Freightos goes global with online-marketplace pricing model
Freightos has expanded its online marketplace that the logistics technology company hopes will revolutionize the freight market. After launching the...
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DHL to deliver from smartphone to Smart cars in Germany
Starting this September, Smart car owners in Stuttgart will be able to use their cars as mobile addresses for DHL...
Amazon ‘Prime Day’ breaks records, gains members
Amazon’s second-annual “Prime Day” promotion, held on Tuesday, was the company’s biggest sales day ever. The e-commerce giant said its...
Logistics Launchpads: Tech accelerators foster air cargo innovation
Workers in their offices at the RocketSpace accelerator. When Bay Area serial entrepreneur Vijay Harrell hit upon the idea for...
Logistics Launchpads: Welcome, Logistics Class of 2016
The startups selected in the accelerator programs under Lufthansa/RocketSpace and EPIcenter represent a range of emerging industry tech sectors, and...
DB Schenker hires uShip to improve freight brokerage
In an effort to capitalize more quickly on the rise of e-commerce, DB Schenker has purchased the exclusive European rights...
Chinese cross-border e-commerce purchases to skyrocket in 2016
More than 15 percent of Chinese will purchase e-commerce goods from abroad this year, according to a recent eMarketer report....
New UPS sorting facility in France signals optimism for EU growth
UPS appears to be confident that France and the European Union, – even without the U.K. – will remain a...
Atlas Air to integrate Southern Air under single AOC
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ president and CEO William Flynn has confirmed plans to integrate Southern Air under a single air...
New DEMOvation Challenge launched for Elevate 2016
Do you have an innovative technical solution to a nagging logistics problem? Have you created a startup company in the...
FedEx releases strong 2016 numbers, adds to its 767 fleet
FedEx has beaten analysts’ projections for fiscal year 2016, posting a 7.4 percent fourth-quarter rise in revenues to US$13 billion....
Ma to G20: ‘Tear down this wall!’
Regulations and protectionist trade policies are killing small business, according to Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma, who spoke at...
Atlas accelerating pivot from heavy freight to express
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) is pivoting towards e-commerce and express shipments to take advantage of high-growth markets, said CEO...
Amazon feels a $350,000 burning sensation
Who’d have thought a product called “Amazing Liquid Fire” could be dangerous air cargo? Apparently, not Amazon. The Federal Aviation...
