Airbridge Cargo is operating a weekly flight from Hong Kong to East Midlands Airport for DHL. (Photo: East Midlands Airport) DHL Express this weekend will launch a weekly freighter flight from Los Angeles International Airport to its U.K. hub at East Midlands Airport, in response to rising demand for e-commerce shipments
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Huge Cargo Ship Loses Dozens of Containers in Rough Sea Conditions off East Coast of Australia
The APL England, a ship with the capacity to carry over 5,000 shipping containers, lost 40 containers in rough seas off the east coast of Australia on Monday, May 25, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. “An additional 74 containers are damaged and collapsed on the deck of the ship, while a
Panalpina reports Q3 contractions, anticipates further challenges
Swiss forwarder Panalpina’s third-quarter financial results show the company is being affected by “macroeconomic uncertainties,” CEO Stefan Karlen said. Its cross-segment profit during the quarter declined by about 19 percent to US$14.9 million, compared to US$18.5 million during the same period last year. The company said the air freight segment’s margins have
Air Canada Cargo to modernize its Edmonton facilities
Air Canada broke ground today on a new facility that will house its ground support equipment service and cargo teams at Edmonton International Airport (YEG). The new, 4,645-square-meter facility being built by Terracap Group is set to open in September 2019. Air Canada has signed a 15-year lease for the multi-tenant
Turkish Cargo prepares for ‘Mega Hub’ at Istanbul New Airport
Turkish Cargo adds Mexico City to network
Turkish Cargo is adding Mexico City (MEX) to its freighter flight network – its eighth Latin American destination, and 19th destination in the Americas. Beginning Oct. 3, the carrier will operate twice-weekly 777F flights to Mexico City International Airport (MEX). The first flight connects the carrier’s Istanbul (IST) hub to MEX
DHL Freight letting customers specify delivery dates
Freight EuroConnect shipments can be stored up to five business days. DHL Freight announced Wednesday that effective immediately it is offering customers throughout Europe a fixed delivery day (FDD) service for its Freight EuroConnect product. The new service allows a customer to hand over a shipment to the DHL Freight network as
New York Polishes Freight Transportation System
Floating Freight Barge Train Rail Line-New York New Jersey Rail-65th Street Rail New York City plans to overhaul its ageing freight distribution systems through strategic investments to modernize maritime and rail assets and create new distribution facilities. Freight NYC is a $100-million plan with the ultimate goals of creating nearly 5,000
Third-party logistics providers say they can help deal with truck and driver shortages.
3PLs offer shippers ‘untapped capacity’ As shippers continue to grapple with finding available trucking capacity across the nation, third-party logistics providers (3PL) say they can help ease these burdens in an increasingly challenging market. The trucking industry’s driver shortage does not seem to be letting up, despite companies offering such incentives as
US ports fear tariffs could reduce ship traffic and jobs
Trucks travel along a loading dock at the Port of Long Beach, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Ports and ground terminals in nearly every state handle goods that are now or will likely soon be covered by import tariffs. Port executives worry that this could mean a slowdown in shipping that