08-12-23

DPD Germany cuts 1,400 jobs in turnaround plan

DPD Germany is cutting 1,400 jobs under a major restructuring programme designed to reduce costs substantially due to poor results amid “severe” market conditions, including strong competition and weak B2B and B2C demand this year. read more

Strikes hit DHL Express US and European air hubs

08-12-23

DHL Express has been hit by strikes at its US and European air hubs as union-backed workers protested in favour of new collective agreements and against alleged unfair treatment, while UPS may also face a stoppage at its biggest air hub. read more

FedEx breaks ground on new South China Operations Center at Guangzhou airport

FedEx expands in southern China with new Guangzhou airport operations center

08-12-23

FedEx Express is deepening its presence at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Guangdong Airport Authority (GAA) to form an in-depth strategic collaboration and with a groundbreaking ceremony for the FedEx South China Operations Center. read more

Britons warm up to second-hand Christmas presents, Royal Mail research finds

08-12-23

Consumers in the UK are warming up to the circular economy and are pretty relaxed about the idea of getting second-hand or regifted presents, according to new research from Royal Mail. read more

Air cargo flies higher on e-commerce peak surge

07-12-23

Air cargo volumes are picking up worldwide during the current peak season thanks to strong e-commerce growth out of China but the outlook for 2024 remains cloudy, according to the latest figures from IATA and data specialists Xeneta. read more

Biocair expands with Aramex partnership and new facilities

07-12-23

Biocair, the Geopost-owned specialist in GDP logistics for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences sectors, is stepping up its international expansion through a new partnership with Aramex in Ireland and new facilities in the USA and the UK. read more

Canada Post delivers more parcels at lower prices

Canada Post loss deepens as parcel volumes grow but revenues drop

07-12-23

Canada Post is successfully increasing its parcel volumes but revenues are falling amid tough competition, leaving the group deeper in the red than last year. read more

Australia Post will deliver more parcels, fewer letters

Australia will end daily letter deliveries in “crucial” postal reform move

06-12-23

Australia Post will be allowed to downscale loss-making letter deliveries to every second working day next year and focus more strongly on parcels in a major government postal reform plan announced today (December 6) and which is likely to be closely monitored by postal operators around the world. read more

Raj Subramaniam (centre) and Richard Smith (right) open the Hyderabad ACC

FedEx acquires Indian talent with new US$100m technology centre in Hyderabad

06-12-23

FedEx is expanding its overseas workforce with digital technology talents through the opening of its first Advanced Capability Community (ACC) in Hyderabad, India, in a significant investment of US$ 100 million. read more

Swiss Post seeks central role in construction logistics

Swiss Post builds construction logistics JV with Griep Group

06-12-23

Swiss Post is continuing to build up its business diversification strategy with another move into the logistics sector through a joint venture with a German construction logistics company. read more

DHL Parcel UK rebrands to DHL eCommerce and invests in new sites

05-12-23

DHL Parcel UK is rebranding to DHL eCommerce in line with other DHL Group parcel businesses in Europe and is continuing to expand capacity with three new sites as part of an overall €560 million investment programme. read more

PostNL delivers Black Friday orders and St Nicholas Day presents in good time

05-12-23

PostNL has successfully handled the first part of its peak season, with rapid and in-time deliveries of Black Friday orders and St Nicholas Day presents. read more

Lithuania Post's new-look Unisend parcel lockers

Lithuania Post launches Baltic expansion under Unisend brand

05-12-23

Lithuania Post will embark on its expansion into neighbouring Baltic countries Latvia and Estonia next spring under a new English-language name, Unisend, amid strong growth in its parcel volumes. read more

UPS freighter at Hong Kong International Airport

UPS plans new hub at Hong Kong International Airport

04-12-23

UPS and the Hong Kong Airport Authority today (December 4) announced an agreement for a large new UPS hub at Hong Kong International Airport, boosting the company’s capacity to serve the territory and surrounding region. read more

Maersk's Elaine Low (md Southeast Asia), Ditlev Blicher (president Asia Pacific) and CEO Vincent Clerc (right)

Maersk unveils US$500m investment in Southeast Asia logistics

04-12-23

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has presented investments of more than USD$500 million in Southeast Asia, including at sea ports and airports, to expand its supply chain infrastructure to support the fast-growing region’s emergence as a global production hub and a consumption powerhouse. read more

FedEx's new import sorting machine at Stansted Airport

FedEx speeds UK imports with new Stansted hub sorting system

04-12-23

Responding to rising demand from UK importers, FedEx Express Europe has launched a new state-of-the-art import sorting system at its Stansted Airport facility that can process twice as many parcels per hour as the previous system. read more

