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Diamond Logistics secures £2.5m investment to super-charge growth

Diamond Logistics will use funding from the independent asset manager BOOST&Co to build on its impressive growth and capitalise on growing demand from the eCommerce and fulfilment sector.
Surrey-based fulfilment and national delivery business Diamond Logistics has secured a £2.5m …



Skyport selected to handle Finnair Cargo at Prague

Finland’s flagship carrier will be handled in Prague’s semi-automated airside facility, which is receiving ongoing investment from new Skyport owner Ventus

 
Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday 10th August 2021: Central European cargo handler Skyport has been selected by Finnair Cargo …




The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream

There’s a fascinating article in Wired on the “dysfunctional” UK department of Amazon Prime Air, which, say former employees, is engaged in “one gigantic oversell”. The department’s original promise, to mass-market e-commerce drone delivery, are said to be “years” from …