Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

BEUMER Group , a leading global supplier of automated material handling systems, has been awarded a contract by Helthjem, a relative newcomer to the Norwegian express parcel delivery business. It currently handles 16 million parcels per year, with the ability to offer a 12-hour delivery time to 50% of the Norwegian population.

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MAY 29, 2018

Alibaba-led consortium has agreed to purchase 10% equity stake Chinese express delivery firm, ZTO Express (Cayman), for around $1.38bn. The investors led by Alibaba and its logistic arm Cainiao Network have entered into a strategic agreement with ZTO Express for the investment and acquisition of interest.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 26, 2020

Amid a downturn in overall volumes, parcel and courier specialist DX has reported record volumes in deliveries for the UK’s medical and healthcare sectors as a result of the coronavirus emergency. Deliveries to high street pharmacies also remain busy nationwide.”.

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JUNE 11, 2018

South Korea-based CJ Logistics has agreed to purchase a majority stake in US-based logistics and supply chain management firm DSC Logistics. DSC Logistics provides advanced supply chain solutions for Fortune 500 and other major companies. CJ Logistics was established in 1930, and joined CJ Group in 2011.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 13, 2018

In addition, DHL can compare website engagement metrics to those of competitors, identifying opportunities to reduce bounce rates with the addition of a cross-border express delivery option. Our aim is to support web sellers as they go global and to stand as the international express provider of choice for e-commerce.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 24, 2020

Its new strategic plan, ‘Ambition 2023’ and its determination to create sustainable value is central to the group’s success, along with a trusted relationship with its stakeholders, successful reorganization, a strong culture of innovation and tangible CSR commitments.

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JUNE 1, 2018

Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense have announced what they claim is the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle, G Plus. The companies announced the launch of G Plus driverless delivery vehicle at Alibaba’s Cainiao Network 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit.

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MARCH 26, 2018

Vakrangee, through its wholly owned subsidiary company Vakrangee Logistics Private Limited (VLPL), has entered an alliance with Blue Dart Express to offer last mile courier and logistics services on a PAN India basis. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. Published 26 March 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS partially reinstates money-back delivery guarantee. And just last year, it was reportedly in talks with Simon Property Group to convert bankrupt JCPenney and Sears department stores into fulfillment centers. as well as the next-afternoon delivery product, known as Saver.

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MAY 18, 2018

VGI Global Media, a subsidiary of Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTS PLC) has agreed to purchase a 23% stake in Kerry Express, a subsidiary of Kerry Logistics Network, for around (THB5.9bn) $183m. Kerry Express is said to become the only express logistics partner of VGI and Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS Skytrain).

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APRIL 16, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. Express delivery and logistics services provider DHL recently announced it has moved its Southern California-based service center in Ontario to a larger location in order to meet increase growth it is seeing in international trade and e-commerce. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

FILE PHOTO: An employee works at a JD.com logistic centre in Langfang, Hebei province, China November 10, 2015. The shift pits JD.com into greater competition with major rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Cainiao network, as well as dedicated domestic parcel delivery firms such as ZTO Express and YTO Express Group Co Ltd.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. Global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL announced last week that its DHL Express subsidiary rolled out a new offering geared towards pharmaceutical and clinical research sector shippers between the United States and Brazil. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 14, 2018

Emirates SkyCargo has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to jointly work on cross-border parcel delivery services. Emirates SkyCargo is the freight division of Emirates, while Cainiao is the logistics arm of Alibaba Group. Photo: courtesy of Emirates SkyCargo.

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ShipLilly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Even the more traditional actors in the logistics industry were taken in. Moreover, the smaller aircraft (that would have been better suited to carrying lower volumes for frequent express deliveries) are being converted to meet a demand that is simply not there. This represents a distortion of the business model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. For example, in June 2021, Washington Prime Group, a shopping mall real estate company that owns 102 locations around the US filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, leaving space for e-commerce firms to potentially move their inventory and fulfillment operations in.

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Locus

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This led them to reach out to numerous pharmacy businesses offering same-day delivery. With the recent developments in e-commerce and logistics technologies, people, from the comfort of their homes, can get their prescriptions delivered the same day and reduce the risk of contagion. Challenge No 2: Weaknesses in logistics coordination.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Instead of the familiar customer checkouts, dark stores house dispatch zones, where customer orders are assembled and configured for last-mile delivery , often performed by crowdsourcing logistics providers or conventional express-delivery companies. The reverse logistics process, too, is a prime target for refinement.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Based on research recently published by global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL , that sentiment carries a lot of weight. With ground transportation playing a large role as a key supply chain and logistics driver, gauging the returns can be complicated. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enter FedEx… Recognizing the myriad complexities of the supply chain, FedEx, the express delivery giant founded in the 1970s, continuously added key pieces of the logistics puzzle to the services it provides its customers. The digital transformation of the freight industry marches forward with each year.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2018

With five strategically located depots across England, it now handles single pallet loads to full load express deliveries for Palletways customers in four Redhill postcode districts around Gatwick covering parts of Surrey and Sussex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. They were very interested to test out an express delivery option – a three-hour delivery option from their Cape Town warehouse. We hired talented group of young engineers. I interviewed Simon Hartley, the cofounder of Wumdrop.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 28, 2018

Global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL said this week that the most recent edition of its quarterly Global Trade Barometer continues to trend in the right direction, with various indicators pointing to a strong global trade outlook. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. to take advantage of trends we see.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2021

A bipartisan group of eight governors from US auto states has urged President Biden to do more to press semiconductor firms to address a global shortage of automotive chips that has cut some vehicle production. The company has dropped the $35 minimum purchase requirement for the two-hour Express delivery service.

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