22-06-18

UPS and Teamsters agree five-year deal with higher pay and more flexible working

UPS package workers in the US will get higher pay in return for more flexible working conditions, including on Saturdays and Sundays, under a new five-year deal agreed with the Teamsters union that looks set to enter force in August. read more

Bpost refocuses on international e-commerce logistics after M&A wave

22-06-18

Bpost sees its future as an international e-commerce logistics player offering parcel services in/to/from Europe, North America and Asia through its organic network and recent acquisitions, along with a smaller, two-tier mail service in Belgium under a new mid-term strategy unveiled yesterday. read more

Swiss Post drones will fly medical samples across Lake Zurich

22-06-18

Swiss Post is extending its niche ‘fast drone deliveries’ to Zurich by testing transportation of medical samples across Lake Zurich. read more

Standing: Christophe Cornilleau (left), Alex Wang (SF Express General Manager West Europe) <p> Sitting (from left): Martin Piechowski (Chronopost chairman), David Adams (SF Express, CEO Overseas Region)

Chronopost partners with SF Express to speed up France - China deliveries

22-06-18

Chronopost and SF Express have signed a commercial agreement aimed at improving the quality of service and transit time from France to China, offering customers a qualitative logistics service at a competitive price. read more

PostNL welcomes postal review that could deliver market consolidation

22-06-18

PostNL has welcomed a Dutch governmental postal sector review that could ease regulatory controls and lead to a takeover of its major challenger, Sandd. read more

Hermes shakes up Germany management with new CEO

21-06-18

Hermes today named a new CEO for its Germany business after the former boss and also the head of operations were reportedly sacked due to disappointing results and other issues. read more

Global postal industry improves growth rate in 2017, IPC says

21-06-18

The global postal industry increased revenues by 2.1% last year, which is slightly higher than the 2016 growth rate, as e-commerce growth outweighs the mail decline, new figures from International Post Corporation (IPC) showed today. read more

Amazon and SNCF to install 1,000 Amazon Lockers at French train stations

21-06-18

Amazon and French railway operator SNCF have teamed up to install 1,000 Amazon Lockers at French train stations to serve occasional or regular passengers as well as local residents throughout the country. read more

DHL Express and eBay partner to facilitate exports for Russian retailers

21-06-18

DHL Express Russia and eBay have signed a new partnership to support Russian retailers exporting their goods and help them make delivery to overseas customers easier, faster and more profitable. read more

FedEx posts solid revenue growth and increased profitability, upbeat on outlook

20-06-18

FedEx posted solid revenue growth and increased profitability in the 12-month period ending May 31 and is upbeat in its outlook for the current financial year. read more

FedEx orders 24 more Boeing freighters

20-06-18

FedEx Express has ordered 24 Boeing freighters valued at $6.6 billion at list prices to expand its airlift capacity as volumes grow. read more

Blue Dart speeds up Indian deliveries with new Chennai air hub

20-06-18

DHL-owned Indian express operator Blue Dart has launched a new aviation hub in the southern city of Chennai to speed up deliveries across the sub-continent. read more

Amazon makes deliveries to apartments easier with “Hub by Amazon“

20-06-18

Amazon has announced a new delivery solution to make deliveries to apartments easier and more convenient, with over 500,000 residents - from New York City to San Francisco, among others - already having access to “Hub by Amazon“. read more

EURODIS member trans-o-flex Hungary rebrands to Express One

20-06-18

EURODIS member trans-o-flex Hungary has taken up the new brand name Express One to support and profit from the ongoing trend towards more international express shipments. read more

Illegal drugs exploit a postal loophole, <p>critics claim

US tackles ‘postal loophole’ to stop flood of opioids

19-06-18

UPS has commended the US House of Representatives for passing an amendment to the proposed 'Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2018” (STOP Act) which it said “will close the global postal loophole and require all foreign packages to include Advance Electronic Data (AED), as the private carriers already do.” read more

US implements Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program

19-06-18

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented its Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program following a pilot scheme which first began seven and half years ago. read more

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