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
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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
JD Logistics pilots emissions tracking platform
Press release JD Logistics, in collaboration with the Green Supply Chain Committee of the All-China Environment Federation, has introduced the world’s first supply chain emission management platform (SCEMP) for the logistics industry on 12 April. This groundbreaking logistics transportation carbon footprint management platform accurately calculates carbon emissions based on the actual routes of transportation vehicles, providing unparalleled granularity. Verified to encompass over 140 … [Read more...] about JD Logistics pilots emissions tracking platform
DB Schenker automates hub in Spain for adidas
DB Schenker is leveraging technology to enhance the delivery experience for customer adidas as it opened a 50,000-sqm state-of-the-art warehouse in Guadalajara, one of the largest automated e-commerce facilities servicing Spain, Portugal and France. The site is equipped with a Goods-to-Person picking system that features pick-and-pack solutions for online-order fulfillment and efficiently dealing with returns. It can handle around 55,000 units per day using autonomous mobile robots (AMR) … [Read more...] about DB Schenker automates hub in Spain for adidas
Sealed Air’s Shanghai Packforum turns 15
Sealed Air Corporation on 7 March celebrated the 15th anniversary of its Asia Pacific customer experience center (known as Packforum APAC) in China. Located in the Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park, Sealed Air’s facility has hosted events and conferences over the past 15 years. The newly reinvented facility offers a retail showcase of advanced packaging solutions, a central kitchen for food service packaging, an innovation hall with integrated automated solutions, a learning zone for … [Read more...] about Sealed Air’s Shanghai Packforum turns 15
Inside JD.com’s third warehouse in California
JD Logistics United States opened its third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California, bringing its total warehouse space in the state to over 1.3 million square feet. The company is looking to utilize cutting-edge technology to provide omnichannel fulfillment services for online and offline orders and has already deployed a container transport unit (CTU) robot system in one of its warehouses in California. This system allows warehouse employees to wait in designated … [Read more...] about Inside JD.com’s third warehouse in California
