It’s a well-known fact that FedEx calls Memphis home, but it is not alone when it comes to express logistics. German rival DHL Express is expanding to a new service center in Memphis that will serve the tri-state area of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. DHL expects shipment growth from local businesses trading internationally as well[…]
Netherlands-based De Rooy Logistics, a family-owned business since 1923, became a subsidiary of Jan de Rijk Logistics effective Dec. 22, 2015. De Rooy specializes in logistic services for customers in the automotive and industrial sectors and also providing parts for truck manufacturing assembly lines. With 80 trucks in its fleet, De Rooy operates four strategically[…]
It’s a go. The board of directors of Cargolux approved spending US$77 million to invest in Cargolux China, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2017. The new offshoot will be based in Zhengzhou, one of the fastest-growing cargo airports in China, set within the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone. Cargolux will own a 35 percent[…]
|Liege airport|chargement des chevaux pour le|Longines Hong Kong Masters Belgium’s Liège Airport is prospering despite the soft trade market in Europe. In 2015, the airport handled 650,000 tonnes of cargo, which is an increase of 10 percent over 2014. This year’s plans for the airport include an investment of €10 million, including a new[…]
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Southern Air Holdings, a privately held US company with two airline subsidiaries – Southern Air, and Florida West International Airlines – for US$110 million. Atlas said it expected the acquisition to close “in the next few months,” assuming regulatory approval by the US Department[…]
California-based drone manufacturer, Matternet, plus DHL’s “parcelcopter” prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), both plans to begin testing their airworthiness with actual payloads in the next two months. Last year, at the CNS conference, Andreas Raptopoulos, CEO of Matternet, made a joint announcement with Oliver Evans, former chief cargo officer of Swiss International Airlines, that his[…]
