All E-Commerce Logistics articles – Page 4
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NewsWCAworld boosts its e-commerce offering
WCAworld, which describes itself as “the world’s largest and most powerful network of independent freight forwarders”, has appointed a new e-commerce director and a new director of its World Parcel Alliance (WPA).Harald Oechsner has joined WCAworld as director – e-commerce and Steve Howard has joined the network as director of ...
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NewsDB Schenker all set for Singles’ Day and Black Friday
Inside a DB Schenker warehouse, Copyright DB Schenker Lauren WallenbergGermany-headquartered logistics giant DB Schenker is ramping up its e-commerce business as two important dates in the retail calendar approach: China’s Singles Day on November 11 and Black Friday on November 24.For e-commerce, they also mark the start of the most ...
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Putzger perspective: The times, they are a-changin’
The logistics landscape is changing with significant shifts in trade flows, while the structure of e-commerce business is evolving, but this doesn’t mean air cargo will be left out in the cold… As Bob Dylan sang a few decades ago, ‘the times, they are a-changin’. Take cargo flows into the ...
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NewsAustralia Post adds A330 freighter to support e-commerce demand
Australia Post A330 freighter. Photo: Australia PostAustralia Post has added a new freighter to its fleet to grow its capacity and support e-commerce demand.Operated in partnership with Qantas Freight, the newly converted Airbus A330-200P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft will initially operate between the east coast of Australia and Perth on ...
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NewsDHL and SIA team up on new Asia-US freighter flight
Source: DHL ExpressDHL Express and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have partnered on a new freighter flight between Singapore and the US.The service will be operated by a SIA Boeing 777 freighter and will operate five weekly flights on a rotation of Singapore-Nagoya-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Singapore, and one weekly flight at Singapore-Taipei-Nagoya-Nagoya-Cincinnati-Honolulu-Sydney-Singapore.The flight is ...
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Cainiao files for IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
E-commerce giant Alibaba will list its logistics business Cainiao on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in an IPO that could raise as much as $1bn.On Tuesday, Alibaba submitted its application to list its logistics business on the stock exchange, although the financial terms and size of the offering were not ...
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NewsJD Airlines goes international with Vietnam freighter
Source: JD AirlinesRecently launched JD Airlines has launched its inaugural international freighter route connecting China and Vietnam to cater for cross-border e-commerce demand.The new service is run in partnership with airline services company CSAA and will operate three times per week using a Boeing 737-800BCF.In China, the service will operate ...
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Flexport adds new end-to-end e-commerce tool
Flexport has launched a new e-commerce tool for online firms that allows them to manage the supply and delivery of goods.The freight forwarder, which last week saw chief executive Dave Clark suddenly leave his role, said the new tool offers stock replenishment directly into Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), Walmart Fulfillment ...
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Lufthansa Cargo outlines projects to meet future airfreight requirements
Lufthansa Cargo has outlined some of the projects it is implementing to tackle three of the major developments that are shaping the future of air cargo.The freighter operator said that developing to meet the requirements of sustainability, digitalisation and e-commerce are some of the main challenges facing the industry today.The ...
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Shenzhen Airport takes aim at e-commerce as volumes soar
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport's cross border e-commerce volumes doubled in the first seven months of the year and it expects a further increase in the final five months thanks to the addition of more freighter flights.The Chinese airport handled a total of 93,000 tonnes of cross-border e-commerce traffic between January ...
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Amazon Air continues to scale back flights with European reduction
Amazon Air is reducing the number of flights it completes in Europe after rapidly ramping up operations over the last few years.The e-commerce giant's flights in Europe were launched in 2020 and were largely carried out by ASL Airlines using Boeing 737-800 freighters.In a brief statement to Air Cargo News, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds third A321 freighter
Lufthansa Cargo has added its third Airbus A321 freighter as it looks to expand its e-commerce capabilities.The aircraft (D-AEUI) has been named Dia dhuit Ireland and joins the existing freighters Merhaba Türkiye and Hello Europe.The first commercial flight took place on a routing of Malta-Milan.A fourth A321 is due to ...
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NewsCainiao aims for five-day global delivery service
Cainiao chief executive Wan Lin. Source: CainiaoLogistics firm Cainiao Group and online retailer AliExpress are partnering to launch a five-day global delivery service for cross-border packages.Speaking at the Global Smart Logistics Summit, Cainiao chief executive Wan Lin said that the company would achieve the new service through "full-chain operational optimisation ...
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NewsDHL Express plans new airside Helsinki facility
Copyright: AVIA Real EstateDHL Express Finland will open a new €100m facility at Helsinki Airport in response to growing demand.The facility is due to be completed in the second half of 2025 and will allow DHL aircraft parked on the apron to be reached directly from the building.It will measure ...
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Putzger perspective: Engine trouble
In May, the US Postal Service did something rather startling. It announced plans to lower rates on some packages. For years parcel rates have only gone in one direction – up, at a steep angle. Year after year, e-commerce shippers have had to swallow eye-watering rate hikes (in double digits, ...
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Cainiao trials IATA's One Record cargo data exchange
Alibaba's logistics arm, Cainiao Network, has trailed IATA's One Record data exchange on its airfreight service between China and Liege.Cainiao has implemented the trial at both ends of the air route and is the first to be able to transmit key node data for single pieces of cargo.The logistics arm ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo and Cainiao extend their partnership
In news from the transport logistic and air cargo Europe event in Munich today, Saudia Cargo has signed a new 12-month ‘space and service commitment’ agreement with Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group.The deal, which actually went into force on April 1, will be in effect until March ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to boost e-commerce handling capability at Frankfurt hub
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo, the freight wing of the German flag-carrier, has presented its ambitions for Frankfurt Airport to become one of the world’s most important e-commerce hubs.It outlined these ambitions at the air cargo Europe exhibition in Munich that started today (May 9).Working closely with two subsidiaries – logistics ...
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NewsCarousel adds new time-critical airfreight route
Source: CarouselTime-critical logistics firm Carousel has added a new air cargo route between Germany and Ireland to meet growing demand.The service will operate between Hannover and Dublin and will utilise a nine-tonne payload aircraft, departing daily on Monday through to Friday from the German airport.The service will target automotive, construction, ...
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NewsGeodis adds new US gateways for e-commerce service
Source: GeodisGeodis has added two new airport facilities in the US as it expands its direct-to-consumer cross-border delivery service.The two new facilities are located at New York JFK International and Los Angeles International (LAX) and were opened to meet e-commerce volume growth at Geodis' MyParcel business, which offers small parcel ...