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UPS pilots agree labour deal
UPS pilots, represented by the Independent Pilots Association, have ratified a new five-year labour agreement after more than four years of negotations.The contract ratified with more than 91% of the vote, with more than 98% of the eligible members casting ballots.The collective bargaining agreement, which goes into effect tomorrow, covers ...
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Digital vision: DHL staff don smart glasses to be perfect pickers
DHL Supply Chain is rolling out the next phase of its Vision Picking Programme that equips order pickers with smart glasses to display where packages need to be placed in the next stage of the supply chain.Successful trials of the “augmented reality technology” in the Netherlands with partners Google, Vuzix ...
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Sofa so good as Chapman Freeborn OBC team expands
Chapman Freeborn OBC has announced a series of appointments as the on board courier (OBC) business specialist continues to expand its global hand-carry services.The Cologne-headquartered company said that it has gained “several experts from the aviation and express logistics industry” in order to satisfy the increased demand from the market.It ...
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Budapest Airport to develop new warehouse for DHL Express
DHL Express and Budapest Airport have signed an agreement to develop a new 13,000 sq m warehouse at the Hungarian hub.Budapest Airport will develop a large warehouse and office complex near Terminal One for the airport operations of DHL Express, which will sign a 20 year lease.DHL Express performs its ...
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Start-up Express Air Cargo signs up MRO provider as it prepares for launch
Tunisian start-up airline Express Air Cargo has appointed FL Technics as its maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider.Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide re-delivery checks on the carrier’s two owned Boeing 737 freighter aircraft.“Being a start-up airline, we had been obviously looking for a trusted EASA certified maintenance partner ...
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Tech loss drags down Air T
US-based overnight air cargo and aviation support company Air T reported a loss of $3.68 million in the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year, which ended June 30.However, the figures included those of new acquisition Delphax Technologies, which ran up an operating loss of $6.9m including $5.6m in impairment ...
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UPS rolls out Worldwide Express Freight offering to another nine countries
Integrator UPS has extended its Worldwide Express Freight service to a further nine countries across North Africa, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Indian sub-continent.New to the network for UPS’s dedicated service for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavy shipments of over 70kg are Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Malta, Morocco, Pakistan, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo seals the deal on time:matters
Lufthansa Cargo has completed its planned acquisition of time:matters, the time-critical international delivery specialist that it span off as a subsidiary in 2002 but in which it retained a 49% share.The 51% balance has now been acquired from investor Aheim Capital and time:matters’ own management team.In late July, Air Cargo ...
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FedEx warns of Shanghai supply chain slowdown ahead of G20 summit
FedEx is warning customers to expect delays to shipments originating in the Shanghai area as the government is ordered factories to close ahead of the G20 Summit.The express giant said in a news bulletin that China had ordered 255 Shanghai-based industrial facilities to shut down ahead of the Summit, running ...
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Revenues down but operating profit surges for DP-DHL's forwarding arm
Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DP-DHL) freight forwarding arm saw 2016 second quarter revenues fall by 9.3% to €3.4bn, versus €3.8 in like prior year period 2015, while divisional operating profit improved by 72.5% to €69m.Adjusted for negative currency effects and lower fuel surcharges, the Global Forwarding, Freight division’s revenue declined ...
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DHL spurs Cambodian trade with Phnom Penh-Bangkok B737 freighter
DHL Express has launched a Boeing 737-400 freighter service between Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Bangkok in Thailand, one of the global logistics operator’s hubs in Asia Pacific.This 19 tonnes capacity express freighter service, operated five times a week by Thailand’s K-Mile Air, adds to the existing DHL Express flights ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's Mörtl joins time:matters
Christian Mörtl has been appointed managing director, operations & finance, at time critical logistics firm time:matters with immediate effect.The appointment follows the news last week that Lufthansa Cargo has applied to purchase all the shares of time:matters with a decision from the German competition authority on whether to approve the ...
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NewsUPS reports revenue increase despite tough airfreight market
UPS’s supply chain and freight division recorded a 13% improvement in revenues during the second quarter of the year despite “weak conditions” in air forwarding.The express giant’s supply chain and freight business saw second-quarter revenues reach $2.5bn compared with 2.2bn last year, largely thanks to the acquisition of Coyote Logistics ...
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DHL Express opens new Chicago facility
DHL Express has opened a new $1.3m service centre close to Chicago’s Midway International Airport on the back of e-commerce growth.The new 38,000 sq ft facility will be able to process more than 2,500 shipments per hour and is located just north of Midway International.The express firm said the decision ...
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DHL to surf US e-commerce boom with $137m investment
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHL) has announced a $137m investment plan for the US domestic and cross-border e-commerce market.The German-headquartered logistics group said that its objective is to exploit the global business to consumer (B2C) e-commerce market for shipments crossing borders which is expected to grow from $400bn today to ...
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Report sees continued growth for courier sector
Growing demand for urgent and timed delivery will boost the turnover of the global courier industry to $66bn by 2021, according to new research by financial consultants, Ngenko Investments.The report, Global Courier Industry Analysis, sees particularly strong demand from the pharmaceutical, banking, garments, fast-moving consumer goods, IT and automotive industries.New ...
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Washington approves FedEx to offer first scheduled all-cargo service to Cuba
US parcels giant Federal Express (FedEx) has been awarded cargo flying rights to Cuba by the Department of Transportation (DoT) in Washington.FedEx's uncontested application makes it the first all-cargo carrier to provide scheduled services to Cuba since the easing of decades-long political tensions between Washington and Havana.The DoT stated: "FedEx ...
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UPS reaches tentative contract agreement with pilots
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) and UPS Airlines have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year labour contract for pilots, after four years of discussions.UPS and IPA said the new agreement provides for improvements across all sections of the contract but added that specific details of the agreement will ...
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FedEx boosted by e-commerce and lower fuel costs, commits to six more freighters
Express services giant FedEx has reported on its fourth-quarter results for its 2016 fiscal year (three months ending May 31), as well as its full fiscal year results.Revenue rose year on year in the results for both the fourth-quarter (up to $13bn from $12.1bn in the same prior year quarter) ...
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DHL expands its express footprint in Myanmar
DHL Express has opened what it describes as “the largest express facility in Myanmar”. Located in Yangon, close to the city’s airport, it occupies over 50,000 sq ft of land and has a built-up area of 32,500 sq ft.“DHL launched this facility to cater to Myanmar's increasing logistics needs, driven ...