FILE PHOTO: Freight trucks driven on the Fisher freeway in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo The drive for cost cuts and higher margins at U.S. trucking and railroad operators is pinching their biggest customers, forcing the likes of General Mills Inc and Hormel Foods Corp to spend
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New DHL Express hub in Brussels to quadruple regional capacity
By 2020, DHL expects to create 200 additional jobs through this new investment DHL Express opened its 36,500-square-meter Brussels hub today, quadrupling the integrator’s capacity for the region. The €140 million facility features automated sorting technology that allows later pick-up times, greater flexibility and higher reliability for Belgian shippers. Capable of handling 42,000
Analysts answer the big question: Should FedEx and UPS fear Amazon?
Could Amazon's future business delivery service hurt FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc.? - Memphis Business Journal. Its the latest initiative aimed at taking more control over what happens after a package leaves an Amazon warehouse. Memphis Business Journal - The article outlined a new “Shipping with Amazon” service where Amazon would
London Heathrow reports record-breaking freight numbers for January
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) got off to an optimistic start in 2018, reporting today that it tallied a new record in cargo volume for January, with a year-over-year increase of a 6.9 percent in metric tonnes of cargo moved for the month. These positive figures suggest that forecasts of continued growth
Amazon said to launch delivery service to compete with UPS and FedEx
Amazon is gearing up to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. Amazon is gearing up to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The so-called "Shipping with Amazon" program will be an end-to-end shipping solution, with pickups
UPS expands time-critical shipments with guaranteed midday delivery
UPS also adds midday overseas freight delivery service UPS said it is expanding its time-critical delivery service, offering guaranteed delivery by either 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. from all 71 origin countries to 35 key destination countries. The new service, called UPS Worldwide Express Freight Midday, guarantees time-definite delivery for urgent, international, palletized
German shippers take on rising cargo thefts
German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back. German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back. The 13
Air freight demand up 9% in 2017, strongest since 2010
Loading platform of air freight to the aircraft The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released full-year 2017 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) grew by 9.0%. This was more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016. Freight capacity, measured in
UPS extends international special commodities program to over 100 countries
February 7, 2018: United Parcel Service (UPS) recently announced a major expansion to its International Special Commodities (ISC) program where customers will be able to ship biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities, and shipments utilizing dry ice to additional 50 global destinations. This brings the total number of countries served
Time is running out for shippers as Chinese New Year looms
With less than two weeks left until the Chinese New Year shuts down logistics operations across the world’s largest cargo market, online freight platform Freightos is warning shippers to move quickly or risk costly delays. “International freight movements out of China will be disrupted for a good 3-4 days each side