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Cainiao, by the numbers
Just about every number associated with Alibaba’s Cainiao network is staggering. Here are just a few of the eye-poppers: 217 – Countries expected to be involved in its e-commerce cross-border network 1,800 – Distribution centers across China 3,000 – Foreign and domestic logistics partners in China Smart Logistics network 176,000 – Cainiao delivery stations across[…]
UPS dips toes into same-day delivery with Deliv investment
Possibly hearing footsteps from its rivals in the e-commerce logistics businesses, such as Amazon, United Parcel Service (UPS) has invested US$28 million in a new startup company called Deliv Inc., which specializes in performing same-day parcel delivery. The investment was made via the integrator’s UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, its Atlanta-based corporate venture arm. “We don’t[…]
Pilots, shippers at odds over ICAO’s battery ban
Various aviation groups are still reacting to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) decision to temporarily ban the carriage of lithium batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft until a new packaging standard can be reached. The controversial issue has placed some groups in opposite camps. For instance, the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), applauded[…]
Airlink offers relief to Cyclone Winston victims in Fiji
With the death toll rising to 44 and the total damages rising to about US$650 million, the reverberations from Cyclone Winston’s path of destruction in the Pacific are still being felt a week after it made landfall at Fiji on Feb. 20. The Category 5 storm – the largest ever to strike the island nation[…]
Expeditors sees record-high growth despite volume dip
The good times continue to roll at U.S.-based forwarder and logistics services provider Expeditors International – even when cargo volumes are down, the company reports double-digit growth in net income, operating income and operating margins. In fact, CEO Jeffrey Musser said 2015 was the best year in the company’s history. For the fourth quarter of[…]