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FedEx expands between Australia and New Zealand
FedEx Express has launched a new trans-Tasman service between Christchurch, Auckland and Melbourne to provide additional capacity and shorter transit times.The service will run five times a week from July 4 and will add to five existing Sydney to Auckland flights each week.FedEx said: "We are delighted to inform you ...
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Geodis completes Keppel purchase as it expands in Asia Pacific
Geodis has completed the acquisition of e-commerce specialist Keppel Logistics as the forwarder expands its presence in Asia.The deal was first announced at the start of the year but Geodis has now obtained all regulatory approvals allowing completion.Geodis said the acquisition would bolster the two firms' respective e-commerce offerings by ...
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Korean Air renews IATA CEIV Pharma certification
Korean Air has been recertified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharma (CEIV Pharma) for air transport of pharmaceuticals.Korean Air provides customised cold chain services for a wide array of products that call for dynamic requirements and conditions. The airline transports pharmaceuticals such as vaccines, lab reagents and ...
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NewsFedEx teams up with Direct Relief for Ukraine aid flight
Source: FedExFedEx and charity Direct Relief worked together to fly 52 tons of medical equipment to Poland to support refugees from the war in Ukraine.The aid was transported on a FedEx Express Boeing B777 freighter on June 26 and included emergency medicines and supplies, including health kits, trauma and wound ...
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FedEx expects slow recovery in bellyhold capacity and lower growth
FedEx yesterday reported its full financial year results and outlined expectations of ongoing supply chain disruption, a slow return of air bellyhold capacity and lower growth levels for the coming fiscal year.In the fiscal year ending May 31, the express giant saw revenues increase by 11.3% year on year to ...
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NewsWFS expands capacity with Amsterdam Schiphol cargo warehouse
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will open a new offline cargo warehouse at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in August to add capacity ahead of the winter 2022 peak season.The new 3,000 m2 facility is the fourth WFS cargo terminal at Schiphol, taking the company’s overall footprint to 17,500 m2, ...
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NewsDHL Express expands and relocates at RIC
Photo: DHL ExpressDHL Express has expanded in Richmond, Virginia by moving into a larger facility located near Richmond International Airport (RIC) that will enable it to handle more air cargo.The $7m investment in the new service centre includes the addition of equipment that maximises processing capabilities and enables earlier deliveries.DHL ...
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NewsFedEx Express funds Scottish Highlands rewilding project
Photo: FedExFedEx Express has announced a three-year grant to environmental non-profit, Rewilding Europe, in support of its ninth rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands.Launched by Rewilding Europe, together with Scottish non-profit Trees for Life and local stakeholders last September, the project in the Affric Highlands seeks to create a vast ...
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NewsFedEx appoints its first chief customer officer
Brie Carere. Photo: FexExFedEx has appointed its first chief customer officer.The company has promoted Brie Carere, chief marketing and communications Officer, to be the company’s first chief customer officer.She also was named co-president and co-chief executive of FedEx Services, a role she will share with Rob Carter, executive vice president ...
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Drones still just a California dream, says technologist
Amazon’s announcement that it will begin home deliveries by drone to addresses in Lockeford, California later this year - pending regulatory approval - is “unsurprising”, says Digital River expert, Andrew Scargill,However, safety concerns remain, should companies decide to adopt drones more widely in urban areas says Scargill, who is logistics ...
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NewsGlobal Critical Logistics signs Saudi deal with SAL
Paul Martins, chief executive and president, GCL (right) and Faisal Al-Bedah, managing director and chief executive of SAL . Photo: Global Critical LogisticsLive events service provider Global Critical Logistics (GCL) has signed an exclusive commercial partnership agreement with SAL Saudi Logistics Services.SAL will provide exclusive logistics services to all GCL ...
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NewsEquitrans ensures smooth ride for Royal Show horses
Photo: EquitransDubai based horse transporter Equitrans Logistics has successfully carried out a complex horse transport operation as the Middle East partner for the UK’s Royal Windsor Horse Show.This year’s special Platinum Jubilee edition of the event, held from May 12-15, was one of the year’s biggest movements of horses and ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo and B Medical Systems sign sustainable pharma transport MoU
Photo: Etihad CargoAbu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Cargo has signed an MoU with Luxembourg-based manufacturer and global distributor of medical refrigeration devices, B Medical Systems, to develop a solution specifically for the transportation by air of life-saving drugs, vaccines and high-value pharmaceuticals.The project aims to create passive temperature-controlled containers that can ...
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GlobalX and FreightCloud collaborate on Asia–US–America e-commerce routes
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has signed an MoU with Chinese e-commerce logistics provider FreightCloud to develop e-commerce cargo routes between China and the US, with onward distribution across the Americas.The joint service using GlobalX Airbus A321 freighters is expected to begin in early 2023, moving to GlobalX-owned A330Fs later that ...
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NewsFedEx Express expands Asia-Europe connections
Photo: FedExFedEx Express has launched a new route between Asia and Europe, connecting China’s capital Beijing to the FedEx Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport hub in Paris, France for the first time with ten connections per week via Osaka, Japan.This new route will benefit businesses as the cut-off time for ...
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NewsAmazon exec Dave Clark takes Flexport CEO role
Dave Clark. Source: FlexportAmazon executive Dave Clark - who helped "transform" the e-commerce giant and shape its supply chain strategy - is set to become the new chief executive of freight forwarder Flexport.Clark will join on September 1 and replace Flexport founder Ryan Petersen as he moves over the role ...
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NewsAutomotive demand drives K+N's new Budapest charter flight
Source: Budapest AirportKuehne+Nagel has launched a new charter route between Hong Kong International and Budapest Airport as it looks to capitalise on high-tech and automotive demand.The service will operate on a weekly basis utilising a Boeing B747-8F aircraft with a capacity of more than 100 tonnes per flight. After stopping ...
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Envirotainer to be sold
Temperature-controlled ULD firm Envirotainer is set to be sold in a deal worth around €2.8bn.The deal will see private equity firm Cinven and co-investor Novo Holdings sell the air cargo business to another private equity firm, EQT, and investment company Mubadala.International law firm Clifford Chance advised Cinven and Novo Holdings ...
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NewsFedEx feeder airline launches air cargo operations in US
FedEx feeder airline AirDialog. Photo: AirDialogNew FedEx feeder airline AirDialog has started cargo flight operations in the southwest US and is the first new Part 135 air carrier to launch with FedEx in over 20 years.Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, AirDialog said its inaugural cargo flight took place this week ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics delves further into e-commerce with partnership
Photo: SEKO LogisticsE-commerce logistics company MyFBAPrep has become the preferred Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service partner for Seko Logistics.The deal will include co-branded products and expands SEKO’s offering to include FBA fulfilment services.This partnership gives MyFBAPrep’s client roster of Amazon aggregators access to SEKO`s global fulfilment warehouses and an additional ...