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FedEx Express to Acquire Express Business Of Flying Cargo Group in Israel

FedEx Express to Acquire International Express Business Of Flying Cargo Group in IsraelMEMPHIS, Tenn., and TEL AVIV, Israel, January 15, 2019—FedEx Express and Flying Cargo Group are pleased to announce that after nearly 30 years of close cooperation providing International Express transportation services to the Israeli market, they have reached a conditional agreement under which FedEx Express will acquire the International Express business of Flying Cargo Group in Israel. The announcement come

By | 2019-01-14T16:00:00+00:00 January 14th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind U.S. Urban Delivery Solution In Seattle

The cargo eBikes will operate in the historic Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle area on sidewalks and in designated bike lanes. If successful, UPS will expand the route and consider additional cargo eBike deliveries in other areas of the city. The UPS® cargo eBike is equipped with a battery-powered electric motor that can travel longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. The success of the UPS eBike was first demonstrated in 2012 i

By | 2018-10-24T17:00:00+00:00 October 24th, 2018|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Capital Integrates Technology-Driven Cargo Insurance Solution With Leading Transportation API Provider

“Companies can protect their in-transit goods more quickly and easily with this API integration” said Dave Zamsky, Vice President of Marketing, UPS Capital. © 2018 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, UPS Capital, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved. UPS Capital insurance products are underwritten by an authorized insurance company and issued through licensed insurance producers affiliated with UPS Capital Ins

By | 2018-04-04T17:00:00+00:00 April 4th, 2018|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Commits To Purchase 14 Additional 747-8F Freighters And Orders 4 New 767s

The aircraft will be delivered on an expedited schedule, building on the company’s 2016 order of 14 Boeing 747-8 freighters. All 32 of the jets will be delivered by the end of 2022, adding more than 9 million pounds of cargo capacity. “As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of UPS Airlines today, we are seeing unprecedented demand for our air products,” said UPS Airlines President Brendan Canavan. The -8 has a cargo capacity of 307,600 pounds, or approximately 30,000 packages and a range of 4,200

By | 2018-01-31T23:53:00+00:00 January 31st, 2018|companies|0 Comments

UPS Capital Announces UPS Capital Cargo Finance Service Enhancements For Small And Mid-Sized Businesses

The UPS Capital Cargo Finance service provides a solution that can extend much-needed financial flexibility to businesses that have substantial resources tied-up inside ocean-going vessels or other slower modes of transport. “Our UPS Capital Cargo Finance service is a great tool to creatively raise cash.”For more information about the UPS Capital Cargo Finance service, visit https://upscapital.com/product-services/cargo-finance/ or call 877-263-8772. For more information, visit www.upscapital.co

By | 2018-01-15T23:53:00+00:00 January 15th, 2018|companies|0 Comments

FedEx Express Continues Modernization of Aircraft Fleet

FedEx Express Continues Modernization of Aircraft FleetNew ATR 72-600Fs Are Excellent Fit for Feeder Aircraft NetworkMEMPHIS, Tenn. November 8, 2017— FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), announced today it has completed a purchase agreement with ATR that will begin to modernize the company’s fleet of feeder aircraft. Under the agreement, FedEx Express is making a firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600F aircraft with options to purchase up to 20 additional ATR 72-600Fs. FedEx c

By | 2017-11-07T23:53:00+00:00 November 7th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

DHL CARE Awards: Three major air carriers named winners at the Life Sciences Healthcare Conference in Singapore

Inaugurated in 2016, the DHL CARE Awards acknowledge air freight providers whose services set the industry standard for the transport of temperature-sensitive life sciences products. Inaugurated in 2016, the DHL CARE Awards acknowledge air freight providers whose services set the industry standard for the transport of temperature-sensitive life sciences products. The DHL CARE Awards were presented at the 17th DHL Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Conference in Singapore this week, where close to 400 life sciences and healthcare leaders met to discuss major supply chain trends affecting the industry. "Today's consumers demand much faster and more flexible delivery of medica

By | 2017-06-22T00:53:00+00:00 June 22nd, 2017|companies|0 Comments

FedEx Supports Open Skies

FedEx Supports Open SkiesToday, FedEx President and COO David J. Bronczek joined the CEOs of three other leading U.S cargo and passenger airlines in sending a letter to newly confirmed United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer. Writing on behalf of the U.S. Airlines for Open Skies Coalition, the letter’s authors underscore the importance of protecting the global network of U.S. Open Skies agreements, which eliminate government interference in commercial decisions about the

By | 2017-05-15T00:53:00+00:00 May 15th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

DHL expands its global Cargo Insurance service

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group has expanded its ‘all-risks’ Cargo Insurance service to Ghana, Kenya, Morocco and Mozambique. While DHL handles every shipment with utmost care, accidents such as natural... DHL extends its Cargo Insurance service to Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique and now offers Cargo Insurance in 74 countries worldwideAd-hoc or Annual Insurance Policy cover customers’ freight against loss or damageDHL Global Forwarding has developed Cargo Insurance service to protect customers against damage or loss during transportation. With its latest expansion, DHL Cargo Insurance service is now available for customers from all industries across 74 countries worldwide.“With DHL Cargo Insuran

By | 2017-04-27T00:53:00+00:00 April 27th, 2017|shippers|0 Comments

DHL expands green urban delivery with City Hub for cargo bicycles

The City Hub is a customized trailer which can carry up to four containers for the DHL Cubicycle, a customized cargo bicycle which can carry a container with a load of up to 125 kg (one cubic meter in volume). Containerized trailer can act as mobile hub for up to two DHL CubicyclesPilot projects launched by DHL Express in Utrecht, Netherlands and Frankfurt, GermanyDHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, is piloting a new City Hub concept that will enable increased use of cargo bicycles for inner-city deliveries. The City Hub is a customized trailer which can carry up to four containers for the DHL Cubicycle, a customized cargo bicycle which can carry a container with

By | 2017-02-28T23:53:00+00:00 February 28th, 2017|shippers|0 Comments