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The air freight market could level off during the coming year and present new opportunities for global shippers. Coming off an extremely strong year in 2017, the world’s air freight market fluctuated at certain points in 2018, but for the most part remained stable. “There was a strong push during...

Currently in growth mode, the commercial aerospace market faces unique challenges on the customs front. Here are the major obstacles and how a reliable logistics provider can help aerospace manufacturers optimize and streamline their supply chains. Aerospace manufacturers have a lot on their plates right now. Evolving customer requirements, order...

This story was originally published on logistics Newsfeed. E-commerce is developing at a pace not seen in any other market. Where is this journey taking us, and what does it mean for logistics? Answers from Vanessa Holl, DB Schenker’s Vice President Global e-commerce Vertical Market. Vanessa...

The Crucial Role AOG Logistics Services Play in Keeping Airplanes Flying Last holiday season, a record 42 million passengers passed through U.S. airports. If you were one of them, you know how chaotic holiday travel can be. It’s hard to comprehend the logistics involved in moving that many people, not...

With total cost of ownership down and return on investment easier to achieve, a growing number of 3PLs are infusing robotics and automation into their operations. As third-party logistics firms (3PLs) turn to technology to gain efficiencies and improve their customer service levels, many of them are deploying robotics and...

The pharmaceutical supply chain requires special attention and care in today’s regulatory and consumer environment. By developing a solid plan of action for their logistics, shippers can effectively meet and exceed these requirements while keeping the end patient as their focal point. The pharmaceutical supply chain requires special care and...

The aerospace supply chain is a complex animal. Made up of many different links that are spread around the globe and that rely on thousands of suppliers that come together to deliver the world’s air transport vehicles, it’s facing some interesting challenges so far in 2018. “The number of orders...

DB Schenker develops streamlined logistics and transportation system for final assembly plant. It’s been three years since Airbus opened a final assembly plant for its A320 family of aircraft in Mobile, Ala., and the company’s supply chain operation now is riding high. The Toulouse, France-based aerospace manufacturer selected the Mobile...

DB Schenker Takes Contract Logistics to Delicious New Heights in Germany Eight foil-wrapped packages to each little wooden box: that is how the first batches of Philadelphia from Bad Fallingbostel arrived on the market in 1961. In 2018, the cream cheese brand is proving more popular than ever. The plant in the...

It holds the title of first airliner to be built with fly-by-wire systems—a groundbreaking technology that finds pilots inputting commands that are then interpreted by flight control computers (and transmitted to flight control surfaces). The Airbus A320 family— which is made up of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine...