All E-Commerce Logistics articles – Page 22
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DHL to ramp up technology deployment in North America to meet the need for speed
DHL Supply Chain will invest $300m in deploying new technology and transportation control towers in 350 of its 430 North American facilities as it looks to improve productivity.The logistics giant said that deployment of the technologies, such as robotics, augmented reality, robotics process automation, IoT and DHL’s proprietary end-to-end visibility ...
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Global trade will continue to grow, but at slower pace
The latest DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) predicts that global trade will continue to grow over the next three months but more slowly, especially in the UK which is at stagnation level.The barometer, which looks at seven major trading countries representing 75% of global trade, indicates that India will continue ...
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DHL Express adds delivery feature as US peak season volumes surge
DHL Express has introduced a new service feature in time for the record holiday season that helps customers and future shipping recipients tailor their delivery options ahead of time for incoming deliveries.The roll-out of the On-Demand Delivery service across DHL's global network comes as the parcel and e-commerce giant is ...
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SEKO and ShipStation join forces to help e-commerce retailers
SEKO Logistics is partnering with ShipStation to help its e-commerce merchants expand in new cross-border markets.ShipStation, one of the world’s leading web-based shipping solutions, helps e-commerce retailers import, organise, process and ship their orders quickly and easily from any web browser.It features the most integration partners of any e-commerce web-based ...
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Sales binges provide opportunities for airfreight
This past extended weekend’s numerous sales events appear to have been the biggest ever, if reports from retail giant Amazon are anything to go by.The likes of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which represent a spike in business for an e-tail giant such as Amazon, also represent significant opportunities for ...
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Vallair hands over B737-400F conversion to Longhao
Vallair, the Luxembourg-headquartered aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of a Boeing 737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group, its first for the Chinese operator.The 737-400 aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a PEMCO supplemental type ...
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China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation
Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route.Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief ...
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Zhengzhou logistics firm to establish North American base at Edmonton International
Chinese logistics firm EHL has selected Canada’s Edmonton International (EIA) as its North American hub.The company will utilise the airport and nearby logistics facilities to transport and consolidate goods including e-commerce, moving between China and North America.EHL will transport cargo between Zhengzhou and Edmonton, and continue to the US mainlandAn ...
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DHL's Resilience360 supply chain platform bags $21m venture capital investment
Resilience360, DHL’s cloud-based supply chain risk management platform, is to receive a $21m investment from Columbia Capital.A joint statement said that the US-based venture capital group has a long history of investing in and scaling “high growth and disruptive technology companies”.Columbia Capital’s team will take an active role “in pursuing ...
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JD.com launches dedicated air cargo operation to increase delivery speed
E-commerce company JD.com has added a dedicated air cargo operation through Tianjin Air Cargo freighter as it continues to expand its logistics business and improve reliability.The new service, which launches today, will fly six round trips a week between Tianjin and Guangzhou using a dedicated freight Boeing 737 aircraft branded ...
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DHL Express launches Vancouver-Cincinnati freighter as e-commerce booms
DHL Express has launched a direct flight from Vancouver to Cincinnati in order to serve an "unparalleled growth" in e-commerce.The direct flight from Vancouver International Airport into Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the DHL Express Americas hub, comes as a result of "double-digit shipment growth" into Vancouver generated from growing international ...
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ATSG Q3 revenues on the rise and expects a 'good' peak season
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) saw 2018 third quarter revenues increase 13% to $204.9m and expects “a good peak season” for air cargo.ATSG, which provides Boeing 767 freighter uplift for Amazon’s US domestic overnight parcel network, saw adjusted EBITDA up 13 percent to $74.3m.Joe Hete, ATSG president ...
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XPO Logistics achieves ‘robust’ growth in Q3
US-based XPO Logistics saw its third-quarter revenue increase by 11.5% over the same three months of last year, to $4.3bn.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose from $369.6m in the third quarter of 2017 to $414.9m for the same period of this year.The Connecticut-headquartered company’s logistics segment ...
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Cainiao prepares for Singles Day e-commerce spree with freighters and smart warehouses
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is preparing for this year’s 'Singles Day' global shopping spree with 51 chartered flights and upgrades to its technology.The logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba confirmed that the chartered freighters will take goods to West Europe, Russia and Southeast Asia for AliExpress and Tmall World ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out automated mail management system
Qatar Airways Cargo has rolled out a fully automated mail management system at more than 50 stations across its global network in what it says is a first for the industry.It has also signed an agreement with leading logistics solutions provider Descartes to integrate the Descartes Velocity Mail (vMail) solution ...
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DB Schenker expands training options
DB Schenker and the Fraunhofer Institute have developed an innovative employee training program on packaging and order-picking processes as part of a long-term partnership.The training program is built around six exercises that teach the participants about the processes by encouraging playful learning. The employee training course is currently available in ...
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DHL sets up strategic partnership for supply chain operations in China
Deutsche Post DHL Group will transfer its supply chain operations in China to S.F. Holding in a ten-year strategic partnership to grow this business in China.As part of this deal, Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP DHL) will receive an upfront payment of RMB5.5bn (approximately €700m) and a revenue-based partnership fee ...
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DHL Parcel UK strengthens UK presence
DHL Parcel UK (formerly UK Mail) is to take over 3,500 Pass My Parcel ServicePoints across the UK in the face of increasing demand from online shoppers for convenient and flexible delivery options.DHL Parcel UK chief executive Peter Fuller said: "Rebranding [UK Mail] to DHL Parcel UK is a significant ...
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Seko Logistics wins beauty contest
Feelunique, Europe’s leading online beauty retailer, is opening a distribution hub in Hong Kong this month in partnership with SEKO Logistics to serve its rapidly growing customer base in mainland China.Sales have grown exponentially since the retailer launched its dedicated Chinese website three years ago and China now accounts for ...
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UK Singles Day spend will double predicts e-commerce specialist
Singles’ Day will double in value in the UK this year, predicts e-commerce delivery specialist Parcelhero.Last year the e-commerce-enabled event, which originated in China and is now a global spending spree, generated worldwide sales of $25.3bn, dwarfing Black Friday/Cyber Monday combined sales of $14.48bn.As the day falls on a Sunday ...