The recent surge in demand for air cargo services is putting the squeeze on Brussels Airport (BRU), so it is investing €100 million in expanding its cargo facilities. The expansion of the cargo processing area, called BRUcargo, is part of a continuing effort to accommodate freight forwarders, like Kuehne + Nagel,
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Cargolux to operate Nippon Cargo flight from Luxembourg to Narita Japan
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) said it will commence use of capacity on Cargolux’s 747-400F and 747-8F aircraft, which fly weekly between Luxembourg (LUX) and Narita (NRT). This cooperation was initially publicized at the tail end of 2017 and is set to begin on March 27. NCA has outsourced some of its routes
Travel Chaos Envelope Britain as Heavy Snow Returns
A car lies in a ditch by the A515 near Hartington after snow returns to the Derbyshire Peak District Snowy showers that battered Britain on Thursday will give way to unsettled weather including heavy downpours and thunderstorms, UK weather forecast shows. According to the forecast, spring will hit Britain with a washout this
Panalpina moves highest volumes in company history
Switzerland-based forwarder and logistics services provider Panalpina ended an eventful year, in which it made some notable acquisitions in the perishables sector, and reported record-breaking volume and profitability. Air freight volume for the full year increased 8.1 percent to a record 995,900 tonnes. While it may be tempting to assume that the figure
China’s February exports surge, trade surplus widens
China’s exports surged in February while its politically sensitive trade surplus widened amid mounting tension with Washington. Exports rose 44.5 percent over a year earlier to $171.6 billion, accelerating from January’s 11.1 percent growth, customs data showed Thursday. Imports rose 6.3 percent to $137.8 billion, down sharply from the previous month’s
Uber’s self-driving trucks are making deliveries in Arizona
Uber’s self-driving trucks making deliveries in Arizona. ...though Uber won’t say how many. Uber announced today that its self-driving trucks have been operating in Arizona for the last couple of months. The company said it has two main transfer hubs in Sanders and Topock, but other than that, Uber is being pretty
Taxi drivers protest against Uber ‘invasion’ in Greece
Greek taxi drivers shout slogans during a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber in Athens, Greece March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Hundreds of taxi drivers marched in central Athens on Tuesday to protest at what they called an “invasion” by Uber and attacked passing cars they thought were being used
Going Dutch: How Schiphol is solving cross-border e-commerce issues
Last December, clandestine teams of Chinese executives began showing up at airports across Europe, probing the facilities that they visited for strengths and weaknesses. They tracked shipments, timed customs delays, rated services and mapped out logistics infrastructure. While these cloak-and-dagger movements may seem to be wrapped in political intrigue, of a
DHL asks, is your business falling behind in supply chain digitalization?
It’s not just a catchy headline any longer: your business is missing out – or even falling behind – and DHL has the data to prove it! According to the integrator’s polling, 95 percent of companies are not capturing the “full benefits of digitalization technologies for their supply chains.” “This is a transformative
Tanzania’s Mtwara Port Tipped to Handle Panamax Ships Soon
Big containers and modern ships, Panamax, will soon start docking at Mtwara port, upon completion of berth number two next year. Under the supervision of German company, Inros Lackner, two Chinese companies― Railways Major Bridges Engineering Group Co. Ltd (CRMBEG) and China Railways Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG) are jointly working on