Atlanta-based package delivery giant UPS introduced a new cloud-based technology platform that allows customers to more efficiently collaborate with international suppliers and better manage…
FedEx Express stretches cutoff time for Taiwan-to-US cargo
To support electronics firms and small and medium-size businesses, FedEx Express announced a new direct service that extends cutoff times by two hours for…
American parcel delivery giant FedEx Corp. announced it has expanded and enhanced its SenseAware service, a shipment-tracking device that provides customers near real-time access to…
The Netherlands-based supply chain service provider Ceva Logistics reopened its airfreight facility in Malaysia following the site’s expansion to serve as the nerve center…
The Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) recently released a second list of blacklisted forwarders. The eight local forwarders are ABS-CBN Global Cargo Corp.; Gen Ex…
Panalpina’s profit nosedives in wake of weak airfreight
Swiss logistics giant Panalpina reported consolidated profit of CHF4.1 million (US$5.2 million) for the third quarter of 2012, down from the CHF31.7 million it…
UPS granted extension of offer period for TNT purchase
The Netherlands authorities have allowed the extension of United Parcel Service’s offer period for the proposed acquisition of TNT Express, a joint statement by…
Regional best practices for express industry identified
The Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers (CAPEC) is open to a dialogue with the Philippine government to discuss best practices for express operators.…
Kerry Asia Road Transport (KART), a member of Hong Kong-listed Kerry Logistics, has launched a new trucking service connecting Shenzhen and Hanoi via its…
TNT Express released third quarter results for the year showing revenue of EUR1.81 billion (US$2.35 billion), up 2.1 percent from the same period last…
Logistics service provider Agility has opened a 13,000-square-meter warehouse in Hong Kong to cater to the electronics and retail sectors of Greater China. The…
UPS opens 3 health-care facilities in Asia-Pacific
Atlanta-based UPS said the recent opening of three new health-care distribution facilities in Asia-Pacific was part of its strategy to address trends of growing…
FedEx Express invests in $100-M logistics hub in Shanghai
U.S. express delivery service giant FedEx Express announced it will establish a $100-million express and cargo hub in Shanghai to expand its network throughout…
The Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) recently published a list of non-accredited freight forwarders, some of whom have been reported for non-delivery of balikbayan (personal…
First-half PH domestic airfreight volume reaches 38.2M kg
LBC carries the most shipments The Philippines’ total domestic airfreight volume hit 38.273 million kilograms (kg) in the first six months of the year,…
Panalpina: Healthcare companies can work together to cut costs
Freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina says its customers in the healthcare industry could make significant cost savings in their supply chains by working…
U.S.-based package delivery firm United Parcel Service (UPS) and Dutch competitor TNT Express confirmed their receipt of a statement of objections (SO) from the…
PH international airfreight volume hits 136M kg in first half
Nippon Express leads the pack The Philippines’ international airfreight cargo reached 136.452 million kilograms (kg) in the first six months of the year, according…
Europe-based Chapman Freeborn Airchartering further shored up its Asia network by acquiring Euro Express, an on-board courier (OBC) based in Hong Kong that provides…
