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Final 2017 results show healthy growth, yields for airfreight industry
The double-digit growth recorded through most of 2017 added up to the strongest growth over a calendar year since 2010,...
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Top 5 airfreight logistics tech trends for 2018
We’re already a full month into 2018 and the e-commerce-driven demand for airfreight show few signs of abating. While the...
Drone startup closes funding for hybrid-electric cargo challenger to Cessna 208
A California startup promising to build an electric long-distance cargo drone announced yesterday that it has raised 140 percent of...
Contractual vs. transactional: Unpacking the capacity crunch with C.H. Robinson’s Matt Castle
Besides the sustained high level of demand for airfreight, one of the defining characteristics of 2017, has been an ongoing...
Bolloré extends network to Scandinavia with purchase of Danish forwarder
In a bid to broaden its network into Scandinavian territory, French forwarder Bolloré Logistics purchased a majority stake in the...
AAPA’s 2017 results confirm strength in airfreight
If months of double-digit growth during 2017 weren’t sufficiently convincing, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) released final numbers...
East-West airfreight rates pulled back in December, says Drewry
Rates for airfreight on east-west routes averaged US$3.06 per kilogram for December – an increase of 8.5 percent from December...
Walmart, Japanese e-commerce firm Ratuken make joint bid for online grocery market
A strategic alliance between Walmart and Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce platform that is often referred to as, “the Amazon.com of...
Single African Air Transport Market approved to encourage cross-border trade
The dream of a continent-wide open skies agreement took a step closer in Addis Ababa yesterday at the annual African...
Airfreight rates still strong in lead up to Chinese New Year, says Freightos
Airfreight rates from China rose modestly last week, with increases in Chinese export demand ahead of the upcoming shutdown in...
JFK’s ARK animal transport facility sues NY/NJ Port Authority over contract breach
The owner of a US$65 million animal care and transport facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is suing...
First Air applies for Canadian cargo expansion funding
In partnership with the Ottawa Airport Authority and Aeroterm, Canadian carrier First Air filed two applications with Canada’s National Trade...
FedEx to make investments in Indianapolis hub expansion, wage increases
FedEx announced plans to invest about US$1.5 billion into expanding its FedEx Express Indianapolis hub over the next seven years,...
Tompkins Robotics goes portable with its ‘t-Sort’ parcel sorting system [VIDEO]
Tompkins Robotics partnered with design startup Lab Z to create the automated sorting system “t-Sort,” which uses independent robots for...
