FedEx and DHL Express are moving to bigger and more modern package sorting facilities at airports in Turkey and Finland.
New UPS and DHL surcharges will add delivery costs for customers during the upcoming peak season.
Ajex Logistics acquisition boosts DHL’s presence in the Middle East e-commerce market.
DHL strengthens Asia Pacific cold chain logistics with new KLIA facility, boosting pharmaceutical transport capabilities.
Cargojet posted unspectacular results for the second quarter, but analysts considered that good because of the global trade uncertainty caused by new U.S. tariff policies.
DHL has extended its long-term dedicated transport contract with Cargojet with two years left on the existing contract.
DHL said the U.S. crackdown on tariff-free trade for cheap overseas packages is impacting volumes and its bottom line.
Germany-based DHL Group has made a series of management changes in the past month, including new CEOs for the Forwarding and Supply Chain divisions.
DHL Parcel in Germany is looking to expand use of parcel vending machines.
DHL Group has replaced the heads of Global Forwarding, eCommerce and Supply Chain at various levels within the Americas region.
DHL has been expanding its Middle East presence in conjunction with the region’s economic development. The next evolution is a nearly $600M investment in facilities, equipment and technology in Saudi Arabia and the UAE over five years.
DHL continues to ramp up investment in the e-commerce space with a large stake in U.K.-based parcel delivery company Evri.
DHL views the role of AI in innovation as crucial to long-term success and development in life science and health care logistics.
DHL has targeted e-commerce logistics as a primary growth area. On Tuesday, it acquired Indiana-based specialist IDS Fulfillment.
DHL Group is trimming some airline partners to reduce excess capacity in its air network as part of an effort to maintain growth in a turbulent market.
DHL said it is resuming deliveries of B2C shipments over $800 after U.S. authorities relaxed rules that had increased red tape for processing medium-value shipments.
DHL says it will pause accepting certain B2C shipments after U.S. authorities eliminated the informal entry process for shipments under $2,500, which has swamped the company’s ability to process formal entries.
In this edition: Health care sector sees massive investment from small-parcel carriers, a new cold storage acquisition and a disruption in the ice pop space.
DHL said a major new investment will help double revenue for health care logistics by 2030 while FedEx says its technology enhancements are bringing in a surge of new health care customers.
The freight and transportation industry saw another big round of layoffs at the end of the first-quarter.
