All E-Commerce Logistics articles – Page 23
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DHL fashions the global logistics for Sweden's Lindex
DHL Global Forwarding has assumed all the freight operations for Lindex, the Swedish fashion chain with 490 stores across 18 Markets plus e-commerce in 30 countries.The forwarding arm of logistics giant DHL manages freight consolidation and distribution to Lindex. Cargo must be shipped from 240 factories managed by 140 suppliers ...
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Panalpina boss on peak season: “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day”
Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen has warned that “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day” in air cargo's looming peak season, adding that “smooth operations on the ground will be equally important”.Karlen said that this year’s airfreight market is “not quite as strong” as in 2017, although rates remain ...
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WiseTech Global acquisitions continue as it bags SmartFreight
Expansion-minded WiseTech Global has announced its second acquisition in less than three days after buying Australia-based parcel shipping and less than truckload (LTL) software provider SmartFreight.Earlier this week, WiseTech Global continued its worldwide buying spree with the acquisition of LSI Sigma Software (DataFreight), a provider of Customs, freight forwarding and ...
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Amazon Air lands at Miami
Amazon Air has launched a twice daily Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300F service through Miami International Airport (MIA).The service, connecting the Florida gateway to other airports across the US, is operated by Atlas Air Worldwide.A facility at MIA sorts the Amazon packages prior to their flight out on the Atlas freighters.Lester ...
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Ground transportation in a spin due to e-commerce and digitisation
Global freight transport is “the definition of volatility”, but the ground logistics sector is “undergoing change that far exceeds the norms of regular market fluctuation”.That is the main finding of a special report produced by DHL Supply Chain, The Logistics Transport Evolution: The Road Ahead.The evolution in the transport sector ...
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CEVA Logistics clicks with Saraiva for Brazilian e-tailer's e-commerce business
Saraiva, Brazil's largest online retailer, has chosen CEVA Logistics to support the expansion of its distribution network in south-east Brazil.From its multi-user warehouse at Extrema in the Minas Gerais municipality, CEVA Logistics will introduce faster working and delivery practices to Saraiva and its customers in the region.CEVA will manage more ...
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ATSG to acquire US passenger carrier Omni Air International for $845m
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is to acquire Oklahoma-based Omni Air International (Omni Air), a passenger and charter services provider, for $845m.Omni Air, founded in 1993 and with a fleet of 13 passenger aircraft, a mix of Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 extended range units, serves the ...
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DHL's e-commerce partnership covers all the channels
DHL eCommerce has formed a strategic alliance with ChannelAdvisor, a cloud-based e-commerce solutions provider.ChannelAdvisor enables retailers and brands to sell on marketplaces and improve their online performance by optimising their operations.With a single product data feed, retailers and brands can sync with over 107 marketplaces, said a joint statement.“As orders ...
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Integrator heavyweights making light work of the e-commerce boom
The vertiginous rise of e-commerce is benefiting integrators rather than traditional air cargo handlers, conference-goers heard today.Handlers need to “wake up” to the needs of e-commerce or risk losing business to integrators that are shipping ever heavier pieces of cargo.While e-commerce is commonly associated with packages no larger than a ...
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3D printing poses a risk to 2%-4% of airfreight volumes
Fears over 3D printing are unfounded in that the technology is unlikely to eat into airfreight volumes in a significant way, conference goers in Brussels heard on September 26.That's because 3D printing is best suited to a limited number of products, in particular those that need customisation.Talking at the Air ...
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DP DHL to create e-commerce division headed by Ken Allen
Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) is establishing an e-commerce division to ensure it can take advantage of the growing sector.The German postal and logistics giant said that separating e-commerce from its Post and Parcel (PeP) division would allow the postal business to concentrate on its turnaround plans.At the same time, ...
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UPS invests for surge in cross-border e-commerce
UPS has unveiled a transformation strategy to handle a 40% surge in package revenues and a 28% increase in cross-border e-commerce volumes by 2022.The growth programme for the US parcels and logistics giant includes continued capital investment in its global network at previously announced levels.This will see new and renovated ...
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FlyKargo partners JetBlue for Americas e-commerce programme
FlyKargo has partnered with US passenger carrier JetBlue Airways to "facilitate air cargo movement" between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of a three month pilot programme aimed at the fast growing e-commerce market in the Americas and Caribbean.Miami-based FlyKargo, which specialises in air cargo managed services ...
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SEKO Logistics takes majority stake in Omni-Channel Logistics
SEKO Logistics has expanded its e-commerce capabilities with the purchase of a majority stake in strategic partner Omni-Channel Logistics.The two companies said they had “enjoyed a highly successful and growing partnership” since Omni-Channel Logistics was launched in Australia in early 2014.Kai Lincoln, who will continue to lead the company for ...
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DSV takes aim at e-commerce with S&H acquisition
DSV has expanded its e-commerce capabilities with the acquisition of Benelux logistics firm S&H.S&H offers a range of services: warehousing; response handling; financial fulfilment; product fulfilment; European distribution; customer service; returns handling; e-fulfilment and supply chain management.It covers both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets.“S&H has proven itself as a champion within ...
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SIA and Cainiao linking up for cargo services
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Chinese e-tailing giant Alibaba Group, will work closely to "enhance international air cargo services".The link-up, part of a wider passenger-led "comprehensive strategic collaboration" will see SIA joining Cainiao Network’s broader efforts in building "a global smart logistics network that delivers ...
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E-commerce and freight forwarding boost for DP DHL's second quarter
Deutsche Post DHL Group's (DP DHLG) revenue rose by 1.4% to more than €15bn in the second quarter of 2018, driven primarily by “significant gains” at DHL Express and Global Forwarding, Freight.The quarter's operating profit (EBIT) at the German logistics giant amounted to €747m, down by 11.2% against the record ...
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Freighter lessor ATSG's revenues on the rise
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported 2018 second quarter revenues of $203.6m, an increase of 6% after excluding $61.1m in reimbursed expenses from 2Q 2017.Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $69.7m, up 9%.Joe Hete, president and chief executive of ATSG, said: "Growth in our aircraft leasing and ...
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E-commerce fuels XPO's second quarter
E-commerce helped XPO Logistics record a 16% year-on-year revenue rise to $4.36bn in 2018's second quarter, as the acquisitive US giant also gained $2.1bn of new business in the first six months of this year.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) increased to $436.7m for the second ...
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DHL lands luxury brands logistics contract with Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew, Canada’s luxury brands retailer, has chosen DHL Global Forwarding DHL as its sole logistics provider for airfreight and customs brokerage services.DHL Supply Chain, the Americas contract logistics business within Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group, will also be part of the new partnership, providing warehousing and other expertise.The new ...