The transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has enlarged its logistics facility at the Dunaharaszti location near Budapest. The new logistics complex covers 10,000 square meters and includes office space, a handling facility, and a high-bay warehouse. The logistics company is creating additional storage capacity for its customers. In addition, in future all Home Delivery services for the greater Budapest area will be bundled from here. The investment volume amounts to around 25 million … [Read more...] about Gebrüder Weiss enlarges logistics center in Budapest
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DP World & Asian Terminals Inc. unveil the Philippines’ biggest passenger facility at Batangas Port
The newly modernised Batangas Passenger Terminal is now the biggest in the Philippines. Two-year, US$25 million project more than doubled the passenger handling capacity of the Batangas Passenger Terminal to 8 million a year. Modernisation is part of a US$90 million investment in the Batangas Port and will position the Batangas Passenger Terminal as the country’s biggest and most modern passenger facility. Revamp will be capped off by the opening of more commercial and F&B shops … [Read more...] about DP World & Asian Terminals Inc. unveil the Philippines’ biggest passenger facility at Batangas Port
Emirates SkyCargo launches direct connection with DB Schenker
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo arm of the world’s largest international airline, has established an API connection with DB Schenker, a global leader in logistics service solutions. By leveraging digital tools, Emirates SkyCargo aims to elevate its world-class customer experience and enable the swifter and more efficient flow of international trade. The host-to-host connection with DB Schenker’s internal booking engine optimizes the air freight booking process, providing agents with direct … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo launches direct connection with DB Schenker
Cargo volumes continue to grow at Liege Airport
March 2024 confirms Liege Airport's excellent start to the year, with tonnage up 16 percent on March 2023. Over the month of March 2024, the number of cargo aircraft movements rose by eight percent compared with the same period in 2023. Freight traffic rose by 16 percent (104,080 tons vs. 90,097 tons) in March 2024, and by more than 14 percent year-to-date in 2024. This increase in volumes outstrips the trend in global demand of 11 percent, as revealed by an analysis by Xeneta1. Cargo … [Read more...] about Cargo volumes continue to grow at Liege Airport
FedEx on SMEs, e-commerce and reimagining logistics
The rapid rise in e-commerce has led to higher customer demand for timeliness and flexibility in logistics services, creating new challenges and opportunities for the entire industry. The speed with which a parcel can be picked up and delivered to doorsteps has become a ‘considering factor’ for integrators like FedEx to test and develop new advancements and technologies like sorting robots in warehouses and unmanned delivery vehicles in urban cities. In this interview, Payload Asia talks … [Read more...] about FedEx on SMEs, e-commerce and reimagining logistics
UPS innovation centre makes debut in Singapore
UPS Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) is connecting businesses in Asia Pacific to the rest of the world, with digital logistics technologies as it officially opened the company’s first global innovation centre in Singapore. UPS said the innovation centre will serve as a testbed for new technologies that can narrow efficiency gaps in supply chains, including those that have yet to be deployed on a large scale, such as autonomous mobile robots (AMR), radio-frequency identification (RFID), and … [Read more...] about UPS innovation centre makes debut in Singapore
