Demand flattens, yields soar in March… or do they?

by Casandra Aniemeke - May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 02911

March is usually a good time for reckoning in the air cargo industry. Any lopsided demand figures from the Chinese Lunar New Year surge are generally smoothed out by the third month of the year, and post-holiday inventory restocking generally begins to ebb as spring arrives. The March results from the

Anheuser-Busch orders 800 hydrogen-powered semi trucks from Tesla rival Nikola

by Tola Ojobo - May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 02242

Anheuser-Busch has a long history of finding creative ways to move beer. It was the first company to use refrigerated rail cars in the 1870s. Much more recently, it shipped 50,000 cases of beer 120 miles using a self-driving semi truck. Today it announced an order for up to 800 semi

UPS weighs strategy to deliver bulky goods to boost growth – Reuters

Road Transportation

by Casandra Aniemeke - May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 02608

United Parcel Service Inc is in talks with at least one U.S. trucking firm to launch an in-home delivery service for large, heavy goods such as couches and treadmills, as the world’s largest package deliverer looks to cash in on one the fastest growing segments of online retail. UPS and its

DHL Global Forwarding adds trans-Pacific freighter service

by Casandra Aniemeke - May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 03055

DHL Global Forwarding is adding a second 747-400F to its round-the-world flight schedule on an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) lease agreement with Atlas Air, in a move that the company says will address a high demand for capacity on Asian routes with another 100 tons per flight. “The gap

China tells international airlines to toe the line on Taiwan

by Jack Smith - May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 02562

FILE PHOTO: Qantas flight QF1, an A380 aircraft, takes off from Sydney International Airport en route to Dubai, above Botany Bay, in Australia August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo China is turning up the heat on some of the world's top airlines over how they describe Taiwan on their websites. Qantas, Australia's

Ford will stop selling Taurus, Focus and Fiesta in North America first

by Tola Ojobo - April 30, 2018May 3, 2018 02305

Without warning, Ford revealed in its Q1 financial report that it will stop Without warning, Ford revealed in its Q1 financial report that it will stop selling almost all of its sedans in North America. Sure, it will still market SUVs, trucks and commercial vehicles in the region, but will gradually scale back

Ford’s decision to kill most of its cars was inevitable

by Tola Ojobo - April 30, 2018May 3, 2018 02391

American drivers have made up their minds. Bigger is most certainly better, and Ford Motor Co. has reacted. This week the automaker announced that over the next few years it would be phasing out all its cars (except for the iconic Mustang) in favor of SUVs, trucks and commercial vehicles (vans) in

DHL doubles storage capacity in Tampa

by Larry chinekezi - April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 03217

DHL Express is investing US$5 million into its Florida-area service – relocating its Tampa operation to a new site twice the size of its predecessor. The 35,000 square foot facility will serve the greater Tampa-St. Petersburg region, with road service to connect to DHL aircraft operating out of Orlando International Airport

Lufthansa Group leads European carriers in Q1 traffic growth

by Jack Smith - April 28, 2018 02490

The Lufthansa Group released solid results for the first quarter of 2018, reporting cargo traffic up 4.9 percent year-over-year to 2.14 billion revenue tonne kilometers. This is down from last year’s first-quarter growth of 6.3 percent, but very much in line with worldwide trends, and a much better result than its

Prime hike gives Amazon warchest for fight over postal costs

by Jack Smith - April 28, 2018 02421

FILE PHOTO: Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Amazon.com Inc’s 20 percent hike in the cost of Prime membership should deliver more than $1 billion in extra revenue this year and cover any “rational” hike in United States Postal Service