Aeroterm breaks ground on a new Class A, 4,680 sqm multi-tenant facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in which FedEx will be the anchor tenant. There has been a strong increase […]
Aeroterm to expand FedEx’s leased MIA facility
Aeroterm announces an agreement with Miami-Dade County for the expansion of its air cargo facility at Miami International Airport (MIA) where Aeroterm holds a ground lease and subsequently leases the facility to FedEx Express. The […]
UPS Foundation coordinating with UN partners on Mozambique, Malawi
UPS today announced relief efforts are underway to bring critical supplies and food to victims of cyclone Idai that slammed into East Africa. Collaborations between The UPS Foundation and leading humanitarian relief organisations are bringing […]
Airbus’ Skyways drone trials first shore-to-ship deliveries in Singapore
Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone, the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions, to deliver a variety of small, time-critical maritime essentials to […]
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 […]
V-D’s Atran Airlines takes delivery of its first B737-800BCF
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has enlarged its fleet with the delivery of its first B737-800BCF, increasing its total number of freighters to five. Having successfully completed certification of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
China Post, Deppon to use driverless delivery vehicles from April
China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services in April 2019 with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into daily commercial use in […]
DHL Express opens new Madrid hub, with focus on LATAM
DHL Express opens its new EUR 93 million hub at Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport (MAD) in Madrid, strengthening the position of Madrid as an important hub for international commerce, especially between Europe and Latin America. […]
DHL, SF Holding finalise creation of SF DHL Supply Chain China
Logistics and mail group, Deutsche Post DHL Group has finalised its earlier announced landmark deal to transfer its supply chain operations in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, to SF Holding, a leading logistics service […]
Singapore 2nd in globalisation ranking, ASEAN beats expectations
While Singapore remains the world’s second most connected country, being the only Asia Pacific country to feature in the Top 10 ranking, Southeast Asian nations beat expectations as globalisation hits new record high. The ranking […]
UPS adds 50 extra flights to cope with US Valentine’s day flower demand
US-based express giant, UPS is gearing up for the global day of love, with 50 extra flights to handle the estimated 89 million flowers that will come from Latin America to the US for Valentine’s […]
FedEx Express signs up for Bahrain Airport cargo expansion
Bahrain Airport and FedEx Express have signed an agreement to expand the global express carrier’s facilities with new warehouse space at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new Air Cargo Area on the northern runway. The US […]
MIA, Brazil’s post office partner on Compra Fora e-commerce service
Miami International Airport and the Brazilian Post Office (known as Correios) have launched a new expedited shipping service aimed at e-commerce packages being sent to Brazil. Under the agreement packages of all sizes from anywhere […]
Blue Dart Express names Balfour Manuel as new CEO
India’s Blue Dart Express has named Balfour Manuel as CEO with immediate effect, taking over the helm of Blue Dart from Anil Khanna, who is leaving the organisation after more than 12 years in the […]
Lufthansa Cargo adds additional B777 freighter to AeroLogic fleet
Lufthansa Cargo will take delivery of a fourth brand-new freighter in the current calendar year, leased from Boeing and operated by AeroLogic (3S) at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ). This will take the AeroLogic fleet to twelve […]
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 […]
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 […]
David Cunningham, FedEx stalwart & long-time Asia hand to retire
David L. Cunningham, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Express, is retiring effective 31 December, to be replaced by Raj Subramaniam, currently executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer of FedEx Corp. Cunningham […]
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 […]
Singapore Changi sees Oct cargo volumes grow 2.1 per cent
Singapore Changi Airport handled 190,000 tonnes of cargo for the month of October, up 2.1 per cent year-on-year. The airport also saw a new cargo service calling, with the start of FedEx Express’ four-times weekly […]
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 […]
Leipzig/Halle Airport enjoying robust growth thanks to DHL, charters
DHL Express is the key driver of cargo at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) with freight volumes up by 9.1 per cent to 1.01 million tonnes between January and October compared to the same period in the […]
Fred Smith: Shifting supply chains from China to Vietnam ‘easier said than done’
While the US-China trade war has fuelled substantial talk of companies moving their manufacturing out of China to neighbouring Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam or Thailand, FedEx Corp CEO Fred Smith says it is something, […]
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 […]
FedEx Express launches dedicated Sydney-Singapore service
FedEx Express has launched a new dedicated flight four times per week between Sydney, Australia, and Singapore in response to customer demand for increased capacity, particularly for heavyweight shipments. The express and logistics giant says […]
UPS takes full ownership of India express business
UPS has further invested in its Indian joint venture to gain full ownership over its express services unit in India. As a joint venture, the business had exclusively served UPS’s international express small package shipping […]
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 […]
UPS embarks on eBike delivery pilot project in US city of Seattle
In an effort to address growing traffic congestion and air quality concerns, UPS and the US city of Seattle, have begun a delivery pilot project using pedal-assist cargo eBikes and customised, modular trailers. The cargo […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]