All Express articles – Page 2
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NewsDHL Express ramps up use of electric vehicles at Brussels
Source: Brussels AirportDHL Express is ramping up its use of electric ground-handling vehicles at Brussels Airport as part of efforts to reduce its emissions output.The investment means that one in three tractors and loaders used by DHL Express at the Belgian hub are now fully electric.In total, DHL has put ...
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Newstime:matters expands airfreight express in Shanghai
time:matters is opening a new courier terminal at Shanghai Pudong Airport for handling courier and express airfreight shipments. Source: time:matters GmbHGerman time critical logistics company time:matters will this month open a courier terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport for handling courier and express airfreight shipments.The courier terminal is being constructed ...
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FedEx plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Europe
FedEx is planning to cut thousands of jobs in Europe as it continues to struggle with sluggish market conditions.The express giant said that it would let go between 1,700 and 2,000 members of its back-office team on the continent - around 3-4% of its 52,000 European employees.It hopes the move ...
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NewsNippon Express launches new Japan-US airfreight service
Exterior view of Columbus, Ohio branch. Photo: Nippon ExpressNippon Express (NX) has launched a new airfreight service from Chubu Centrair International Airport in Japan to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Airport in Kentucky to serve demand in nearby Ohio.The Japanese logistics company said cargo bound for Ohio has until now ...
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NewsFedEx completes first flight to UK's Teesside International
Source: Teesside InternationalTeesside International Airport in the UK northeast has welcomed its first FedEx flight after signing a five-year deal for an airfreight handling facility at the airport.The first flight of the new partnership was carried out by a Boeing 737-400 (OE-IAE) and arrived at Teesside from Edinburgh Airport on ...
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NewsLevu Air Cargo scores Latin American first with A321F partnership
Source: SmartLynx Levu Air Cargo will lease an Airbus A321 freighter from SmartLynx Airlines to become the first carrier in Latin America to operate the type. The dry-leased aircraft last week arrived in Recife, Brazil to begin the registration process under the National Civil Aviation Agency of ...
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Teleport raises the bar for parcel deliveries
Integrated logistics provider Teleport aims to deliver 2m parcels daily by 2025 to match global express players.The Malaysia-based company is ramping up its next-day airfreight delivery services as more cross-border e-commerce volumes flow into southeast Asia.Pete Chareonwongsak, chief executive of Teleport, said: “The market is ready. We are ready. We ...
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NewsDHL Express adds direct Hong Kong-Australia freighter flights
Source: Thanhliemnguyen/ Shutterstock.comDHL Express has added a new flight between Hong Kong and Oceania to cater for rising demand.The new service operates five times per week using a Boeing 777-200 freighter between Hong Kong and Sydney.It replaces the current Hong Kong-Singapore-Sydney route to meet the rise in shipment volume ...
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NewsDB Schenker launches onboard courier service
Thorste Meincke. Photo: DB SchenkerDB Schenker has introduced a standardised onboard courier (OBC) service for customers in need of urgent courier service solutions for small and high-value shipments.The logistics company has set up an OBC service team that operates from three different continents to guarantee a 24/7 availability for OBC ...
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FedEx profits improve as cost cutting takes effect
FedEx saw its profits improve in the third quarter of its fiscal year despite revenues coming under pressure due to weak market conditions.The express giant saw its fiscal year third-quarter revenues decline by 2% year to $21.7bn, but operating income improved by 19% on last year to $1.2bn and net ...
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NewsNew Brisbane post hub to meet e-commerce boom
Source: Brisbane AirportAustralia Post is to build a $50 million parcel facility at Brisbane Airport Industrial Park, the largest project ever at the gateway.Expected to open in early 2026, the 33,600sqm Brisbane North Parcel facility will be the second largest in the state. With South East Queensland’s population expected to ...
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NewsKessler takes up new role at UPS
Source: UPSUPS has announced that it has named Markus Kessler as its country cluster manager for the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.He will be responsible for overseeing small package operations and driving business development and strategy in the region.The area is home to some of UPS’s most ...
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NewsFedEx pilots request release from mediation
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) – the largest airline pilot union in the world, and one that represents more than 77,000 pilots flying with 42 US and Canadian airlines – has confirmed that FedEx Express pilots that it represents have filed a request with the ...
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NewsQatar Cargo set to exit 747-8F operations as UPS takes aircraft
Source: Matheus Obst/ Shutterstock.comQatar Airways Cargo looks set to offload its two Boeing 747-8 freighters with UPS adding the two jumbos.Speaking following the announcement of its quarterly results, UPS chief financial officer Brian Newman confirmed that it had acquired two 747-8Fs "through Qatar".Newman said the aircraft additions were part of ...
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NewsDHL Express and Singapore Airlines add fifth freighter
Source: Ian Dewar Photography/shutterstockDHL Express and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have deployed the fifth and final freighter as part of a tie-up signed in 2022.The Boeing 777 freighter, which offers a payload capacity of 102 tons, will be based in Singapore and be used to expand capacity between Asia and the ...
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NewsDHL, FedEx and UPS face India competition probe
Source: Worawee Meepian/shutterstockDHL, FedEx and UPS are under investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over alleged antitrust violations.Newswire Reuters reported that the local units of the three express giants were the focus of an investigation following a complaint from the Federation of Indian Publishers.According to the report, the ...
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NewsDHL Express appoints new MD for Hong Kong and Macau
Andy Chiang. Source: DHL ExpressDHL Express has appointed Andy Chiang as the managing director for its Hong Kong and Macau business.Chiang is tasked with strengthening DHL Express' position in the two locations.He is currently head of global strategic finance at the company and has a total of 30 years of ...
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FedEx pilots hit out at insulting job offer and disappointing management comments
FedEx Pilot representatives have expressed their disappointment at the latest round of talks over a new contract while labelling an offer to move to a regional airline as insulting.The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) said it was disappointed to read "management’s comments made to a small group of pilots ...
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UPS to end day sort at Louisville facility as volumes weaken
UPS will cut the day sort at its Louisville Centennial Hub (LCH) in its latest response to weaker package volumes.The closure of the sort is expected to result in some job losses, although at this stage it is unclear how many positions will go.The LCH facility handles ground shipments while ...
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FedEx reorganises air network
FedEx will reorganise its air network to better suit the demands of various shipment types as part of efforts to cut costs.The company this week revealed that it would divide its air network into three sections; purple orange and white.The purple network will deliver high-priority, high-margin volumes through FedEx-owned aircraft ...