Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) said it will commence use of capacity on Cargolux’s 747-400F and 747-8F aircraft, which fly weekly between Luxembourg (LUX) and Narita (NRT). This cooperation was initially publicized at the tail end of 2017 and is set to begin on March 27. NCA has outsourced some of its routes
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Travel Chaos Envelope Britain as Heavy Snow Returns
A car lies in a ditch by the A515 near Hartington after snow returns to the Derbyshire Peak District Snowy showers that battered Britain on Thursday will give way to unsettled weather including heavy downpours and thunderstorms, UK weather forecast shows. According to the forecast, spring will hit Britain with a washout this
Panalpina moves highest volumes in company history
Switzerland-based forwarder and logistics services provider Panalpina ended an eventful year, in which it made some notable acquisitions in the perishables sector, and reported record-breaking volume and profitability. Air freight volume for the full year increased 8.1 percent to a record 995,900 tonnes. While it may be tempting to assume that the figure
Uber’s self-driving trucks are making deliveries in Arizona
Uber’s self-driving trucks making deliveries in Arizona. ...though Uber won’t say how many. Uber announced today that its self-driving trucks have been operating in Arizona for the last couple of months. The company said it has two main transfer hubs in Sanders and Topock, but other than that, Uber is being pretty
Boeing Faces Airline Tug of War Over Proposed ‘797’ Jet Design
Going Dutch: How Schiphol is solving cross-border e-commerce issues
Last December, clandestine teams of Chinese executives began showing up at airports across Europe, probing the facilities that they visited for strengths and weaknesses. They tracked shipments, timed customs delays, rated services and mapped out logistics infrastructure. While these cloak-and-dagger movements may seem to be wrapped in political intrigue, of a
DHL asks, is your business falling behind in supply chain digitalization?
It’s not just a catchy headline any longer: your business is missing out – or even falling behind – and DHL has the data to prove it! According to the integrator’s polling, 95 percent of companies are not capturing the “full benefits of digitalization technologies for their supply chains.” “This is a transformative
State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond – Commentary
Industry experts agree that costs across all sectors worldwide will continue to rise in 2018, and the most successful shippers will be those that are able to mitigate their impact on profitability. And, the right technology will play an increasingly vital role in driving efficiencies across the global logistics network. By Patrick
UPS announces further expansion of its Worldwide Express service
The endeavour, which is comprised of expanded service into 57 countries and territories, including Brazil, India, and South Korea, and five new countries receiving Express service, including Bangladesh and Madagascar, said UPS. UPS said this week that its UPS Worldwide Express Service now is available in 124 countries and territories. This service provides customers with
DHL partners with Cologne Business School to ‘go green’
DHL Global Forwarding, the logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL, has published a white paper in partnership with the Cologne Business School, in an endeavor to incorporate sustainable practices into its supply chain. The white paper lists actions that all forwarders and logistics firms can take to “intensify their environmentally friendly