Joining the chorus singing the praises of last year nearly across the board in the airfreight industry, Luxembourg-based Cargolux said today that 2017 was the carrier’s “best year in history,” reporting that it broke 1 million chargeable tonnes flown for the first time ever, and experienced a 2,123 percent rise
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Amazon slips packages in car trunks, To beat porch thieves
Volvo Cars adds in-car delivery by Amazon Key to its expanding range of connected services. Not content to stop at slipping packages inside customers’ front doors, Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday started a new program to deliver packages to its members’ parked cars. The world's largest online retailer is rolling the program out in
E-commerce, express traffic continue to outpace general cargo growth in Q1
With first-quarter volume figures coming in for many airports around the world, we noticed two, in particular, stood out from the crowd: Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ) in Eastern Germany, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in the United States. Both of these mid-sized airports reported volumes up – way up – in Q1, reaching 12.3 percent and
DHL Express expands NYC e-commerce capacity to handle demand
Overwhelmed New York Postman Hid 17,000 Letters and Parcels to Focus on ‘Important’ Mail
A USPS worker A New York mailman has been arrested for stockpiling thousands of pieces of undelivered mail, spanning almost 15 years. The man, Aleksey Germash, 53, has been with the U.S. Postal Service for 16 years before his bosses received a tip about a parked car with 20 bags of undelivered mail,
Panalpina reports increased airfreight volume, continued slump in ocean freight sector
Switzerland-based forwarder Panalpina released its financial results for the first quarter of the year, reporting increases in overall profitability, with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) up in its Air Freight and Contract Logistics divisions, but down in its weakening Ocean Freight division. Overall EBIT came in at US$25 million, a
Boeing delivers first 737-800 freighter conversion
The new Boeing 737-800BCF freighter conversion features 12 pallet positions on the main deck. (Image: Boeing) Sweden-based West Atlantic Group will operate the plane, which it expects will “improve reliability, lower aircraft operating costs and provide a better environmental footprint.” Boeing delivered its first 737-800 passenger plane converted to freighter service this
Etihad Airlines invests in German temperature-control Cargo containers
The Opticooler, a German-made, electric airconditioned container This week, Etihad Cargo has retained the cool-chain services of Frankfurt-based DoKaSch Temperature Solutions - a provider of climate-controlled solutions for air cargo, to provide air-conditioned “Opticooler” ULD containers. The two organizations signed a master agreement that will allow Etihad Cargo to expand its TempCheck cool
DHL reports on A.I.’s potential benefits – and looming concerns – in logistics community
This week, DHL and IBM released a joint report on the development of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technology and its potential to change the logistics industry – noting that, in many ways, A.I. is already making profound changes to the retail environment, not all of which are positive. While there are many ways to
DHL Global Forwarding targets startups with Berlin helpdesk
With the proliferation of startups in today’s increasingly digital economy, DHL Global Forwarding, the ocean- and air-forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, launched a Berlin helpdesk intended specifically to help its startup and entrepreneur customers. The Start-Up Helpdesk, which offers logistics and supply chain services and advice, “acts as a link between