All Express articles – Page 26
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Amazon not looking to replace the likes of UPS and FedEx
E-commerce giant Amazon has provided clarity on its moves into airfreight and other cargo transport modes, saying it is not looking to take on existing logistics operators.Over the Christmas period Air Cargo News reported that Amazon had chartered aircraft in the US and Europe in order to move cargo across ...
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Video: Drone delivery continues to make progress
The possibility of parcel delivery by drone continues to take steps forward as Amazon reveals video footage (see below) of one of its Prime Air machines in action shortly after gaining US regulatory approval for testing and Matternet continues to push for regulatory development.Last week the US Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Courier urges UK government to avoid costly tariffs and red tape following 'Brexit' vote
Courier firm ParcelHero has called on the UK government to secure access to the single market and avoid the imposition of new import tariffs following the UK voting the leave to European Union (EU).ParcelHero’s head of consumer research David Jinks said: “Many of ParcelHero’s small/medium (SME) business customers voted for ...
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FedEx dismisses headline grabbing "fantastical" reports that Amazon's air network could compete with integrators
FedEx has dismissed headline grabbing reports that Amazon’s new US air cargo network will become a competitor for its own operations.Speaking shortly after announcing its fiscal third-quarter results, FedEx Services president and chief executive Mike Glenn said Amazon was a valuable customer and it would be difficult for an e-commerce ...
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Amazon's freighter deal expected to have minimal impact on UPS and FedEx margins
Amazon’s freighter operation is likely to have little impact on the margins of UPS and FedEx, according to a new report.The report from credit ratings agency Moody’s estimates that Amazon’s 40 Boeing 767 freighters will give the e-commerce firm a fleet with an aggregate payload capacity equal to roughly one ...
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Hollande: France aims to become gateway for Europe after Brexit vote
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) provides France with an opportunity to attract further foreign investment and to become the “gateway for Europe”, believes French president François Hollande.Speaking at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), following the announcement of a €1.4bn investment by Federal Express (FedEx) at the French ...
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FedEx unfazed by Amazon's new forwarding arm
FedEx has dismissed concerns that Amazon’s recent foray into freight forwarding and air cargo could impact the industries it is active in, pointing out that it mainly caters for business-to-business customers.Shortly after announcing its third-quarter results, FedEx executives were asked whether they were concerned about Amazon’s push into logistics, in ...
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Where’s your parcel? Ask Alexa
Customers without a hand to spare can now interrogate Amazon’s digital smart speaker, Alexa to find out where their DHL parcel is.Users can ask their Amazon Echo or Echo Dot smart speaker to give their shipment statusMichaela Lukas, who heads DHL Parcel’s private customer service says: “Voice enabled technologies, including ...
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Amazon and Alibaba to put parcels firms under pressure
Parcels delivery, spurred on by e-commerce, is one of the fastest growing segments of a global annual logistics and transportation industry worth around $1trn, but technological developments could put existing players under severe pressure, said property firm Colliers International.In Supply Chain Disruptors: Q2 2017 EMEA, published on the opening day ...
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FedEx reports record Q4 performance
FedEx has reported record fiscal fourth quarter results thanks to its acquisition of TNT, higher base rates and increased package volume.The express giant saw fiscal fourth-quarter revenues increase by 20.7% year on year to $15.7bn, its operating income for the period was up 4.6% to $1.5bn and net income increased ...
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West Atlantic to lease four B737-800 converted freighters from GECAS
Swedish mail and express cargo carrier West Atlantic Airlines is to lease four Boeing 737-800 freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), making it the first operator to take delivery of the Boeing standard-body converted freighter.GECAS launched the programme and provided the prototype aircraft to Boeing in 2016.The first aircraft ...
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DHL signs up for four more A330-300P2Fs
DHL Express has signed up for four more A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversions from ST Aerospace subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke.The express operator, which in July last year became the launch customer for the conversion programme with an order for two of the aircraft, said the deal also includes options for a further 10 ...
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European court annuls 2013 decision to block UPS-TNT deal
Europe's General Court has annulled the January 2013 decision by the European Commission to refused authorisation of the merger between UPS and TNT, on the grounds of a “procedural irregularity” by the European regulator.TNT was later acquired by Federal Express, the arch rival to UPS in the global express small ...
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UPS to acquire Ireland-based Nightline Logistics
UPS has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Nightline Logistics Group, an express delivery and logistics companies in Ireland.Nightline is a privately held company. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.“Operating for more than 40 years ...
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UPS links up with China's SF Express
UPS and SF Holding, the parent company of SF Express, are to establish a joint venture and collaborate to develop and provide international delivery services, initially from China to the US, with expansion plans for other destinations.The joint venture is subject to regulatory approval.US express and logistics giant UPS is ...
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MASkargo launches express freighter links from KL
MASkargo has launched five-times-a-week Airbus A330-200F express freighter services from its home hub at Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, with growing e-commerce and courier demand between East and West Malaysia a key element in the decision."As the Asian cross-border e-commerce is booming, MASkargo is poised to tap into ...
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NewsClick, click, click: US online shoppers trending towards international retailers
More statistical evidence has emerged of a growing crossborder e-commerce market.A study of US online shoppers indicates a strong trend towards purchases from international retailers.The sixth annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study found that nearly half (47%) of “avid US online shoppers” bought items from international retailers compared ...
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New UPS healthcare facility opens in Colombia
US-based express integrator UPS has opened a 76,000 sq ft dedicated healthcare facility, located near El Dorado International Airport in San Diego Industrial Park in the Funza, Cundinamarca area of Colombia to serve pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical device companies active in the Latin American market – whether imports, domestic delivery ...
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SF Express and Alibaba end data dispute
Delivery giant SF Express has restarted transportation services for online retail giant Alibaba after they ended their dispute over data sharing.The standoff, which began last week, came to an end after the intervention of China’s State Post Bureau.The dispute started when Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics arm told Alibaba sellers on May ...
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Alibaba and SF Express in data-sharing standoff
SF Express, one of the biggest delivery firms for Alibaba, says it has been dropped by the online retail giant for refusing to share its customers’ data.According to a report in the Financial Times, Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics arm told Alibaba sellers on 30 May to use other couriers in response ...