After several years of tepid industry performance, the American freight forwarder is finally reaping the benefits of sustained global economic growth. Driven, in part, by e-commerce-related activity, the industry sees volumes continuing to grow throughout the upcoming year. But with this kind fortune comes the challenge of tight truck capacity
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UK-EU customs partnership ‘still on table’
A new "customs partnership" with the EU - which is fiercely opposed by some Tory Brexiteers - is still on the table, the business secretary says. Greg Clark warned about the effect of border checks on manufacturing jobs, saying whatever replaces the customs union was of "huge importance". He added whichever option
U.S. logistics employment steady in April
Transportation and logistics companies added another 400 jobs during the month following three consecutive monthly gains, according to recent preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor. U.S. transportation and logistics companies added another 400 jobs in April, slowing significantly from the rapid growth seen in the previous three months, according
Demand flattens, yields soar in March… or do they?
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
DHL Global Forwarding adds trans-Pacific freighter service
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
DHL doubles storage capacity in Tampa
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
Cargolux reports 2017 was ‘best year in history’
Joining the chorus singing the praises of last year nearly across the board in the airfreight industry, Luxembourg-based Cargolux said today that 2017 was the carrier’s “best year in history,” reporting that it broke 1 million chargeable tonnes flown for the first time ever, and experienced a 2,123 percent rise
Amazon slips packages in car trunks, To beat porch thieves
Volvo Cars adds in-car delivery by Amazon Key to its expanding range of connected services. Not content to stop at slipping packages inside customers’ front doors, Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday started a new program to deliver packages to its members’ parked cars. The world's largest online retailer is rolling the program out in
E-commerce, express traffic continue to outpace general cargo growth in Q1
With first-quarter volume figures coming in for many airports around the world, we noticed two, in particular, stood out from the crowd: Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ) in Eastern Germany, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in the United States. Both of these mid-sized airports reported volumes up – way up – in Q1, reaching 12.3 percent and
