E-Commerce Archives - Cargo Facts https://cargofacts.com/category/allposts/e-commerce/ The Air Freight & Express Industry Source of Record Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:45:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cargofacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-CF_Icon_twitter-75x75.png E-Commerce Archives - Cargo Facts https://cargofacts.com/category/allposts/e-commerce/ 32 32 Carriers grow fleets, route networks to support e-commerce https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/carriers-grow-fleets-route-networks-to-support-e-commerce/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:53:07 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149867 Booming e-commerce has driven fleet growth and influenced route planning among freighter operators, pushing air cargo into a new role.  Prior to the e-commerce boom, air cargo played a significant role in the supply chain, but not consumer consumption, Robert Zhang, commercial director of SF Airlines, said on a March 26 panel about e-commerce and […]

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]]> Carriers minimize tariff effect https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/carriers-minimize-tariff-effect/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:38:29 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149829 The United States’ increased tariffs and planned de minimis eliminations may not have a drastic impact on carriers thanks to diversification and flexibility.  Air cargo plays a vital role in the burgeoning e-commerce market and that will not change with tariffs and eliminated de minimis, industry leaders said on a panel about e-commerce at Cargo […]

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]]> Industry leaders agree air cargo traffic will grow in 2025 https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/industry-leaders-agree-air-cargo-traffic-will-grow-in-2025/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:36:46 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148826 Air cargo industry leaders saw strong air cargo traffic from e-commerce in 2024 and many believe this will continue in 2025.  Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 attendees identified e-commerce as a strong driver of air cargo in a survey from Cargo Facts.  After global air cargo traffic saw double-digit growth in 2024, 65% of the twenty-nine […]

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]]> Temu overhauls supply chain after tariffs, risking price hikes https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/temu-overhauls-supply-chain-after-tariffs-risking-price-hikes/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:39:14 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148722 Online shopping giant Temu is giving up substantial control of its Chinese supply chain in the face of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, a move that threatens to drive up prices on the budget shopping app. The platform is accelerating a shift away from its original model where sellers leave everything — price-setting, shipping and […]

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]]> Trump delays suspension of duty-free exception on Chinese goods https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/trump-delays-suspension-of-duty-free-exception-on-chinese-goods/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:00:49 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148662 President Donald Trump said he would maintain the duty-free exception for low-value packages coming from China until “adequate systems are in place to fully and expediently process and collect tariff revenue,” formalizing a temporary reprieve to retailers like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com Inc. The move came after the United States Postal Service earlier […]

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]]> UPS’ Fonseca joins Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/ups-fonseca-joins-cargo-facts-latam-2025/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:00:49 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148668 Joao Paulo Fonseca, supply chain solutions director for UPS Brazil, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 for the panel discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” at the Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport hotel in Brazil on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 13:45 BRT (GDT -3). The third annual Cargo Facts LATAM, taking place Feb. 10-11, […]

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]]> Joao Paulo Fonseca, supply chain solutions director for UPS Brazil, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 for the panel discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” at the Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport hotel in Brazil on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 13:45 BRT (GDT -3).

The third annual Cargo Facts LATAM, taking place Feb. 10-11, will gather market leaders in Latin America to discuss the growing trends and developments within the region.

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Fonseca, who has been with UPS for fourteen years, began in his current role in 2022. He has held multiple leadership positions in the supply chain and logistics sector, including as corporate logistics coordinator with Brazilian dairy giant LBR and logistics supervisor with Mitsubishi Motors Brasil.

UPS announced the acquisition of Mexico-based Estafeta in July 2024 to expand its presence in South America as part of its Better and Bolder strategy aimed at providing small package delivery solutions globally.

UPS became the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service in the fourth quarter of 2024, when the postal service completed its transition from FedEx. The postal service announced the deal with UPS in April 2024. The arrangement officially began in October.

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]]> Cainiao’s Batista joins Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/cainiaos-batista-joins-cargo-facts-latam-2025/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:24:42 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148504 Leandro Medeiros Batista, project manager at Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 for the panel discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” at the Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport hotel in Brazil on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 1:30 p.m. local time (GDT -3).   The third annual Cargo […]

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]]> Leandro Medeiros Batista, project manager at Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 for the panel discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” at the Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport hotel in Brazil on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 1:30 p.m. local time (GDT -3).  

The third annual Cargo Facts LATAM, taking place Feb. 10-11, will gather market leaders in Latin America to discuss the growing trends and developments within the region. 

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With more than fourteen years of experience in international trade and logistics, Batista oversees Cainiao’s cross-border small parcel operations in Brazil and the Miami (MIA) hub for Latin American freight. He also manages the Cainiao Express warehouse at Viracopos (VCP) in Campinas, Brazil, for AliExpress. 

Cainiao continues to grow its presence globally with new facilities and offerings, especially for the e-commerce sector.  

Cainiao filed for its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) in September 2023 but withdrew its IPO and listing application on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in March 2024. Instead, Alibaba announced it would buy Cainiao’s remaining shares for up to $3.8 billion. 

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]]> ACMI, charter freighter operators lean on e-commerce growth https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/acmi-charter-freighter-operators-lean-on-e-commerce-growth/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:32:35 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148368 ACMI, CMI and charter service providers are bullish on the prospects of the e-commerce segment and will look to incorporate more of it into their core business in 2025. “E-commerce is a very big driver at the moment,” Atlas Air Worldwide Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Sustainability Richard Broekman said during the Cargo Facts […]

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]]> WFS launches e-commerce handling at CPH https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/wfs-launches-e-commerce-handling-at-cph/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:38:08 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148353 Worldwide Flight Services, a member of the Sats Group, is devoting warehouse space to e-commerce and freight forwarder handling services in Denmark.  WFS last month located its specialized e-commerce and freight forwarder handling services in a 2,500-square-meter facility at Kystvejen 24 at Copenhagen Airport (CPH). Next summer, WFS will move these services to a refurbished […]

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]]> Maersk’s Fabio Acerbi joins Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 https://cargofacts.com/allposts/e-commerce/maersks-fabio-acerbi-joins-cargo-facts-latam-2025/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:05 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57147805 Fabio Acerbi, regional head and director of air freight in Latin America at A.P. Moller-Maersk, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 for the panel discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” at the Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport hotel in Brazil on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 13:45 (GDT -3). The third annual Cargo Facts LATAM, […]

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]]> Fabio Acerbi, regional head and director of air freight in Latin America at A.P. Moller-Maersk, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2025 for the panel discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” at the Pullman Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport hotel in Brazil on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 13:45 (GDT -3).

The third annual Cargo Facts LATAM, taking place Feb. 10-11, will gather market leaders in Latin America to discuss trends and developments within the region.

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Acerbi has more than eighteen years of air cargo experience at UPS, most recently as head of UPS Global Freight Forwarding in Brazil and air freight senior manager for Latin America. He was appointed to his role at Copenhagen, Denmark-based Maersk in July 2022.

Maersk Air Cargo, Maersk’s in-house airline, entered the large-widebody market in 2024, taking delivery of its first 777F (67867) in July and becoming Boeing’s second new customer to receive the production freighter this year. The carrier added a second unit (67866) in November.

Maersk announced the opening of an new air cargo facility in Miami in April. The company posted a 7.3% increase in logistics revenue to $3.6 billion in its second-quarter earnings release in August.

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