Air Cargo Forwarder News

The U.S.

FedEx Express is expanding and adding Saturday delivery to its FedEx First Overnight service.

DHL launched its EXPRESS 10:30 service in South Korea. The premium door-to-door delivery service guarantees the arrival of shipments by 10:30 a.m. the next business day.

UPS said it is preparing to follow its ban on driver texting with a broader policy on use of cell and smart phones while its employees are behind the wheel, in support of federal policies to combat di

Struggling with rising freight volume and continuing losses, FedEx will merge its FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL networks, closing as many as 100 facilities.

Fedex doubled its net profit in its quarter ending Aug. 31 to $380 million on strong expansion in international express shipping, but the company issued a forecast for slower global economic growth.

The U.S. Postal Service Monday began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.

Dutch express and logistics company TNT this week launched the first fully electric delivery vehicle fleet in China.

A UPS 747-400 freighter crashed just after takeoff from Dubai on Friday. Both crew members died, according to local reports.

Deutsche Post, the German postal and logistics group, does not have to repay state aid and interest of $1.5 billion, the European Union’s highest court ruled.

The U.S.

The battle over the employment status of drivers at FedEx Ground moved to Massachusetts this week as 31 current and former drivers sued the carrier, alleging improper classification.

UPS launched a new service that enlists the U.S.

The Transported Asset Protection Association recognized the DHL Express hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport for meeting the group’s standards for cargo security.

Deutsche Post reported sharply higher second quarter profit and raised its full-year forecast because of higher profits at DHL, which CEO Frank Appel said has become the company’s “growth

Dutch postal and express group TNT announced it will separate its mail and express businesses by the start of next year.

FedEx raised its projected earnings forecast for the current quarter on Monday, saying demand for international air express shipping is accelerating.

UPS says it is seeing some ocean freight shipments switch to air because of an “ocean squeeze” on capacity, and the company expects more shippers to move to expedited transport as demand i

UPS saw its net profit grow 90 percent in the second quarter to $845 million, the strongest profit in nearly two years, on a sharp surge in demand in international and domestic expedited business, the

Package carrier FedEx is building a small-package sort and delivery station near Chicago that will be the fifth major facility in that area for its FedEx Ground unit.

Freight volume at New York’s Kennedy International Airport grew 31.6 in April over last year’s depressed figures, but the cargo business also showed signs that the recovery has peaked, acc

U.S. air freight traffic grew 22.1 percent in the first quarter, helped by strong growth in international markets, according the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

FedEx’s net profit reached $419 million in the quarter ending May 31 following a loss a year ago and the company said Monday it expects a recovering global economy and stronger pricing to push e

Air freight prices out of Shanghai jumped 18.4 percent on average in April from March to their highest point so far in 2010, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants.

UPS said Monday it is bolstering its technology to simplify multimodal shipments and give importers more control over packages and less-than-truckload freight.

With international package volume rising, DHL Express is hiring as many as 300 workers at its hub in Cincinnati, Ohio.

DHL closed the door on a painful episode in its U.S. operations this week when it handed over ownership of the Wilmington Air Park to officials in the

Economic recovery in the U.S.

The National Mediation Board rejected a request by the Teamsters union to release UPS aircraft mechanics from negotiations, which would have set the stage for a strike in 30 days.

Canada will phase in 100 percent screening of air cargo under a new program that will include some US$90 million of funding to improve security for shipping at the country’s airports.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L.

UPS planned to begin the first furloughs of pilots this weekend under what the company calls an “unfortunate, but necessary” cost-cutting measure to scale back its air express flight opera

The U.S. Postal Service is overhauling its mail and shipping structure, merging the expedited and ground operations into a single Shipping Services group.

Revenue shot up 58 percent in the first quarter at ground and air carrier Express-1 Expedited Solutions, rising to $31.6 billion, as the economic recovery fueled sales.

UPS and its long-time local service partner P&T Express formed a joint stock company to invest in facilities in key commercial and industrial centers across Vietnam.

Germany's Deutsche Post DHL, the global mail and logistics group, reported first quarter operating profit soared over 80 percent from a year ago driven by strong growth in its express, ocean and air f

FedEx Express, seeking to take advantage of surging demand, will add six 777 freighters to its order of all-cargo planes from Boeing, the carrier said Friday.

The U.S.

UPS formed a strategic alliance with AliExpress, an online wholesale marketplace launched by e-commerce facilitator Alibaba.com.

Lufthansa Cargo swung to an operating profit of $45.5 million in the first quarter of 2010 from a $93.6 million loss a year ago, driven by surging cargo volumes and rising freight rates.