SF Express’ parent company to acquire DHL’s supply chain ops in China

• Charles Kauffman
• October 26, 2018
• Express, News

Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHL) will transfer its regional supply chain operations in Macau, Mainland China, and Hong Kong to SF Holding, the parent company of Shenzhen-based SF Express, the two companies announced today. Once the deal – which includes an upfront payment from SF Holding of €700 million, plus revenue-based royalties for the next decade – […]

Asian freighter fleet analysis part II: Fleets chart long-distance courses

• Charles Kauffman
• October 9, 2018
• Carriers, Express, News

Last week, in Part I of our two-part analysis of the freighter fleet in service with carriers based in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, we began with an overview of the freighter fleets operated by carriers based in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Today, we continue with an analysis of the freighter fleet based in mainland […]

Blue Dart expands network as industry preps for Indian e-commerce boom

• Caryn Livingston
• September 24, 2018
• E-Commerce, Express, News, Strategy

Reflecting rising optimism in India as a burgeoning e-commerce market, and subsequent investment into the country’s logistics, air cargo, and e-commerce markets, Deutsche Post-DHL Group’s Blue Dart is pursuing a major expansion plan to expand its logistics network to connect every home in India. Blue Dart is the leading third-party logistics provider in India and […]

How will FedEx beat back Amazon’s challenge? Here’s a hint

• JJ Hornblass
• September 14, 2018
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Express, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Strategy

FedEx yesterday offered a glimpse at how the express company will fend off competition from Amazon, which continues to develop its own Amazon Air dedicated air network. The secret: infrastructure. David Cunningham, president and CEO of FedEx’s express business, said during a presentation before the Wings Club in New York yesterday that FedEx’s infrastructure gives […]

UPS expects big return on facilities, fleet investments

• Caryn Livingston
• September 13, 2018
• Carriers, E-Commerce, Express, News

At a UPS “Transformation Conference” in New York today, the company outlined plans for expanding and automating its international and domestic express services to better accommodate burgeoning cross-border e-commerce volumes, justifying the major capital expenditures with larger expected returns on revenue. The express company struggled somewhat during the second quarter of this year, reporting a […]

DHL Express to add five ex-Etihad A330-200Fs

• Charles Kauffman
• August 15, 2018
• Carriers, Conversions, Express, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News

Between 28 December and 11 January, Abu Dhabi-headquartered Etihad Airways removed all five of its A330-200 production freighters from service and placed them into storage. For months, there were whispers about where these relatively young freighters (2010-2017 vintage) would end up. The answer to this question became clear earlier this week when EAT Leipzig took […]

Rapid growth of China’s express market continues into 1H18

• Charles Kauffman
• August 10, 2018
• All Posts, Express, News, Update

During the first half of this year, China’s domestic express delivery sector delivered 22.08 billion parcels, an increase of 27.5% y-o-y from 1H17.  International cross-border deliveries, which include parcels moving between mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and Macau, increased by 43.1% during the same period, to 520 million parcels, according to statistics from the […]

The world’s top 50 cargo carriers of 2017

• Caryn Livingston
• August 9, 2018
• All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Express, News

Last year when we analyzed the top 50 cargo carriers of 2016, we noted FedEx’s runaway cargo traffic growth through its acquisition of TNT, which further drove a wedge between FedEx and the number two contender for highest total cargo traffic, Emirates. However, a year can make quite a difference, and what an eventful year […]