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FedEx makes online shipping easier

FedEx Express says its customer can now synchronise its FedEx Ship Manager software with the Shopify, BigCommerce and WooCommerce online stores and promises that more e-commerce platforms and marketplaces will be added soon. The upgrade allows businesses to create shipments and paperwork from their online orders, saving considerable time compared with having to enter the required data manually. The upgrade is live across 34 countries and territories in Europe. [+]

Deutches, Deustche, Deutsche – you know, those parcel people with the yellow vans…

Great news for anyone who struggles with German spelling (that is, anyone who isn’t actually German) - Deutsche Post DHL Group is changing its name of to DHL Group from 1 July. The company says the new name “reflects the transformation the Group has gone through ... [+]

DHL to build Helsinki hub

DHL Express Finland is to build an international air hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in the Aviapolis area. The 16,000sq m facility will have airside and will handle all incoming and outgoing express shipments in Finland on completion, which is scheduled for the second half of ... [+]

DHL signs SAF deal with IAG

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and IAG Cargo have signed a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partnership. DHL has signed a contract to purchase 11.5 million liters of SAF Scope 3 transport emissions reductions in 2023. The ... [+]

UPS launches freighter link to Ireland and UK

UPS has launched a freighter flight from its Worldport air hub in Louisville, Kentucky to Dublin and East Midlands in the UK and returning to the US. The Boeing 767 operates every weekday and is expected to carry healthcare and small package goods between the ... [+]

Green light for German e-commerce hub

Lufthansa Cargo’s CB Customs Broker subsidiary has signed a partnership with handler Georgi to create a new e-commerce terminal at Frankfurt Airport’s Cargo City South. CB Customs has developed software to digitize all customs clearance processes and process large order volumes quickly. The new e-commerce ... [+]

Go green with DHL

DHL Aviation, the in-house airline of DHL Express, is launching a new optional GoGreen Plus service for its air cargo product. From June, it will allow customers to reduce (‘inset’) the carbon emissions associated with their cargo using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). They can also ... [+]

DHL battles global economic headwinds

Deutsche Post DHL Group achieved revenue of €20.9 billion in the first quarter of 2023 compared with €22.6 billion last year. At €1.6 billion, operating profit (EBIT) was 24.1% lower than in the prior-year quarter. As anticipated, the slowdown in global economic momentum was clearly ... [+]

Carousel launches Hannover-Dublin freighter

European time-critical in-night logistics specialist Carousel has launched an air cargo route between Hannover, Germany, and Dublin. It will be operated by a nine-tonne payload aircraft, departing daily (Monday-Friday) from Hannover. In late 2022, Carousel acquired Dublin-based transport and logistics company Alltrans, and has now integrated ... [+]

Yodel reaffirms its Armed Forces and Modern Slavery vows

Parcels carrier Yodel has renewed its partnerships with national charities, Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) and Slave-Free Alliance. The partnership with WWTW, which is in its third year, provides ongoing support for Armed Forces veterans returning to work in the civilian sector, while the partnership with ... [+]

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