Hong Kong-based forwarder U-Freight Group is poised to tackle the surging demand for logistics services from ongoing e-commerce growth, including new demand patterns in merchandising, warehousing, and distribution. It cited analyst reports indicating that increased focus on supply chain resilience and the societal shift to e-commerce are expected to affect the demand for logistics real estate in the coming years. “It helps justify our company’s early entry and on-going investment to meet … [Read more...] about U-Freight poised for growing e-commerce market
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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
Shanghai Renaissance names Tao as vice general manager
As part of a strengthening of its team in Shanghai, the Shanghai Renaissance International Transportation Company Ltd (RENSHA) – which is part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group - has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager. Ms. Tao started her career in the freight industry as an operations executive with RENSHA in 1995, and was promoted to lead the company's operations team just three years later. In 2003, she was promoted again and appointed operations manager of the company's … [Read more...] about Shanghai Renaissance names Tao as vice general manager
U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE to the Big Apple
The U-Freight Group chartered an Aeroflot passenger aircraft, which had been reconfigured to handle freight only, to airfreight over 2,000 cartons of urgently needed personal protective equipment (PPE) from Beijing to New York. This was the most recent in a number of full aircraft charters that the Hong Kong-based logistics company continues to arrange for a variety of customers across the globe, providing forwarding operations for epidemic prevention materials to fight the spread of the … [Read more...] about U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE to the Big Apple
U-Freight targets cross-border trade and e-commerce logistics in Malay Peninsula
The U-Freight Group is seeking to increase its presence in cross-border logistics between Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and has confirmed the appointment of Ong Boon Seong (B.S. Ong) as a director of U-Freight Logistics Sdn Bhd to spearhead the expansion programme. Based at U-Freight Logistics branch office in Johor Bahru in Malaysia, B.S. Ong will be responsible for the development of a comprehensive portfolio of bonded LTL and FTL trucking services between Thailand, Malaysia … [Read more...] about U-Freight targets cross-border trade and e-commerce logistics in Malay Peninsula
UNCTAD’s report on global e-commerce sales gives confidence to U-Freight
The U-Freight Group (UFL), with its considerable involvement in e-commerce logistics, says that the latest statistics showing that global e-commerce sales hit USD25.6 trillion in 2018 are a further vindication of its decision to enter this sector of the international freight market several years ago. The latest available estimates, up 8 percent from 2017, were recently released by the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, which said the estimated 2018 e-commerce sales value, which … [Read more...] about UNCTAD’s report on global e-commerce sales gives confidence to U-Freight
