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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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Time:matters sees revenues drop as it readies for Covid-19 impact
Logistics firm time:matters saw its revenues decline last year, but said it is well positioned to cater for coronavirus related demand.The lufthansa-owned time critical logistics company saw its revenues drop to €114.8m in 2019 from €121.5m in 2018.It pointed out this represents its second-best revenue result to date and came ...
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NewsAbney to step down as UPS CEO
Source:The UPS board of directors today named Carol Tomé as UPS chief executive, effective from June 1, to replace David Abney.Abney, who is also chairman, will remain in his role until June 1 when he will become executive chairman of the board. He will retire from the UPS Board on ...
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FedEx Express enhances delivery capabilities between Asia Pacific and Europe
FexEx Express has expanded the coverage of its international priority direct distribution (IPDD) and its international economy direct distribution (IEDD) services.In addition to its existing routes from Asia Pacific to Europe, FedEx now has 12 additional lanes for IPDD and 47 additional lanes for IEDD, extending both services from 13 ...
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Vote for your favourite cargo airline
Calling all freight forwarders and shippers: It’s time to cast a vote for your favourite cargo airline as part of the Air Cargo News 2020 Awards.The awards give freight forwarders and shippers the chance to recognise the best five regional carriers and the ultimate Cargo Airline of the Year.Airline customers ...
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Forwarder bemoans lack of airfreight capacity
A UK freight forwarder has said it is experiencing a lack of airfreight capacity as airlines adjust services to meet current market conditions.Millennium Cargo managing director Chadd Blunt said that the struggle to find capacity comes despite the airfreight market entering a period of decline."Everybody is battling for space so ...
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FedEx Express ships pharma goods for Japanese clinical trial
FedEx Express is supporting a clinical trial run by Life Science Center in Tokyo, Japan, by shipping pharma products to and from the Center in compliance with cold chain requirements.During the trial, overseas pharma customers are using FedEx Express to ship investigational medication products to the Life Science Center for ...
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NewsDeutsche Bahn invests in Skyports to bring drones to logistics supply chains
DB Digital Ventures, Deutsche Bahn's digital business division, is investing in drone infrastructure company Skyports.Through testing, the two organisations will explore how drones can be integrated into logistics supply chains.DB will conduct a joint pilot project with Skyports to test drones in a logistics supply chain. The project aims to ...
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DB Schenker outlines a challenging year ahead for airfreight
DB Schenker’s head of airfreight in the Americas is expecting another challenging year for the industry with flat airfreight rates, the ongoing trade war and a shift in production all affecting the market.In a blog post, DB Schenker head of airfreight, region Americas, Asok Kumar said that market indicators pointed ...
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GEODIS beats its own peak season shipping record
Despite a tough trade outlook, GEODIS shipped 23m units to the US between Thanksgiving (November 28) and Cyber Monday (December 2) – a record-breaking amount for the business, influenced by the influx of online shopping in recent years as well as the annual 'peak' holiday season.This year, to support increased ...
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DHL adds New York to its list of active foreign trade zones
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has added a new foreign trade zone (FTZ) location in the US – at JFK Airport in New York.FTZs are secure areas, in which shipping goods are handled, that are supervised according to US Customers and Border Protection regulations. ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo transports 67 race cars to Formula-E Championship
For the second year in a row, Saudia Cargo successfully transported 67 electric race cars for the World Championship Formula-E event, which took place on November 22-23 at the Historical Diriyah in Saudi Arabia.The airline carried the vehicles, which collectively weigh 375 tonnes, in four shipments from their starting locations ...
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DHL set to build new cargo-handling facility at Riga Airport
DHL Latvia is planning to build a new shipment processing and logistics centre at Riga Airport.On November 6, DHL Latvia and real estate development company Castor Construction signed contracts with the airport and agreed to build the new facility within a year.According to the agreement, the new DHL shipment processing ...
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UPS Flight Forward executes first ever revenue-generating drone deliveries
UPS Flight Forward, a subsidiary of UPS, has announced the successful completion revenue-generating drone deliveries, which transported prescribed medicines from a pharmacy directly to two customers' homes.UPS Flight Forward partnered with CVS Pharmacy to carry out the pioneering deliveries.Both flights took place on November 1, using the M2 drone by ...
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DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index publishes Q4 results
The fourth quarter DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index (DTI) recorded a drop of 7.7 points from last quarter, down to 26 points.Sales volumes dropped by 9 points in the fourth quarter, from 32 points last quarter to 23 points this quarter.Meanwhile, product variety index fell from 40 points ...
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UPS China announces new president
UPS has announced its new president of UPS China: Michelle Ho.Ho has 26 years of experience working in the logistics industry. She previously held a role as financial controller for UPS China and most recently, president for the South Asia district of UPS Asia Pacific.Succeeding Harld Peters, Ho will now ...
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CEVA Logistics sets up operations in Sri Lanka
CEVA Logistics has opened a new facility in Sri Lanka to serve clients in the island country, as well as in the Maldives.CEVA Logistcs customers in Sri Lanka and the Maldives will have access the company's multimodal services (air, sea and road transportation solutions), IT capabilities and other additional services.CEVA ...
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NewsDHL adds ACS Air Courier Services to its Parcel Union partnership
Christoforos Potamitis, ACS Air Courier Services; Alexander Schmitz-Hübsch, DHL eCommerce Solutions; Alkis Matsis, ACS Air Courier ServicesDHL has teamed up with ACS Air Courier Services, a Cypriot parcel delivery company, to make the organisation a partner of its Parcel Union.DHL's Parcel union is an international programme that offers Parcel Connect, ...
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DHL Express to boost productivity with new Pittsburgh facility
DHL Express has invested $2.85m into upgrading and relocating its Canonsburg service centre to Pittsburgh.The new facility will process shipments ranging from documents and small parcels to palletized freight.At 30,000 sq ft, it will be 10,000 sq ft larger than the former location.Run by 60 staff, the new centre will ...
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Lufthansa Cargo blacklisting move highlights the challenge of DG shipments
OPINION: Lufthansa Cargo temporarily blacklisted a manufacturer and two forwarders following an incident at Hong Kong International Airport.The shipper is a Chinese vape manufacturer, which suggests that the incident was related to the Lithium-ion batteries used in vapes.Lufthansa has not released any details of the issue and stated that it ...