Since last month Zara has charged consumers €2.95 if they send purchases back. In the UK the levy is £1.75, which the retailer deducts from the refund. Zara is not alone. Uniqlo, another fashion chain, charges consumers who return online purchases €1.95. Like free delivery, free returns have be...

From having almost no cargo in April 2020, Bournemouth Airport in the UK saw some 20,000 tonnes of throughput by the end of March 2022. By April, the airport had launched Cargo First, its dedicated air cargo service, and the freight volumes are increasing steadily. Mounting pressures at large hub ai...

However, a proposal to extend its carbon market to all departing flights was passed. Yesterday’s vote came as the maritime sector debates greenhouse gas emissions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Shipping industry organisations such as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) h...

According to its filings with the US Department of Transport, it intends to fly between Paris, and Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. Flight tracking websites show each of its A330s have focused heavily on Chicago, from Liege, with one also operating to Dubai and Bangkok, and another adding Atlanta to ...

US retailers reporting first quarter financial results noted that their inventory levels were down – and that they had been forced to significantly increase costs by using airfreight. Sportswear company Lululemon saw its inventory costs in the first quarter up 75%, largely due to airfreight and gr...

The IMO started its discussions on greenhouse gas emissions today, which could include halving emissions –  from a 50% decrease by 2050, to a 100% reduction in the same timeframe – a move expected to be backed by major countries. IMO secretary general Kitack Lim opened MEPC78 by telling del...

However, there was little other new information on air cargo in CMA CGM’s 39-page financial results for Q1. In what will surely change, CMA CGM does not currently separate out its air cargo results, instead lumping them in with ‘Other activities’ which “mainly” include port terminals and a...

The new service expands DB Schenker’s groupage system freight network to include standardised B2C shipping, thereby increasing its delivery range from 22m companies to 195m private households in Europe. This enlargement is a response to the increasing demand for B2C delivery and the ongoing megatr...

Founded in 1997 by CEO Wong Tat Shing and chairman Ramthur Chim, the group has incorporated ENL Group Holdings in the Cayman Islands to apply for a listing in Hong Kong. The listing prospectus, filed on 30 May, did not give any timeframe and fund-raising target for the IPO. The group started out wit...

In addition, Kale is thought to be tendering for Kenya’s new airport development project, though Mr More was non-committal about this. Mr More, speaking to Logistic-News on the sidelines of Air Cargo India last week, said technology would transform “the way business operations and B2B transaction...