Stuart bike courier makes a shop delivery

Geopost delivers loss-making urgent delivery business to new owner

01-12-23

European urban on-demand delivery business Stuart now has a new owner after Geopost completed the disposal of its loss-making subsidiary, which had few synergies with the core parcel delivery operations, to German investment fund Mutares. read more

PostNord will restructure Danish mail business as USO ends

01-12-23

PostNord plans to restructure its loss-making mail business in Denmark where the universal postal service ends on January 1, 2024, in a historic reform, but sees plenty of growth potential for its parcels business in the country. read more

Yodel delivers more second-hand purchases

Nearly half of British online shoppers are choosing second-hand gifts, Yodel survey finds

01-12-23

Pre-loved Christmas presents continue to surge in popularity in the UK with almost half (44%) of online shoppers turning to marketplaces for gifts this festive season, according to a survey of more than 50,000 online shoppers by parcel carrier Yodel. read more

Artist's image of the future wooden DHL Innovation Center

DHL will build wooden Innovation Center to boost sustainability

01-12-23

DHL Group will build its new European Innovation Center at Troisdorf, Germany, out of locally-sourced wood in a sustainability-linked move away from concrete buildings. read more

Solar panels boost renewable energy sourcing

Top posts improve sustainability performance on road to 2030 targets

30-11-23

The world’s leading postal groups are making “good progress” towards their 2030 targets regarding CO2 emissions reduction, renewable energy use, alternative fuel vehicles and waste separation for recycling or reuse, according to the 2022 results of the IPC’s Sustainability Measurement and Management System (SMMS). read more

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Listen to insights from senior executives in our series of audio interviews, published in cooperation with our content partner The Postal Hub Podcast,

Mindaugas Cerpickis and Jacob Østermann (from Copenhagen Economics) analyse the end of the Danish USO.

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Thibault Guez, Out-of-Home Project Director Europe at Geopost, discusses out-of-home delivery strategies

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Consultant Dean Maciuba on UPS, FedEx, USPS, Amazon

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Brody Buhler on Escher's 2023 Future of Posts research

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Professor Roel Gevaers on open parcel locker networks

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Heleen Buldeo Rai on urban logistics facilities

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Kate Muth on USPS developments

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Johan Peeters on how to decarbonise last-mile deliveries

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Pos Malaysia CEO Charles Brewer on transformation, strategy, and sustainability

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DHL's Markus Reckling on cross-border e-commerce delivery

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SUPPLIERS

Dematic deploys 299 warehouse robots at Radial’s Dutch logistics centre

Dematic has recently completed the installation of 299 autonomous mobile robots (AMR) at the Dutch logistics centre of Radial Europe, a leading B2C e-commerce fulfilment expert and subsidiary of bpostgroup. read more

Prime Vision robots drive K-Parts logistics for scooter, moped and motorbike parts

K-Parts, a leading online supplier of scooter, moped and motorbike parts, has chosen robots from Prime Vision to streamline its warehouse logistics operations at Harderwijk in the Netherlands. read more

SwipBox and Peak Technologies simplify duty-free airport shopping

Parcel locker company SwipBox and US-based Peak Technologies have teamed up to offer a new click & collect solution for duty-free shopping, allowing passengers to conveniently pick up their purchases from an app-operated parcel locker located at the airport. read more

Isitec International supports Tunisia Post’s e-commerce ambitions with parcel sorting solution

Isitec International, a French firm specialised in intralogistics, has installed an intelligent parcel sorting solution at Tunisia Post’s new UPU-backed e-commerce logistics hub, which is due to open in 2024 to help meet the needs of the growing e-commerce sector in the country. read more

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PostNord seeks new Sweden CEO as Krümmel departs

Mathias Krümmel, CEO of PostNord Sweden, is leaving the Nordic postal group at short notice, resulting in several management changes as of today (December 6). read more

Mike Parra will head DHL Express in Europe

DHL Express has named two new regional chiefs, with current Americas CEO Mike Parra named as CEO for Europe, and Andrew Williams, country manager for Canada, as his successor from January 1, 2024. read more

Kim Pedersen is new PostNord deputy CEO, Denmark and International chief

Former Maersk and Geodis executive Kim Pedersen has been appointed Deputy CEO of PostNord, CEO of PostNord Denmark and Head of PostNord International with effect from December 1, 2023. read more

Grégory Goba-Blé heads UPS in India