Mauritius heads off Brexit downturn with airfreight rebates
When Great Britain voted to break away from the European Union, many knew the “Brexit” would have far-reaching effects on ...
UPS moves on U.K.-E.U. truckload brokerage market with Freightex
UPS has bought into the European truckload brokerage sector with purchase of Freightex, a U.K.-based provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized ...
Indian government calls for single-window cargo communities
A report released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation Government of India in late 2016 recommended that, “an electronic platform ...
Alibaba goes to sea
Want to book space on this ship? Just call Alibaba! Photo: Kees Torn/Wikimedia Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba entered a partnership ...
Yusen Logistics expands to Switzerland
Japan-based freight forwarder Yusen Logistics opened a branch office near Zurich Airport on 1 January, 2017. Home to two of ...
Hong Kong’s U-Freight: Industry only ‘scratched surface’ of e-commerce
After attending the recent Amazon Global Selling Expo in Hangzhou, China, Hong Kong-based logistics firm U-Freight Group said that the ...
Amazon makes its first commercial drone delivery
On 7 December, Amazon’s Prime Air made its first commercial delivery with an unmanned drone. The delivery took place in ...
The 500th 787
Christmas came a bit early for Colombia-based Avianca, when Boeing delivered a 787-8 aircraft (37511) on 21 December, 2016. And ...
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