Early 2018 holiday shopping breaks peak season records
Following on the heels of China’s 11.11 shopping holiday, numbers are out for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. American shoppers...
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Amazon to open ‘air gateway’ and package-sorting facility at Wilmington
This month, Amazon announced plans to open a new “air gateway” and package-sorting operation at Wilmington Air Park. Yes, Wilmington — just...
Pardon the Disruption: Wan Lin — Crossing borders at Cainiao
In November, Alibaba’s logistics affiliate, Cainiao, broke its own record during the “11.11” holiday by handling more than 1 billion...
The Ace of Amazon Air: Sarah Rhoads
Actions rather than words Since its humble beginning in 1994, nearly a quarter-century ago, Amazon has been reluctant to give...
Air Cargo Executive of the Year: Giving back is the better part of valor
One aspect of the director job at Amazon Air that Sarah Rhoads said she enjoys the most is being able...
China Post and Lufthansa Cargo align to target cross-border e-commerce
On 19 November, China Post and Lufthansa Cargo entered into a “Joint Freight Operation” agreement, under which China’s National Post...
Rockford Airport reports record cargo figures, advances e-commerce development
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) reported record cargo figures for the first 10 months of this year and will soon...
Cainiao reports faster year-over-year 11.11 deliveries
The investments in cross-border logistics made over the past year by Cainiao, the logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba,...
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