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DHL tests new robot technology in warehouse
Logistics giant DHL has confirmed that it is testing two robot types in one of its warehouses, asking them to handle tasks including package assembly and packaging.The two models, Baxter and Sawyer, are the product of Rethink Robotics, Inc of the US. DHL described them as “smart, adaptable solutions that ...
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UK courier signs AMI deal
UK independent courier APC Overnight has signed a partnership with express wholesaler Air Menzies International to operate a worldwide air and European road parcel service.It is part of a revamp of its service portfolio aimed at small and medium businesses.APC has also signed deals with InPost and Whistl to bolster ...
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DHL Express to increase warehouse footprint at Calgary airport
DHL Express will be the anchor tenant for Calgary International Airport's expanded cargo and logistics facility.Phase II the new cargo facility will add approximately 100,000 sq ft of warehouse space at the airport, raising total warehouse space at the airport to more than 3.2m sq ft.DHL Express will expand its ...
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TNT expands coverage of a bull market in Spain
TNT, now owned by FedEx, is expanding its international express delivery service in Spain, offering next day delivery to an additional 1,300 postal codes, covering more than 90% of Spain’s businesses.This builds on recent improvements in TNT’s network operations in Spain, including additional pickup and delivery vehicles and rounds, additional ...
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Cleaner and greener: DHL launches carbon calculator
DHL has launched a carbon calculator to predict transport-related emissions for almost all shipment sizes and modes of transport.The calculation, free of charge to customers, is carried out online, based on “intelligent algorithms” said the logistics operator, part of the German Deutsche Post group.Kathrin Brost, vice president, green strategy and ...
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Lawson appointed DHL forwarding boss for India
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed George Lawson as chief executive and country manager for India.Relocated from Bonn, Germany, Lawson is now based in Mumbai. In his new role as a member of the Asia Pacific Management Board, Lawson reports to Kelvin Leung, chief executive, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific."With the ...
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DHL Express moves Seattle air operation to Sea-Tac airport
DHL Express has moved its Seattle air operation down the road to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Boeing Field Airport in order to access Sea-Tac’s recently developed cargo facilities.The move will see DHL operate 20 flights per week using Boeing 757 and B767 freighter aircraft.The airport said the addition of DHL ...
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DHL Express opens new Hanover Airport facility
DHL Express has opened a new €32.5m site at Hanover Airport that consolidates two separate centres into a single facility.The 30,000 sq m unit offers a fully automated sort that is able to process 6,000 parcels per hour and is double the size of the previously available sites.The new building ...
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NewsFedEx to maintain major hubs in Liege, Paris CDG and Cologne following "historic" TNT acquisition
FedEx has completed its “historic” €4.4bn acquisition of TNT Express and announced it plans to keep all three of the main European hubs operational.Speaking at a press conference this morning, FedEx Express president and chief executive David Bronczek described the completion of the deal as “truly remarkable” and said it ...
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DHL extends Airfreight Plus network to Russian cities
A switch in customer demand from overnight deliveries will see DHL Global Forwarding integrate Moscow and Russia’s other major cities into its alternative Airfreight Plus network.Ingo-Alexander Rahn, global head of airfreight, DHL Global Forwarding, said: “We have noticed a switch from overnight demand to more economical distribution solutions, and thus ...
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UPS to launch 3D printing supply chain in the US
3D printing supply chains are edging ever closer to the mainstream after UPS announced it would connect a network of printers across the US with its delivery network and an online order platform.While there are many companies offering 3D printing services, UPS has now gone step further by announcing that ...
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FedEx offer for TNT gains unconditional acceptance
FedEx's offer for TNT shares has been unconditionally accepted with the deal now set to be completed on May 25.This morning the two companies declared that 88.4% of all TNT shares had been tendered and accepted with all offer conditions satisfied or waived.“We are pleased with the outcome of the ...
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YTO Express Airlines reveals international ambitions
Recently launched YTO Express Airlines has revealed the extent of its global ambitions after its chairman unveiled plans for widebody freighter orders that will be used to create international services.Chairman of express firm YTO, Yu Weijiao, told China Daily that the airline would order at least three widebody freighters for ...
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TNT tenders shares as next step in takeover by FedEx
TNT Express has tendered 88.4% of its shares for acceptance as part of its proposed takeover by FedEx.The Netherlands-based express firm will announce whether shareholders have unconditionally accepted the offer by no later than May 19.The move comes after China gave its approval for the FedEx-TNT deal in late April.With ...
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DHL pilots balloted on strike action
Nearly 2,000 pilots at four of DHL’s five North American carriers - Atlas Air, Southern Air, Polar Air, ABX - are being balloted on strike action in a dispute over working conditions. Pilots at a fifth DHL carrier – Kalitta Air - have already voted overwhelmingly in favour of a ...
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TNT to sell overnight arm
TNT Express is to sell its TNT Innight overnight distribution subsidiary to private equity firm Special Situations Venture Partners III. TNT, which recently announced the approval of the Chinese competition authorfities of its acquisition by FedEx, said it wanted concentrate resources on strengthening its core express delivery activities. TNT Innight ...
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China green light for FedEx-TNT deal
FedEx Corporation and TNT Express have said that they have obtained the unconditional approval of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) for their merger.With one of the last remaining hurdles to the deal surmounted, the two express companies say that the offer condition with respect to competition clearances has now been ...
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UPS hits earnings record in first quarter
UPS earnings per share jumped 13% in the first quarter of 2016, with growth across all main segments of its business. US domestic and international small packages drove the US-based express logistics firm to a record first quarter, with international operating profit up 15% to $574 million.Total revenue was up ...
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China logistics giant to build own airport
SF Express is to build its own airport in the Wuhan area, according to China Aviation Daily, quoting an interview with its president Tu Wei with CAACNews. China’s largest private express company is reportedly investigating possible sites for a freight airport in South Central China although sources quoted suggest that ...
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UPS enjoys successful first quarter, but airfreight market challenging
UPS has revealed what it describes as record first quarter results. Total revenue over the three-month period reached $14.4 billion, up 3.2% over the same quarter of last year (and on a currency-neutral basis, revenue increased 3.7% year on year).Both UPS’s domestic US and international small package segments drove growth“We ...