Swiss forwarder Panalpina and Illinois-based RIM Logistics have joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), an organization of logistics companies that share the goal of developing blockchain standards and technology for the cargo community. Members include industry leaders like FedEx, PENSKE and UPS. Blockchain is an open-source encrypted database – popularized by
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Cathay Pacific reports 7.9 percent increase in cargo traffic in April
Cathay Pacific Group has released its April 2018 traffic figures, showing a substantial increase of 7.9 percent in revenue tonne kilometers (RTKs), year-over-year. The month prior, in March, the group’s carriers experienced a decent, if more modest, figure of 4.9 percent year-over-year – an increase that may suggest that carriers can
UPS hits customers with new fees for oversized packages
In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, photo, a UPS employee loads packages onto a truck at a company facility in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Seattle (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc will begin charging an extra $150 next month to handle oversized packages and pallets, along with a new charge for
How Namibia will Double Air Traffic in 10 Years
Namibia's Walvis Bay International Airport The airport is expected to have expansions in key, specific areas like the check-in hall, security screening points, arrivals hall and the luggage handling areas. The traffic volumes at the Hosea Kutako International Airport are expected to double in the next 10 years due to an increase
DHL acquires Colombian warehousing company, expands Latin American presence
Suppla operates in five regions and covers in 25 cities in Colombia with 4,500 employees. The acquisition is enabling DHL Supply Chain to gain a competitive footprint in Colombia, a country with increasing competitiveness ranking and a favorable environment for foreign investment. DHL Supply Chain acquired Colombian company Suppla Group, a provider
Uber pulls up in Japan with taxi-hailing service
FILE PHOTO: Uber's logo is pictured at its office in Tokyo, Japan, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo. TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to other taxi providers, as it seeks to expand in the country where the
China’s first airplane developed by private firm completes production
A pilot gets off an airplane GA20 during its debut in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, May 21, 2018. The single-engine propeller-driven GA20 is a fixed wing four-seat civil utility aircraft, whose intellectual property is independently owned by a private enterprise Guanyi Aero. The plane rolled off the
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms
President Trump's push to have the U.S. post office double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon is not the first time the Trump and Amazon have clashed. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) Washington Post - President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges
Green light for driving in Europe after Brexit
Eurotunnel - freight tunnel The Department for Transport said the agreement meant the continuation of existing insurance processes between the UK and EU. Millions of British drivers will be able to carry on using existing insurance policies in the EU after Brexit without the need for additional paperwork, the Government has confirmed. The
Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways Names Management Team
Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has appointed Caribbean Airlines VP-operations Jag Singh as COO and former JetBlue Airways VP-flight operations Bart Roberts as safety review board chairman. Lagos-based Green Africa Airways also said it has secured its air transport license and is working toward its air operator’s certificate. The airline initially plans