AAPA reports stable May growth, warns of protectionist policies’ effect on demand
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) today reported a 4.9 percent year-over-year increase in its member carriers’ cargo traffic...
E-Commerce
DHL adding e-commerce operation to existing Aussie facility
The increase in e-commerce exports from Australia has prompted DHL to add an e-commerce-specific distribution center to its already-existing 16,700-square-meter...
Amazon behind recent DP-DHL weakness?
Could Amazon begin operating its own last-mile delivery network throughout Germany by 2020? Deutsche Post-DHL Group’s first quarter earnings indicated...
Alibaba plans massive 3-year expansion of Rural Taobao network
In an effort to cover more of the smaller towns across the vast expanses of Western China, Alibaba Group said...
FedEx reports solid fourth quarter results
Yesterday, in addition to the announcement that FedEx ordered for twelve 767Fs, and twelve 777Fs in a deal valued at...
Google makes major e-commerce investment in China’s JD.com
In its latest foray into the e-commerce logistics world, Google has invested US$550 million in Beijing-based JD.com, giving the Silicon...
Google looks to e-commerce in partnership with China’s JD.com
JD.com controls much of the inventory sold on its e-commerce platform. Will the e-tailer eventually choose to control its airfreight...
Tigers Logistics expands Shanghai presence, citing e-commerce boom
With e-commerce giant Alibaba’s logistics network Cainiao continually expanding its network in response to a booming demand for e-commerce, affiliated...
