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SF Express and Alibaba end data dispute
Delivery giant SF Express has restarted transportation services for online retail giant Alibaba after they ended their dispute over data sharing.The standoff, which began last week, came to an end after the intervention of China’s State Post Bureau.The dispute started when Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics arm told Alibaba sellers on May ...
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Alibaba and SF Express in data-sharing standoff
SF Express, one of the biggest delivery firms for Alibaba, says it has been dropped by the online retail giant for refusing to share its customers’ data.According to a report in the Financial Times, Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics arm told Alibaba sellers on 30 May to use other couriers in response ...
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Purolator goes coast to coast in the US
Purolator International - Canada’s largest integrated freight, parcel and logistics solutions provider - has launched an expedited forwarding service for domestic US shipments for next day, two-day, or 3-5 day delivery. There is also an Elite service for shipments that require a specialised delivery window.The courier says it will offer ...
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Business blooms in the desert for UPS
UPS is to open a new package processing hub in the town of Goodyear, near Phoenix, Arizona. The first phase is expected to begin operating later this to provide additional capacity for lightweight small e-commerce packages - a growing business in Arizona and the southwest, says UPS.Full completion is planned ...
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YTO to build Zhejiang hub
Chinese parcels carrier YTO Express is to build a 5 billion yuan ($735 million) logistics hub in Zhejiang, according to a report in the China Economic Review.The carrier, which aims to become the largest international courier in mainland China by 2020, recently acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based On ...
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Qatar Airways expands pharma network
Doha-based Qatar Airways has added Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Dublin (Republic of Ireland) to its pharma network, bringing the total number of destinations covered to 73. Operations to Colombo began on 15 May, while Dublin is due to become active on 12 June with the launch of the carrier’s Boeing ...
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Unisys launches pharma tracker to help combat fraud and theft
Unisys has launched its PharmaTrack software that combines "leading security, advanced data analytics and compliance technology in a single, unified platform".The global IT firm says that the software will provide life sciences and healthcare companies "enhanced visibility and oversight" of the entire global pharmaceutical supply chain and so help combat ...
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DHL's fish freighter for Norwegian seafood logistics
DHL Global Forwarding is accelerating Norway’s seafood supply chain by shipping live crabs and other seafood on dedicated weekly flights from Oslo to Asia and Northern America.The express giant is transporting fresh seafood from Laskselv airport in northern Norway to Oslo, from where the freight is sent to South Korea ...
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Emirates' focus on Vietnamese perishables bears fruit
Emirates SkyCargo has seen a near five-fold increase in the volumes of exports of fruits between Vietnam and Dubai over the last year.Collaborative efforts between Middle East carrier’s cargo arm and Vietnam’s Trade Promotion Agency Vietrade saw perishables exports to Dubai, including rambutans and lychees, touch a record close to ...
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EgyptAir Cargo to add pharma product
EgyptAir Cargo has revealed it will launch a pharma product this summer after signing a deal for passive containers with va-Q-tec.The airline said that va-Q-tec's passive container rental service will enable deviation-free transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals around the world to over 70 EgyptAir Cargo destinations.The two companies finalised the deal ...
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We’re Europe’s kings of cool, says Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo says it is offering a unique airline to offer a road feeder service for cold-chain cargo. Temperature-sensitive goods can be actively or passively cooled or warmed on road link connections with Lufthansa flight numbers using suitably-equipped vehicles, as well as on board the aircraft.Customers can make firm onward ...
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LATAM ready to practice CEIV shipping
LATAM has become the first airline in the Americas to obtain CEIV Pharma certification following a successful IATA audit, announced at the Air Cargo Europe Exhibition.Receiving the certificate from IATA’s global head of cargo Glyn Hughes, LATAM Cargo chief executive, Andres Bianchi, said: “This certification demonstrates the quality and consistency ...
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Emirates SkyCargo widens container offer for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo has entered into agreements for global container rental services with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing co-operation with Envirotainer.The agreements allow the Middle East carrier to offer a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for pharmaceutical or life sciences products.Emirates SkyCargo’s customers can have such temperature ...
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FedEx a victim of global cyber-attack
FedEx was one of the companies to be hit by last week’s global cyber-attack that hit more than 150 countries with ransom malware.The company said in a statement that it was experiencing issues with some of its Microsoft Corp Windows systems."Like many other companies, FedEx is experiencing interference with some ...
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PostNL provides Netherlands link for AliExpress
The Chinese AliExpress arm of online retailer Alibaba Group has selected PostNL as the delivery partner for most of its packages to the Netherlands. Sellers will get direct access to the PostNL distribution network.AliExpress allows consumers around the world to buy directly from Chinese manufacturers and distributors and it has ...
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Growth across the board at DHL
Deutsche Post DHL Group increased revenue significantly in the first quarter of 2017 and further improved its operating profit, said the mail and logistics company. Group revenue climbed by more than €1 billion to €14.9 billion.German and international parcel and eCommerce and the global express business all saw substantial growth ...
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Air cargo pharma demand to grow but challenges ahead
Players in air cargo pharma supply chains should expect volume growth to continue, but there are challenges ahead from ocean freight while shippers will demand increasingly sophisticated solutions.Speaking at the Air Cargo News’ pharmaceutical and life sciences session at Air Cargo Europe in Munich, speakers agreed that demand for air ...
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UPS satisfies the need for speed
UPS has launched an Express Critical service in Europe for shipments such as parts for grounded aircraft parts or urgently required surgical tools.A UPS team will assess the shipping request through a round-the-clock contact center, identify transportation alternatives and implement a delivery solution that meets time and cost requirements.These include ...
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DHL has vision of a shared future
The ‘Sharing Economy’ is shaking up logistics and the latter will in turn play a major role in shaping it, says a new Trend Report by express carrier DHL.It predicts a future built around digital platforms and business models built on sharing rather than owning assets, which could a significant ...
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Airline taps into pharma demand with va-Q-tec containers
Portuguese airline TAP Cargo has signed a global rental agreement with temperature-controlled container rental specialist va-Q-tec.TAP said the partnership would be particularly important on its Europe to Brazil trade lane. Rita Costa Silva, responsible for business development at TAP Cargo, explained: “Brazil is a big pharma consumer market, importing high ...