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UPS to buy pharma logistics specialist Marken
UPS will strengthen its presence in healthcare logistics with the purchase of Marken, a global supply chain specialist serving the pharmaceutical and life science industries.The US-based parcels and logistics giant has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marken, subject to regulatory approval, which will operate as a wholly ...
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Boeing, UPS announce order for 14 B747-8 freighters
Boeing and UPS today announced an order for 14 747-8 freighters. The agreement also includes an option to purchase an additional 14 of the cargo airplanes.“These aircraft are a strategic investment for increased capacity for UPS customers around the globe,” said Brendan Canavan, president, UPS Airlines. “The 747-8 will allow ...
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UPS steps on the pedal for European coverage
Parcels giant UPS has redesigned its European ground network in order to offer faster deliveries from six countries in the European Union (EU) to Switzerland.Customers in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Sweden will benefit from a faster UPS Standard delivery service, with improvements of up to two days when ...
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Air Cargo Forum: Boeing hails UPS 747 order and says there's more to come
Boeing has described UPS’ order for 14 Boeing 747-8 freighters as seminal and expects more orders for the aircraft to follow.Speaking at Tiaca’s Air Cargo Forum shortly after the deal was officially announced, Boeing Commercial Airplanes regional director, airline market analysis marketing & business development Tom Crabtree and regional director, ...
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E-commerce spurs Aramex growth
Middle East based logistics company Aramex saw revenues up 15% in the third quarter of 2016 to AED1.05bn but net profit was down 3% at AED72.2m compared with like period last year.However, for the first nine months of the year, net profit was up 16% to AED294.8m while revenue was ...
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UN urges logistics firms to think green
A new report by the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport is challenging logistics operators and other transport organisations to seek out new ways to balance short-term financial considerations against broader benefits for society and long-term economic gains.It also calls for the development of multimodal transport solutions ...
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UPS shrugs off international airfreight woes and pension payments
UPS has revealed a 3.6% increase in third-quarter earnings at $1.44 per share, compared with the same period last year. International operating profit increased 14% to $576m, the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, said the express logistics company.Total reported revenue was $14.9bn, up 4.9% over the same quarter last ...
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Carbon watchdog gives top marks to DHL’s environmental efforts
Deutsche Post DHL Group has been recognised as a sector leader in environmental management of transportation for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region by independent non-profit organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).The express operator’s overall A-score puts it in the top 15% of companies in the industry in the ...
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Integrators lend a hand to Hurricane Matthew relief efforts
The UPS Foundation will provide emergency funding and in-kind support worth more than $1m to help response and recovery efforts related to Hurricane Matthew.Meanwhile, FedEx this week delivered aid to Haiti onboard two charter flights.The hurricane recently ravaged Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Cargolina killing ...
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DHL freighter gives a lift to hyperloop hopefuls
The Delft Hyperloop capsule, a futuristic mode of transport for people and cargo, will rely on good old airfreight to make its way from Europe to the US.The Dutch university developed system, which uses low pressure tubes to transport people and goods at high speeds, is being transported to California ...
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FedEx unveils €1.4bn commitment to Paris CDG hub
FedEx has revealed it will make a billion dollar commitment to its logistics hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, a move that will almost double the facility's capacity.At an announcement ceremony held this morning at the Paris airport the express operator said it would spend a total of ...
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NewsWorld's first national drone delivery service takes off
The Rwandan government has today launched the world's first national drone delivery service to transport medical supplies to hard-to-reach places.The drones, designed and operated by Californian firm Zipline, will make up to 150 on-demand deliveries of blood to 21 transfusing facilities located in the western half of the country.While the ...
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VIDEO: Wondering how an automated pallet handling system actually works?
At an event to celebrate the opening of two new terminals at DHL's Leipzig hub, the express operator was keen to show off what it claims is the world's first automated pallet handling system (see end of article for video).The system is fairly similar to DHL's parcel and flyer system ...
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DHL opens two terminals at Leipzig and debuts automated pallet handling system
DHL Express has opened two new terminals at its fast growing Leipzig hub, with one of the operations featuring the world's first automated pallet handling system.The new Terminal Two and Terminal Three were built at a cost of €230m, more than doubling the surface area of the hub's sorting centre ...
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DHL Express expands in Turkish market with long term view
DHL Express has expanded aircraft capacity to the Turkish market despite the recent problems faced by the country as it looks to the long term.DHL Express Turkey managing director Markus Reckling revealed that in August the express giant added more Airbus A300 flights to its services to the Turkish city.This ...
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Atlas and Boeing ink deal for nine B767 freighter conversions
Freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW ) has placed an order with plane maker Boeing to convert nine 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).Four of the orders were previously announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in July this year, attributed to an “unidentified customer”, widely thought to ...
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E-tailers told: not so fast but more control over where, when and how you deliver
Online customers are more concerned about where, when and how they receive their ordered goods rather than the speed of delivery, a new e-commerce survey has found.The study, conducted by DHL, suggests that e-tailers will remain competitive only if they give customers greater control over their deliveries.“Speed isn’t everything,” said ...
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Deutsche Post sends team to Haiti
Deutsche Post DHL Group is sending a disaster response team (DRT) to Port-au-Prince in Haiti to help with the response to the recent hurricane. Volunteers will provide logistics support at Toussaint L’ouverture International Airport free of charge, coordinating incoming international aid and preparing it for onward transportation to affected areas.Manager ...
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UPS to reduce Ireland-Switzerland delivery times by 48 hours
Parcels carrier UPS says it has shaved up to 48 hours off deliveries between Ireland and Switzerland through enhancements to its ground network. Packages can be delivered up to 48 hours faster on its standard service to 60% of consumers in Switzerland.According to UPS consumer research, the majority of online ...
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DHL claims high-tech leadership in Italy after MIT buy
Deutsche Post DHL Group contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has bought niche Italian operator MIT Safetrans, saying that it is now the country’s leading player in the hi-tech life sciences and healthcare industry.The move also adds 20 operating sites to DHL Supply Chain Italy’s network – making a total ...