UPS has expanded its UPS Worldwide Express Freight service in 12 new origin and nine new destination countries globally for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavyweight shipments. UPS now offers the service, which is ideal for product launches, inventory shortages or equipment failure replacement parts, to 50 origin and 51 destination countries and territories throughout the world. In the Asia-Pacific region, UPS Worldwide Express Freight has been extended as an origin and … [Read more...] about UPS expands worldwide express freight in Asia
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TAM Cargo appoints new executive director
Luis Quintiliano has been named TAM Cargo’s executive director. With 16 years of experience, this industrial engineer, who has specialised in Marketing and Business Administration and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, is leaving LAN CARGO after a successful tenure as vice president of cargo operations. Here, he shares with us about his expectations on his new appointment. What challenges are you facing in the new role? Luis Quintiliano (LQ): The association of the … [Read more...] about TAM Cargo appoints new executive director
FedEx Express, ALJ Group Ink KSA Service Deal
FedEx Express has selected Abdul Latif Jameel Group (ALJ Group) as a new global service provider in Saudi Arabia as of January 2015, for its international inbound and outbound services to and from 220 countries and territories. “Abdul Latif Jameel Group is proud to be selected as the global service provider of the globally renowned FedEx Express brand in Saudi Arabia. Our Group’s 60 years of logistics experience, combined with our customer-centric approach, are the pillars that … [Read more...] about FedEx Express, ALJ Group Ink KSA Service Deal
Nippon express opens subsidiary in Myanmar
Japanese freight forwarding and logistics firm Nippon Express has opened a subsidiary business in Myanmar. Nippon Express first made inroads in the isolated Southeast Asian country with a branch office in July 2012. … [Read more...] about Nippon express opens subsidiary in Myanmar
UPS expects to handle 4 million gift returns
With a record number of consumers shopping online for the holidays, post-holiday returns and exchanges will keep UPS busy right through the new year. UPS National Returns Day is Jan. 6, 2015, when the company expects consumers will ship more than 800,000 packages back to retailers and merchants. By the end of the first full week in January, UPS anticipates transporting 4 million return packages in the United States. "We have successfully completed two of three phases of the Peak holiday … [Read more...] about UPS expects to handle 4 million gift returns
Study: Muted growth for Pakistan’s freight industry
According to a new transportation research report from Business Monitor International, the freight mix in Pakistan is set to perform moderately in both the short and medium term, with growth constricted somewhat by the parlous state of many integral economies at present. Domestic strife, such as the road blockade in Punjab in August 2014, has had a detrimental effect on freight output and such scenarios could flare up again into 2015, the report said. Export cargo worth US$600 … [Read more...] about Study: Muted growth for Pakistan’s freight industry
