UPS now offers inbound and outbound air and ocean freight services in Myanmar. Global customers trading to and from this emerging market will have access to UPS's extensive supply chain technologies and services, which initially will include UPS Air Freight Direct, UPS Air Freight Consolidated, Full Container Load and Less-than Container Load services. "UPS works closely with our customers and they have expressed a need for reliable freight services from Myanmar that will connect them to … [Read more...] about UPS offers Myanmar freight forwarding services
Freight Forwarders
SkyCargo launches weekly Basel maindeck service
Emirates SkyCargo is set to further strengthen trade lanes between Switzerland and its worldwide network with the introduction of a weekly freighter service from Basel to Dubai starting 21 September 2014. The new main deck service will supplement the existing belly-hold cargo capacity in the Swiss market provided on Emirates’ double-daily passenger services to Zurich as well as on the daily Geneva flights. Emirates SkyCargo currently offers more than 380 tonnes of capacity each … [Read more...] about SkyCargo launches weekly Basel maindeck service
UPS Capital names Ronald Chang as president
Ronald Chang, currently vice president of UPS Capital Corporation, has been named president of UPS Capital. This business unit of UPS enables smarter trade through cargo and parcel insurance, trade finance and payment services. Chang succeeds Bob Bernabucci, who will retire from the company after 41 years. "We are grateful to Bob for his loyal service and contribution to our company," said Kurt Kuehn, UPS chief financial officer. "He's built a strong portfolio of products for UPS Capital … [Read more...] about UPS Capital names Ronald Chang as president
Panalpina launches freighter Puerto Rico to Europe
Panalpina now offers a new end-to-end service from Puerto Rico directly into Luxembourg and Europe in close collaboration with Cargolux. The weekly service marks the first regular call of a full freighter aircraft at San Juan International Airport. It gives Panalpina’s healthcare customers in the area guaranteed uplift for their cargo on a Boeing 747-400F and the best possible control of their temperature-sensitive goods both on the ground and in the air. Most of the world’s … [Read more...] about Panalpina launches freighter Puerto Rico to Europe
DB Schenker goes multi-modal, China to Brazil
For the first time ever, DB Schenker has combined transportation by rail, road and air across three continents to organise a delivery for an electronics manufacturer from China to South America. In total, 21 tonnes of cellphone electronics were transported by rail from Chongqing in central China to Duisburg, Germany, via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland. The next step was a truck journey to Frankfurt airport, from where DB Schenker sent the cargo by plane to Brazil. The combination of … [Read more...] about DB Schenker goes multi-modal, China to Brazil
DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has announced a new three-year contract to handle the transatlantic transport of spare parts and tools for the Lufthansa subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services GmbH. Annual volume is estimated at 25,000 air freight shipments per year with a total weight of 550 tonnes, including shipments from Germany to the US as well as from Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico to Germany. “Optimising supply chains … [Read more...] about DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract
