Maersk budgets US$500m for Southeast Asia expansion
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- Tuesday, 12 December 2023
AP Moller-Maersk says it will spend more than US$500 million expanding its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia between now and 2027.
AP Moller-Maersk says it will spend more than US$500 million expanding its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia between now and 2027.
MSC Air Cargo has added a new route between Hong Kong International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in the USA, thanks to a third B777F delivered to its operator Atlas Air.
A fourth 777 is expected to be delivered to Atlas within the month.
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a new airfreight office at Kitakyushu Airport to handle the import, export and the domestic transportation of semiconductor shipments.
More than 1,100 union workers at DHL’s USA hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport walked out on December 7, affecting the parcel carrier’s logistics plans for the busiest shipping season of the year.
A surge in e-commerce volumes from Hong Kong and China inflated global air cargo demand by +5 per cent year-over-year in November as US and European consumers splashed out on low-cost products, but the growth failed to disguise the underlying subdued nature of the market or quell concerns over its sustainability heading into 2024, according to the latest data analysis by Xeneta.
With Madrid customers from Asia Pacific will be able to connect their goods into the wider network through Madrid, which serves 17 destinations in Latin America.
Parcels and letters will soon be distributed by electric aircraft in areas of New Zealand.
Air New Zealand has purchased a battery-powered, all-electric cargo aircraft which will be used to send mail from airport to airport for New Zealand’s postal service from 2026.
Pilots for US-based Air Transport International (ATI), who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, are threatening a strike over pay and conditions, though US rules mean any stoppage won't take place till at least next year.
AP Moller-Maersk says it will spend more than US$500 million expanding its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia between now and 2027.
MSC Air Cargo has added a new route between Hong Kong International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in the USA, thanks to a third B777F delivered to its operator Atlas Air.
A fourth 777 is expected to be delivered to Atlas within the month.
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a new airfreight office at Kitakyushu Airport to handle the import, export and the domestic transportation of semiconductor shipments.
More than 1,100 union workers at DHL’s USA hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport walked out on December 7, affecting the parcel carrier’s logistics plans for the busiest shipping season of the year.
A surge in e-commerce volumes from Hong Kong and China inflated global air cargo demand by +5 per cent year-over-year in November as US and European consumers splashed out on low-cost products, but the growth failed to disguise the underlying subdued nature of the market or quell concerns over its sustainability heading into 2024, according to the latest data analysis by Xeneta.
With Madrid customers from Asia Pacific will be able to connect their goods into the wider network through Madrid, which serves 17 destinations in Latin America.
Parcels and letters will soon be distributed by electric aircraft in areas of New Zealand.
Air New Zealand has purchased a battery-powered, all-electric cargo aircraft which will be used to send mail from airport to airport for New Zealand’s postal service from 2026.
Pilots for US-based Air Transport International (ATI), who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, are threatening a strike over pay and conditions, though US rules mean any stoppage won't take place till at least next year.