Panalpina sees small profit amid 2015’s soft market
Although global freight forwarder and logistics company Panalpina suffered a drop in revenue, from $6.73 billion to US$5.88 billion in...
Technology
Yusen sees opportunity with Hitech acquisition
Japan-based freight forwarder Yusen Logistics has acquired Australian sensitive-freight specialist Hitech Asia-Pacific for an undisclosed sum. This move will assist...
Appel adamant in support of DHL-GF division
If there were still any doubts about the veracity of the rumors last month that Deutsche Post was considering selling...
Alibaba vs. Amazon: How e-commerce giants are reinventing forwarding
Last September, Mike Maynard, an airport planner for Cincinnati-based engineering firm CDM Smith, was checking out the flight activity at...
Cainiao, by the numbers
Just about every number associated with Alibaba’s Cainiao network is staggering. Here are just a few of the eye-poppers: 217...
Pilots, shippers at odds over ICAO’s battery ban
Various aviation groups are still reacting to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) decision to temporarily ban the carriage of...
Oman Air chooses SmartKargo for IT services
Soon after announcing an expansion of its route-sharing agreement with Cargolux, Muscat-based Oman Air has signed on with SmartKargo, providers...
Has ICAO banned the wrong batteries?
Against the wishes of the International Air Transport Association, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed yesterday to temporarily ban...
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