All E-Commerce Logistics articles – Page 24
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SEKO adding flagship facility close to Heathrow as UK business booms
SEKO Logistics is investing in a new flagship airfreight and omni-parcel services facility close to London Heathrow airport as the logistics group’s UK revenues are set to top £100m for the first time.With an eye on Brexit, when the UK leaves the European Union, US-based SEKO said that Heathrow will ...
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Geodis builds on French e-commerce with e-tailer Cdiscount
Geodis and Cdiscount are expanding their logistics partnership by opening an 80,000 sq m storage facility in Moissy-Cramayel to manage products weighing less than 30 kg sold by the French e-commerce leader.As part of its development strategy, Cdiscount entrusted Geodis with the operation of its new logistics platform in the ...
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Bolloré Group signs partnership deal e-commerce giant Alibaba
Conglomerate Bolloré Group has signed an agreement with e-commerce firm Alibaba Group covering logistics and several other areas.The companies signed an extensive Memorandum of Understanding outlining the areas in which their respective business units and subsidiaries, including Alibaba Cloud, Cainiao Smart Logistic Network, Bolloré Logistics and Blue Solutions, have agreed ...
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Virgin Atlantic expects e-commerce to fuel Hong Kong-Sydney service
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is expecting e-commerce demand to help fill the bellies of new Virgin Australia flights between Hong Kong and Sydney.The flights launched today utilising A330 aircraft offering 15-20 tonnes of capacity. Virgin Atlantic will market the space under the international long-haul sales and management agreement between the two ...
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Amazon looks to shake-up US delivery networks with new entrepreneur scheme
Amazon has launched a new offering that helps entrepreneurs build their own companies delivering Amazon packages, a move that some reports suggest will take on the likes of FedEx and UPS.Entrepreneurs can earn as much as $300,000 in annual profit operating a fleet of up to 40 delivery vehicles.Individual owners ...
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Google invests in JD.com as firms aim to create "frictionless shopping"
Online powerhouses JD.com and Google have announced a new partnership that will see the search engine invest $550m in cash in the e-commerce giant and work together on supply chains. Google and JD plan to collaborate on a range of strategic initiatives, including joint development of retail solutions in a ...
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Internet shopping a ‘tsunami’ for global logistics
According to David Jinks, head of consumer research at London-headquartered package delivery service provider ParcelHero, internet shopping will transform global commerce and logistics within a decade.In a speech at the Digital Ship Maritime CIO in London on June 21, he will sum up: “From Amazon’s own aircraft and shipping services, ...
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Evolving freight forwarders remain optimistic
A white paper entitled The Evolving Freight Forwarding Market (2018) and based on 50 responses to a survey carried out by logistics research and consultancy firm Logistics Trends & Insights (LTI) in April reveals a great deal of optimism among the forwarding community – in spite of questions of viability ...
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Emirates and Cainiao to collaborate in Dubai
Emirates SkyCargo and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage each other’s strengths in cross-border e-commerce trade and airline cargo operation through Dubai.The city is one of several that the Hangzhou-headquartered company has identified as key locations ...
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DHL: e-commerce success depends on delivery
Express service provider DHL Express has launched a global digital campaign to develop its e-commerce business and help sellers make the most of opportunities in this booming marketplace.‘Where Everything Clicks’ is aimed at companies of all sizes and offers advice on how to enhance international shipping capabilities and how to ...
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Turkish, ZTO and PAL Air form new global integrator
Turkish Cargo has signed a strategic partnership with China’s ZTO Express (the world’s largest parcel distributor) and Hong Kong-based GSSA PAL Air in what the freight-carrying arm of Turkish Airlines has described as a “game changer for the global express transport business”.The deal will create a new joint venture integrator, ...
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Cainiao led JV to run new Hong Kong Airport e-commerce hub
Airport Authority Hong Kong has awarded a tender to develop and manage a premium logistics centre to a joint venture led by Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group.Other shareholders include China National Aviation Corporation and YTO Express.The centre, at Kwo Lo Wan in the South Cargo Precinct of ...
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Cainiao reveals plans for five global logistics hubs
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao has selected five cities to become its global hubs, with Hangzhou, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Liege and Moscow the chosen locations.According to the Alizila news network, which is also controlled by Alibaba, the e-commerce giant revealed to the Global Smart Logistics Summit its strategy to create more ...
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Airfreight KPIs set to feature in business contracts
Air cargo’s emerging key performance indicators (KPIs) look set to become a feature of future contracts between airfreight stakeholders.Ground handlers, general sales agents (GSA) and freight forwarders are likely to see KPIs – currently in test phase – being built into their contracts with airlines and shippers.That was the impression ...
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DP DHL group Q1 revenue dips but freight forwarding turnaround continues
Deutsche Post DHL (DP-DHL) Group saw a slight dip in first quarter 2018 revenues to €14.7bn from €14.9 bn in prior year, mainly attributable to negative currency effects and the sale of UK supply chain subsidiary Williams Lea Tag.On an organic basis – after adjusting for currency and portfolio effects ...
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Former Amazon supply chain executive Wagers joins XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics has appointed ex-Amazon logistics executive Kenneth Wagers as chief operating officer, with responsibility for the company's operations in 32 countries.Wagers was most recently with Amazon, where he had executive oversight of Amazon's Worldwide Transportation and Logistics business (last mile, middle mile, and air and ocean cargo), as well ...
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Amazon "in talks" with Azul over Brazil e-commerce says Reuters
Reuters reports that Amazon is in talks with Brazilian passenger airline Azul for e-commerce deliveries, quoting two "sources with knowledge of the matter" and calling it the "latest sign of the retailer’s big plans in Latin America’s largest economy".Reuters added: "It also shows that the US e-commerce company is serious ...
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Artificial Intelligence to thrive in logistics according to DHL and IBM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will see the global logistics industry shift its operating model from being reactive to being proactive and predictive.Big Data, self-learning systems and the monitoring of social media will enable logistics providers to be better prepared for rapid consumer demand, such as that which saw an estimated 38,000 ...
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The Amazon effect pushes cargo service levels
The lot of a consignee resembles that of a grand prix driver, only in reverse. The latter spends his working hours in a super-fast car and then drives home in a much slower vehicle.The consignee orders goods online, expecting same-day or two-day delivery with an alert on his smartphone an ...
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Online shoppers are going global while air cargo plays catch-up
Online shoppers are increasingly buying from international retailers, relying more on digital devices and seeking alternate delivery options, according to a study from UPS.The UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Study found that global competition for customers is increasing, with a significant number of online shoppers in Canada (83%), Brazil ...