U-Freight has turned one of its facilities in Hong Kong into a smart warehouse, featuring an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) and intelligent racking system to improve the efficiency for both inbound and outbound operations. The smart warehouse tech rolled out at its 21,000-sqft e-commerce fulfilment centre (EFC) located in Kwai Chung is part of U-Freight’s ongoing investment to meet the challenges of providing logistics services to the rapidly expanding sector. The Hong … [Read more...] about U-Freight unveils warehouse tech at Kwai Chung hub
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U-Freight set for full air cargo screening in Hong Kong
With the final stage of a programme to enhance air cargo security due to start next week, U-Freight is reassuring shippers it is fully prepared for the enhanced screening measures in Hong Kong. “The final phase demands that all consignors of air cargo must be approved by the appropriate authority as a ‘validated’ known consignor (KC), with any consignee not validated becoming an ‘unknown consignor’ with all their cargo subject to 100% security screening prior to being loaded on to a … [Read more...] about U-Freight set for full air cargo screening in Hong Kong
U-Freight welcomes Alibaba call for global e-trading platform
Hong Kong-headquartered international freight service and logistics group, the U-Freight Group (UFL), has welcomed the call for the establishment of an electronic world trade platform (eWTP) whose objective would be to reduce barriers to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to expand their trading capabilities worldwide. The call was made recently by Jack Ma, executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, who believes that such a platform is going to be very … [Read more...] about U-Freight welcomes Alibaba call for global e-trading platform
UFL welcomes recovery in Australian wine exports
The U-Freight Group (UFL) welcomes the news that Australian wine exports to China have almost recovered to levels recorded before Beijing’s austerity measures severely dented volumes, and believes it will be a major boost for the company’s specialist wine logistics services in the country. Data released earlier this year by the Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA) indicates that total Australian wine exports in 2014 increased by 8 per cent to 40 million litres, with bottled … [Read more...] about UFL welcomes recovery in Australian wine exports
U-Freight expands HK warehouse
The U-Freight Group (UFL) is expanding the operations of its logistics subsidiary in Hong Kong and has brought the operations of its airfreight import and export departments into one location in the Special Administrative Region (SAR). At the U-Freight facility in Tsing Yi, the freight forwarding company is adding a further 39,000 sq ft of warehousing to its existing 39,000 sq ft Hong Kong warehouse, targeted at retail logistics, as well as pick and pack operations for the electronics … [Read more...] about U-Freight expands HK warehouse
U-Freight welcomes Taiwan’s decision on export consolidations
The U-Freight Group (UFL) has welcomed Taiwan's decision to allow the country’s freight forwarders to operate multi-destination export consolidations, which will permit them to carry out the consolidation and transshipment and re-export of cargoes to multiple countries overseas. In the past, local forwarders in Taiwan could only consolidate goods from various cargo containers according to their destination in a foreign country. U-Freight Taiwan Ltd, the Taiwanese partner of … [Read more...] about U-Freight welcomes Taiwan’s decision on export consolidations
