DHL Express and Singapore Airlines welcomed the final Boeing 777 freighter as part of a 5-aircraft deal signed in 2022 that will add further add capacity between Asia Pacific and the Americas via the DHL South Asia Hub in Singapore. The aircraft, sporting a dual DHL-SIA livery, joins four other B777F, which will provide a total of 1,224 tonnes of payload capacity to accomodate international express shipments on the US-Asia route. As early as December 2023, three of the five … [Read more...] about DHL Express adds more capacity on Singapore-US route
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DHL Express makes management changes in Asia Pacific
DHL Express has announced several retirements and strategic appointments for Asia Pacific, including Hong Kong and Macau, South Korea and Taiwan. Yung C. Ooi, most recently country manager for Taiwan, has been elected as Asia Pacific’s senior vice president for commercial. He will take over the responsibilities of Yasmin Khan, who retires after 23 years at the DHL Group. Appointed in Yung’s place is Chee Choong, who was managing director for Hong Kong & Macau. 30-year veteran … [Read more...] about DHL Express makes management changes in Asia Pacific
UK-based Tower Cold Chain gets Chinese partner
Temperature-controlled packaging specialist Tower Cold Chain has partnered with Shanghai-based Tower & Winner Solutions (TWS) to widen its presence in the Chinese passive containers market. According to the press release, TWS was created ‘specifically to provide the local Chinese market with an efficient means to access Tower containers’, which are used by pharmaceutical manufacturers, airlines and 3PLs to deliver temperature-sensitive medicines and life science … [Read more...] about UK-based Tower Cold Chain gets Chinese partner
JD Logistics launches express service to North America, Europe
JD Logistics has launched an international express delivery service on 15 December for one-way deliveries from China bound for North America and Europe. The new service will initially cover 23 countries across North America and Europe and will be available in Shenzhen and Guangzhou with plans to expand its availability throughout China. Leveraging the company’s robust express delivery network, customers in China can book doorstep pick-ups through the JD Express mini program on … [Read more...] about JD Logistics launches express service to North America, Europe
UPS sets eyes on Asia with future hub at Hong Kong airport
Global logistics service provider UPS and the Hong Kong Airport Authority have entered into an agreement to build a new hub at Hong Kong International Airport and near the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The hub is expected to be completed by 2028 and will serve as UPS Hong Kong’s main facility for processing and sorting imports, exports, and transshipments, to and from Europe, the US, and other parts of Asia, where it has made network and facility enhancements in Singapore, Japan, China, … [Read more...] about UPS sets eyes on Asia with future hub at Hong Kong airport
Cainiao, Saudia Cargo and WFS/SATS join forces
A somewhat-new partnership is looking to create a future business model for e-commerce logistics gateways at major air hubs, amidst looming demand driven by online shopping. Saudia Cargo, Cainiao Network, and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS, a Member of the SATS Group) have agreed to reinforce and increase their existing collaboration to focus on optimizing logistics processes by streamlining operations and adopting innovations. The initiative is in response to ‘escalating’ demand for … [Read more...] about Cainiao, Saudia Cargo and WFS/SATS join forces