Chinese ecommerce giant JD has opened its newest automated logistics park in the autonomous region Ningxia in northwest China on 10 June, the company announced in a press release. The automated warehouse will be mainly used for food, electronics, home appliances, apparel, general merchandise and imported goods and will serve neighboring provinces Qinghai and Gansu. JD opened a fulfilment center in Yinchuan, Qinghai province in April 2016 and enabled next-day delivery in the city. The … [Read more...] about JD opens automated logistics park in Ningxia
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Aero Africa adds airfreight specialists to management team
Aero Africa, the Hong Kong-based air cargo management group, has welcomed two new specialists to its management team in China and Southern Africa. Aero Africa Asia has elected Joey Xu as airfreight director for Asia. In the newly created position, Joey will be responsible for the overall regional development, with focus on procurement with carriers and optimizing neutral scheduled airfreight consolidations from Asia to Africa. She will also work with the business development team to … [Read more...] about Aero Africa adds airfreight specialists to management team
HKIA gets ‘green airport’ validation; cargo up in May
Hong Kong International Airport received the Gold Recognition for its outstanding achievement in improving local air quality at the ACI’s Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition programme. The airport authority won for a scheme, started in 2018, that allows ramp handlers to rent electric-powered ground services equipment (GSE) at the midfield apron instead of deploying their own diesel-powered equipment. Under a pooling scheme, ramp handling operators can opt to use the airport’s equipment … [Read more...] about HKIA gets ‘green airport’ validation; cargo up in May
Cainiao partners with Hainan to pilot smart logistics services
Cainiao, the logistics arm of ecommece giant Alibaba is working on a ‘supply chain pilot zone’ with the Hainan government to help the southern island province develop duty-free services as it makes way to becoming a free-trade port. As part of the partnership, the company will help establish smart logistics infrastructure on Hainan’s main and outlying islands to attract over 1,000 duty-free merchants, Cainiao announced at its Global Smart Logistics Summit on Thursday in Hangzhou. The … [Read more...] about Cainiao partners with Hainan to pilot smart logistics services
SATS buys major stake in Thai food manufacturer
Food and gateway services provider SATS is set to buy Thai food company Food City for US$15.9 million ($21 million), the company announced in a press release this week. This will give SATS majority control or 85 percent of the food production company, which includes the 30,000-sqm Pathumthani food production facility. Following the acquisition, this facility will be configured to produce 90,000 ready-to-eat meals daily. Also read: dnata earns IATA’s CEIV Fresh certification in … [Read more...] about SATS buys major stake in Thai food manufacturer
Malaysia’s newest cargo airline starts scheduled charters
New Malaysian cargo airline Kargo Xpress has started operations with scheduled all-cargo charter flights using its first dedicated freighter, a B737-400F, with a capacity of up to 18 tonnes. The aircraft, registered 9M-KXA and painted with face mask livery in honour of frontliners, made its debut from Kuala Lumpur Airport (KLIA) on 10 June. It will initially service the Kuala Lumpur–Kuching–Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur–Kota Kinabalu–Kuala Lumpur routes, with six weekly flights to each … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s newest cargo airline starts scheduled charters