Logistics Providers

In-depth coverage of air freight-forwarders, including earnings, rates, volume and more.

Commentary

 
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News & Analysis

 
14 Jun 2013
Dachser Transport of America has announced that its “rapid growth” in the U.S. international transport market has driven its 2012 revenue up by 17.5 percent to more than $127 million.
 
13 Jun 2013
Bolloré’s winning proposal to build a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan violates Ivory Coast’s competition law, according to Jean-Louis Billon, the country’s minister of commerce, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
 
12 Jun 2013
DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Thermonet, a new air freight product tailored to the life sciences and health care sector.
 
12 Jun 2013
Con-way Freight will raise its less-than-truckload base rates 5.9 percent on average June 24, along with minimum charges and accessorial fees.
Kerry Logistics’ new Chongqing center.
 
11 Jun 2013
Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, to continue its expansion in the nation.
 
11 Jun 2013
D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah.
 
11 Jun 2013
The global air freight logistics industry’s revenue
UPS Freight trucks
 
10 Jun 2013
The latest round of general rate increases points to higher contractual pricing to come as LTL carriers seek to regain lost pricing levels.
 
10 Jun 2013
The Express Association of America, representing DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS, has formed an export committee to manage policy issues affecting the efficiency of their supply chains that move products out of the U.S.
 
10 Jun 2013
Novo Express International has merged a significant portion of its operations with Dependable Global Express and Dependable AirCargo Express.