GEODIS has revealed new eLogistics platform in Coventry, United Kingdom. The 7,000-sqm site, which opened in April, is located in a strategic area allowing rapid distribution of products thanks to good transport links. It has the capacity to store more than 500,000 SKUs and to process up to 5,000 orders per day. GEODIS’ eLogistics solution allows e-commerce companies of all sizes to efficiently outsource their logistics without the need for a large financial investment, thanks to shared … [Read more...] about GEODIS reveals e-commerce logistics site in the UK
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Lufthansa sets Frankfurt’s e-commerce hub plan
Press release At the international trade fair transport logistic 2023 in Munich, Lufthansa Cargo AG presented its ambitions for Frankfurt Airport: Frankfurt is to become one of the world's most important e-commerce hubs in the future. Together with its subsidiaries - logistics service provider heyworld and customs broker CB Customs Broker - Lufthansa Cargo is actively driving forward the expansion of the eCommerce business at Frankfurt Airport. “We clearly experience and see eCommerce as … [Read more...] about Lufthansa sets Frankfurt’s e-commerce hub plan
Saudia, Cainiao make space for Alibaba shipments
Saudia Cargo wants to continue providing tailor-made solutions for its partners and this time the airline has signed a new 12-month ‘space and service commitment’ agreement with Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group. The deal, which covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, exclusively secures air freight space for Cainiao on select Saudia freighter flights from Hong Kong to Riyadh and Liege. An official signing of the new agreement was held in … [Read more...] about Saudia, Cainiao make space for Alibaba shipments
cargo.one enters China with Hongyuan Group
Hongyuan Group has partnered with cargo.one in a landmark deal to offer its available capacity for instant booking on the air cargo marketplace. With over 20 years of professional cargo logistics service experience, Hongyuan Group is well known to freight forwarders for its high-frequency air cargo flights between China, Europe and the United States. The company is rapidly becoming an important operator for air cargo services between destinations in China and across Europe and South … [Read more...] about cargo.one enters China with Hongyuan Group
Cainiao partners with Brazil’s national post Correios
Cainiao Network has established a strategic collaboration with Correios, the postal service of Brazil, to deepen their involvement in logistics and technology to enhance cross-border express and last-mile logistics services in the Latin American nation. As part of this collaboration, Cainiao and Correios have agreed to deepen their cooperation in international air freight, local logistics infrastructure, and smart logistics technology. The joint efforts will also contribute towards the … [Read more...] about Cainiao partners with Brazil’s national post Correios
Challenge Group makes ground in e-commerce
China and e-commerce go hand-in-hand, and Challenge Group's base in Liège, at the heart of the golden triangle in Europe, has quickly become a preferred European air cargo gateway. “Challenge Group’s activity out of China is currently based on e-commerce demand which already makes up 30% of our business at Liège airport and saw 10% year-on-year growth in 2022,” says Yossi Shoukroun, CEO of Challenge Group. The commodity requires a very different operational set-up to general air cargo since … [Read more...] about Challenge Group makes ground in e-commerce