FedEx new Shanghai Pudong Hub, courtesy of FedEx. January 8, 2018 Shanghai (ACW) - FedEx has finally opened its US$100 million, 134,000-square-meter Shanghai Pudong International Airport hub. Originally slated to open in early 2017, the Shanghai Hub is now the largest of its kind at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, featuring FedEx’s most
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Commentary: Negotiating the best ocean freight rates for 2018
Maersk-Line-shipping-container-vessel-at-dockside Choosing between direct relationships with carriers and using a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) to negotiate rates on your behalf is just one of the many issues shippers face heading into the 2018 contract bidding season on the transpacific. A big question each year for shippers needing to transport goods from
Logistics firms East Coast of U.S resume limited service, as blizzard turns to extreme cold
FedEx Ground trucks were plying the pre-dawn streets through snow-covered Boston this morning after driving snow and winds caused widespread disruption of regional logistics services. Imagine your Ad placed here By mid-morning, flights at nearby airports, such as Boston Logan (BOS) and New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK), were slowly returning to normal, but with
SGR cargo train to Nairobi delayed on volume shortfall
Kenya Railways Commercial Cargo Train Nairobi - (BA) The second Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) freight train will not arrive in Nairobi today as scheduled, the Kenya Railways Corporation (KR) has said. Kenya Railways managing director Atanas Maina said the locomotive will instead arrive on Thursday because it’s not filled to capacity. “The second cargo
Amazon says over 5 billion items shipped in 2017 via Prime
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it shipped over 5 billion items worldwide via its subscription-based Prime service in 2017 while adding more new members than ever before. The e-commerce giant, which revealed its Prime shipment numbers for the first time, did not give comparable full-year shipment number for 2016. Imagine your Ad placed here Amazon
Buhari outlines road map to address Nigeria’s huge infrastructural deficit
Abuja (Moov Logistics News) - Nigerian's president, Muhammadu Buhari, this morning in a nationwide broadcast to herald the new year outlined his government's broad plan to tackle what in his words are the country's "huge infrastructural deficit." "We are going to make significant in-roads in advancing road, rail and power projects across the
E-commerce triggers a tsunami of returns this holiday season
UPS dispatch Returns are the unsung antiheroes of the e-commerce saga, but this holiday season, they’re getting their moment in the spotlight, because it turns out that for all the advantages of shopping online, nothing beats the old-fashioned dressing room. “E-commerce’s painless return policies are duping us,” wrote Slate.com’s Inkoo Kang. “And
Airfreight rates in dramatic peak season rise, states Freightos
Against a background of IATA’s estimated 9.3% growth in world cargo volumes for 2017, airfreight rates have been dramatically up this peak season, reports online platform Freightos. Freightos stated: "While some rates have eased recently, others are heating up. Most US airlines canceled 7-10 scheduled flights coming in from China between December 22-30,
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Emirates SkyCargo’s pharma investments pay off in record volumes for 2017
Emirate Sky Cargo Dubai - Emirates SkyCargo wrapped up a year of record volumes and expansion, carrying 2.5 million tonnes of freight this year across its global network. The carrier’s president, Tim Clark, commented that despite challenging market conditions, the carrier had successfully implemented initiatives to boost revenues, trim costs, and used emerging technologies