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Cargolux signs United for Wildlife pledge
Cargolux has signed the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products declaration.The European all-cargo carrier said that the move demonstrated its commitment to animal welfare and ethical standards.Added a spokesperson for the Luxembourg-based airline: "The statement, made in good faith, is not legally binding but ...
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DB Schenker expands training options
DB Schenker and the Fraunhofer Institute have developed an innovative employee training program on packaging and order-picking processes as part of a long-term partnership.The training program is built around six exercises that teach the participants about the processes by encouraging playful learning. The employee training course is currently available in ...
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DHL sets up strategic partnership for supply chain operations in China
Deutsche Post DHL Group will transfer its supply chain operations in China to S.F. Holding in a ten-year strategic partnership to grow this business in China.As part of this deal, Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP DHL) will receive an upfront payment of RMB5.5bn (approximately €700m) and a revenue-based partnership fee ...
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DHL Parcel UK strengthens UK presence
DHL Parcel UK (formerly UK Mail) is to take over 3,500 Pass My Parcel ServicePoints across the UK in the face of increasing demand from online shoppers for convenient and flexible delivery options.DHL Parcel UK chief executive Peter Fuller said: "Rebranding [UK Mail] to DHL Parcel UK is a significant ...
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UPS expands investment in India
UPS has taken full ownership of its express service joint venture in India. It previously held a majority stake in the unit which exclusively serves UPS's international express small package shipping business in the country.UPS says the move to obtain full ownership, along with planned network upgrades, demonstrates the company's ...
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Emirates SkyCargo seeks to boost Vietnam trade
Emirates SkyCargo has signed an agreement with the Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City to jointly explore opportunities to promote trade to and from Vietnam.The Dubai-based carrier started operations in Hanoi in 2008 and over the last decade has scaled up the number of freighter and ...
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Seko Logistics wins beauty contest
Feelunique, Europe’s leading online beauty retailer, is opening a distribution hub in Hong Kong this month in partnership with SEKO Logistics to serve its rapidly growing customer base in mainland China.Sales have grown exponentially since the retailer launched its dedicated Chinese website three years ago and China now accounts for ...
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Yusen wins Jurox animal healthcare contract
Animal healthcare specialist Jurox has awarded Yusen Logistics UK a contract for warehousing and final mile distribution in the UK and Ireland as part of a strategic move to appoint one global partner.Yusen Logistics already handles Jurox’s international cross border airfreight, together with its complete outbound and inbound flows from ...
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UK Singles Day spend will double predicts e-commerce specialist
Singles’ Day will double in value in the UK this year, predicts e-commerce delivery specialist Parcelhero.Last year the e-commerce-enabled event, which originated in China and is now a global spending spree, generated worldwide sales of $25.3bn, dwarfing Black Friday/Cyber Monday combined sales of $14.48bn.As the day falls on a Sunday ...
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DHL fashions the global logistics for Sweden's Lindex
DHL Global Forwarding has assumed all the freight operations for Lindex, the Swedish fashion chain with 490 stores across 18 Markets plus e-commerce in 30 countries.The forwarding arm of logistics giant DHL manages freight consolidation and distribution to Lindex. Cargo must be shipped from 240 factories managed by 140 suppliers ...
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FedEx buys Australian forwarder Manton Air-Sea
FedEx has acquired Sydney-based forwarder Manton Air Sea to operate as a subsidiary of the FedEx Trade Networks operating company.Richard Smith, president and chief executive, FedEx Trade Networks, said: “Adding Manton’s capabilities to FedEx Trade Networks and the broader FedEx portfolio will open up opportunities for us to continue to ...
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DHL races ahead
DHL Global Forwarding is using a combination of air, sea and road to move racing cars and associated cargo to back-to back racing events in Japan.To support the races, the logistics giant will manage all transportation, customs clearance and ground handling for 36 racecars, spares, and ancillary equipment – including ...
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Animals carried as cargo force Lufthansa to ban dry ice
Lufthansa Cargo has “provisionally decided” not to transport dry ice in the bellies of Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, due to potential clashes with live animals being shipped in the same hold.After initial confusion about whether a ban was in place when contacted by Air Cargo News last week, a Lufthansa ...
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Etihad SPRINTs to cargo technology platform
Etihad Cargo has completed its migration to SPRINT, an IBS iCargo fully integrated technology platform which the carrier has adopted as the digital answer to its evolving cargo management needs.The cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways has spent 12 months on the implementation process andservices that are now available ...
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Ethiopian launches Oslo–Guangzhou freighter service and ups Addis Ababa frequency
Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its presence in Oslo, having launched a dedicated B777 freighter service to Guangzhou in China, and increasing its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner frequency between Addis Ababa and the Norwegian capital to six times a week in December.The twice-weekly freighter departure to Guangzhou was launched last week to ...
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Panalpina boss on peak season: “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day”
Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen has warned that “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day” in air cargo's looming peak season, adding that “smooth operations on the ground will be equally important”.Karlen said that this year’s airfreight market is “not quite as strong” as in 2017, although rates remain ...
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WiseTech Global acquisitions continue as it bags SmartFreight
Expansion-minded WiseTech Global has announced its second acquisition in less than three days after buying Australia-based parcel shipping and less than truckload (LTL) software provider SmartFreight.Earlier this week, WiseTech Global continued its worldwide buying spree with the acquisition of LSI Sigma Software (DataFreight), a provider of Customs, freight forwarding and ...
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Speedy boarding on Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organised the delivery of a 38-ton crankshaft from Mexico to India.The flight from Apodaca to Mumbai was chartered by DHL Global Forwarding, with the shipment packaged in a 7-metre long box alongside some support equipment required for loading.Within 12 hours of receiving the request, Volga-Dnepr’s logistics specialists ...
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UPS adds sortation capacity to cope with peak season rush
UPS has opened a new Atlanta sortation and delivery centre which can process 100,000 pieces per hour. The 1.2m sq ft facility is the integrator’s second largest ground package processing facility in the US and fourth largest package operation in its worldwide network.The hub serves primarily the southeastern US and ...
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B&H Worldwide strengthens European aerospace logistics offering
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has launched a pan-European road transport network “to enable the provision of a reliable alternative to airfreight across the continent” and has opened new offices in Frankfurt and Prague.The company says the new offices “will also be used to assist customers to navigate and plan ...