DHL yesterday released plans to expand its urban last-mile delivery service, “DHL Parcel Metro,” beyond the U.S., to now include the greater Bangkok area. The company’s e-commerce division launched the Parcel Metro program in March, offering shippers same-day or one-day delivery for parcels up to 20 kilograms in Chicago, New York and
DHL breaks ground on Hanover transshipment facility
Hanover - DHL Freight broke ground on its 8,300-square-meter Langenhagen transshipment facility, near Hanover, which will serve as a hub for organizing and consolidating cargo for the company’s European client network. The logistics giant released plans of its intent to build the facility in fall of last year as part of its “Freight
Government Agencies, Customs Agents Trade Blame over Delays at Lagos Ports
Lagos - Following the declaration by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo that some government agencies were frustrating the federal government’s Ease of Doing Business policy, licensed customs agents and government agencies operating at the ports are trading blames over delays in cargo clearance at the ports. During an unscheduled visit to
GM warns U.S. import tariffs could lead to ‘smaller’ company, fewer jobs
General Motors Co warned on Friday that expansive U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles being considered by the Trump administration could lead to “a smaller GM” with fewer jobs while isolating U.S. businesses from the global market. The Trump administration in May launched an investigation into whether imported vehicles posed a national
New York City drivers for Uber, other apps to get vision care coverage
The business that’s trying to stop the truck driver shortage
As the trucking industry struggles to find viable workers to fill the 51,000 available jobs this year, a relatively new business has cropped up to try to solve the problem: 160 Driving Academy, a truck-driving school. The company was established in 2012, but as the demand for truck drivers has grown,
Fuel Prices to Go Up in Namibia
Deliveroo forks out to riders in latest gig economy rights claim
Fifty Deliveroo drivers will get a pay-out The company is to pay thousands of pounds to 50 riders after a claim over the rights of gig economy workers, Sky News learns. Deliveroo is to pay a six-figure bill to settle an employment rights battle brought by dozens of its riders, underlining continuing
Friday Could Be The Busiest Day in U.S. Airline History – Hopefully, A Fragile System Is Ready
American Airlines faces rainy weather at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in April 2018. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) American Airlines, like the rest of the country’s carriers, is headed into what could be the busiest day in the history of commercial air travel, leading a fragile, half technology miracle and half
