UPS announced Monday that it has secured outdoor apparel and equipment retailer L.L. Bean as a customer, supplanting FedEx as its primary package delivery provider. The Atlanta-based carrier will provide air and ground service for L.L. Bean's online and catalog customers, beginning Feb. 23. UPS is providing industry-leading technologies...
Jungheinrich has launched two new order pickers. The trucks are equipped with state-of-the-art RFID technology that enables a warehouse management system to automatically guide the forklift to the right location in the right aisle at all times. Tests have shown that this feature can potentially boost productivity within the warehouse by some 25 per cent. ...
Iveco Irisbus, in collaboration with Transdev Alpes, public transport services company, and the local authority are playing a highly important part in the urban transport logistics activity in Val d’Isère during the World Championship ski event which lasts until 15th February. The event will be characterised by a strong environmental commitment accord...
ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, urges the European Commission to take the lead in tacking the unprecedented crisis affecting the Automotive Industry by coordinating the intervention of the Member States and promoting tax breaks and financial incentives to stimulate the sales of new cars, particularly for corporate clients. Incentiv...
The newest member of the Boeing 777 family, the 777 Freighter, received its formal stamp of approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA validated the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Feb. 3 type certification of the 777 Freighter. The certification formally recognizes that the 777 Freighter has passed the stringent desig...
Passenger business The economic crisis continued to impact Air France-KLM business traffic, with a decline in unit revenues. On the other hand, the further decline in the oil price had a positive impact on the fuel bill. Traffic fell by 1.9% with capacity down 1.2% leading to a slight decline in load factor to 76.6% (-0.5 points). The group carried 5....
Boeing and the Virgin Group's new V Australia long-haul airline celebrated the first 777-300ER to go to an Australian carrier. The airplane, delivered by Boeing to International Lease Finance Corp. and leased to V Australia, is one of seven leased and purchased 777-300ERs V Australia will deploy on trans-Pacific and other routes. The Boeing Field cere...
Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion will be raising its base rates by an average of 5.6 percent from Feb. 16, the North Carolina-based trucking firm said Friday. The general increase involves a restructure that provides for increases in our rates based on length of haul rather than the traditional across-the-board increases, said Rick Keeler, sen...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi