Just over a year ago, FedEx Corp. purchased a startup called Bongo International, which helped retail merchants navigate the complex world of cross-border transactions. This week, the Bongo service was vastly expanded and re-launched under the brand FedEx CrossBorder in the company’s latest venture into the rapidly changing world of e-commerce. “Actually, it’s about time[…]
If Cargolux’s 2015 full-year results are a reliable indicator, the carrier’s much-debated dual hub strategy has paid off handsomely. In a year in which the cargo arms of many airlines struggled, Cargolux posted record volume and sharply increased profit, and continued to add freighters to its fleet. Check out the analysis of these latest numbers by[…]
A day after terrorist attacks brought Brussels Zaventem Airport to a standstill, express carriers and forwarding firms at the airport got the green light to resume cargo operations on Wednesday, although flights are being carried out under contingency plans. Passenger flights remain shut down through at least Thursday as authorities continue their forensic investigation, but[…]
To keep pace with the growing demand in Europe for parcel deliveries, DHL Express France said it will quadruple the size of its current sorting facility at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport over the next three years, and is in talks with Lyon Airport about building another sorting center there, according to a report from Agence[…]
To keep up with growing demand for both e-commerce and traditional retail business, UPS said it plans to increase the size of its existing operations at California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT). The expansion, expected to be ready by 2018, will include a new sorting facility able to process packages at twice the hourly rate of[…]
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (PACTL) has become the first Chinese air cargo terminal to earn IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for the safe handling of pharmaceutical products. PACTL recently opened its new, eco-friendly cool-chain center, measuring more than 11,000 square feet and featuring various climate zones designed[…]
