Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group is launching parcel sorting centres in Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, in order to boost e-commerce parcel delivery in these countries. ➤
FedEx Express has boosted its intra-Asia network capacity by replacing B757 narrow-body freighters with B767 wide-body freighters and added additional services between Asia and Europe/US. ➤
International air cargo markets remained resilient in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and demand for intermediate goods, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its latest statistical analysis. ➤
Ethiopian Airlines Group establishes a global cargo conversion program to convert the B767-300ER passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft in partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ➤
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub, are continuing to grow, with July cargo volumes up 9.1 per cent over the same month in 2020 to 133,873 tonnes. ➤
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. ➤
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com launches its first cargo flight between China and the US on June 7, Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). ➤
Surging e-commerce growth between China and Eastern Europe has led Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to launch its first direct cargo flight between Zhengzhou (CGO) and Budapest (BUD). ➤
CEVA Logistics announced today that it has completed a successful Zero Defects Start-up for the full omni-channel distribution of Under Armour’s sports apparel products in the UK. ➤
SEKO Logistics opens regional distribution hubs on the US East Coast to manage growth in Baltimore, Maryland and Charlotte, North Carolina. ➤
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