DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has published research highlighting the significant growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international online product offering. The report – The 21st Century Spice Trade: A Guide to the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity – looks in detail at the markets and products that offer the highest growth potential, the motivations and preferences of customers making international online purchases and the … [Read more...] about Cross-border e-commerce is one of the fastest growth opportunities in retail, according to DHL report
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X2 Critical members chosen as specialists in field of time critical logistics
25-tons of urgently needed automotive parts successfully transported from Romania to Turkey by X2 Critical members. Automotive plants produce world-class products for customers around the globe. These companies also play an important role in the manufacturing sector of the national economy. Any "production stops" are expensive and have both immediate and long term impact. This is why X2 Critical Member EAS Group (France and Romania) recently organized a full charter … [Read more...] about X2 Critical members chosen as specialists in field of time critical logistics
Deutsche Post DHL Group, Gavi forge global partnership to improve delivery of life-saving vaccines in developing countries
Deutsche Post DHL Group, the leading global mail and logistics company, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced a global partnership to help improve vaccine supply chains in Gavi-supported countries. As immunization programs expand to include new, life-saving vaccines and strive to reach more people, often in remote areas, they are increasingly constrained by outdated supply chains. With vaccine volumes continuing to increase and the persistence of often weak or broken health … [Read more...] about Deutsche Post DHL Group, Gavi forge global partnership to improve delivery of life-saving vaccines in developing countries
Russian Railways eyes high-speed Europe-China cargo trains
The president of Russian Railways, Oleg Belozerov, proposed a high-speed cargo railway connection between Europe and China, allowing transport of goods to take as little as two days. "We plan to reach China via Kazakhstan and to carry special, high-profit cargoes to Europe via Russia, because a ship sails now 60 days, which is a long time. It sails round India and only then arrives to Europe. With a high speed rail transport we will be able to deliver goods in two days, and to earn extra … [Read more...] about Russian Railways eyes high-speed Europe-China cargo trains
Amazon gains patent for drone ‘Mothership’
Amazon continues to push the envelope as a supply chain and logistics disrupter with the granting of a patent in late December for what has been dubbed a giant ‘flying warehouse’. The Amazon Technologies Inc. filing describes 'airborne fulfillment centers' (AFCs) comprised of large and robust flying drone made up of numerous smaller drones, designed to make long-distance flights or to carry heavy packages. By comparison, the average quadcopter drone — a design that incorporates four … [Read more...] about Amazon gains patent for drone ‘Mothership’
Amazon gains patent for drone 'Mothership'
Amazon continues to push the envelope as a supply chain and logistics disrupter with the granting of a patent in late December for what has been dubbed a giant ‘flying warehouse’. The Amazon Technologies Inc. filing describes 'airborne fulfillment centers' (AFCs) comprised of large and robust flying drone made up of numerous smaller drones, designed to make long-distance flights or to carry heavy packages. By comparison, the average quadcopter drone — a design that incorporates four propellers — … [Read more...] about Amazon gains patent for drone 'Mothership'