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
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FedEx cuts transit time from 7 Chinese cities
FedEx Express has improved its international outbound express services covering FedEx International Priority and FedEx International Priority Freight in seven Chinese cities: Dalian, Yantai, Weihai, Jinan, Zibo, Zhengzhou and Chongqing. The transit time for shipments from these cities to the US, Europe and other parts of the world will be reduced by one to two business days, helping customers optimise their supply chains and strengthen their competitive edges in their target … [Read more...] about FedEx cuts transit time from 7 Chinese cities
TNT rolls out CO2 neutral service in Germany
TNT is now offering CO2 neutral delivery of all express domestic consignments in Germany at no additional charge. Increasingly companies are interested in this service as the customer is looking at its complete supply chain including the CO2 emission related to the transport of their goods. The initiative will help SMEs and large customers alike to mitigate their environmental impact. CO2 Neutral shipping is part of TNT’s renewed range of CO2 services, which also includes … [Read more...] about TNT rolls out CO2 neutral service in Germany
