The increase in e-commerce exports from Australia has prompted DHL to add an e-commerce-specific distribution center to its already-existing 16,700-square-meter Melbourne cargo facility, operated by DHL’s Global Forwarding division. The co-located operation are situated in the Melbourne suburb of Tullamarine. The new addition, operated by DHL’s eCommerce division, will mostly handle
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DHL Parcel adds POST Luxembourg partner to delivery network
Regional postal service provider, POST Luxembourg, will be DHL Parcel’s newest partner in the logistics giant’s “Parcel Connect” service, which aims to capitalize on inter-European trade, especially of e-commerce cargo. The services will initially be limited to imports from Europe to Luxembourg, but “in a second phase,” will begin offering exports
E-Commerce Between USA and Nigeria Made Easy By Moov Africa
Moov Africa has opened its e-commerce portal, branded Shop2Me, to the Nigerian public, on the company’s main website, www.moovafrica.com. The online portal assists discerning shoppers to make purchases of vital goods in USA from the comfort of their homes or offices in Nigeria, while they pay in the local currency, Naira. Shop2Me
Amazon’s Map Tracking feature lets you stalk your delivery driver
DHL acquires Colombian warehousing company, expands Latin American presence
Suppla operates in five regions and covers in 25 cities in Colombia with 4,500 employees. The acquisition is enabling DHL Supply Chain to gain a competitive footprint in Colombia, a country with increasing competitiveness ranking and a favorable environment for foreign investment. DHL Supply Chain acquired Colombian company Suppla Group, a provider
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms
President Trump's push to have the U.S. post office double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon is not the first time the Trump and Amazon have clashed. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) Washington Post - President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges
Shop2Me by Moov Africa opens U.S Online Shopping to Nigeria
...Shop the U.S from Nigeria with Naira and Shop2Me pays, gets the goods and brings to you in Nigeria. Shop2Me, an online shopping and delivery service has been launched by Moov Africa, a fledging logistics services provider. The platform which has been on for a while was formally flagged off in Lagos at
U.S. Customs hopes to set e-comm standards
A two-page proposal that will be considered in June could postpone the release of a final World Customs Organization framework for another year. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hoping to “lead and facilitate” international e-commerce standards as it is submitting to the World Customs Organization (WCO) a two-page document
DHL Global Forwarding adds trans-Pacific freighter service
DHL Global Forwarding is adding a second 747-400F to its round-the-world flight schedule on an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) lease agreement with Atlas Air, in a move that the company says will address a high demand for capacity on Asian routes with another 100 tons per flight. “The gap
Prime hike gives Amazon warchest for fight over postal costs
FILE PHOTO: Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Amazon.com Inc’s 20 percent hike in the cost of Prime membership should deliver more than $1 billion in extra revenue this year and cover any “rational” hike in United States Postal Service