14-08-18

Royal Mail challenges heavy £50m postal regulator fine

Royal Mail fined for access mail pricing

British postal regulator Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £50 million for a “serious” breach of competition law by abusing its dominant mail market position but the postal group will appeal against the ruling. read more

JD.com wins Unilever China logistics contract

14-08-18

Unilever is switching its China distribution operations to JD.com in the latest boost for the e-commerce group’s expanding third-party logistics activities. read more

DHL Express Netherlands opens CityHub in Groningen

14-08-18

DHL Express has launched a CityHub for sustainable city distribution in the northern Dutch city of Groningen. read more

Russian Post launches regular train deliveries of international shipments from Japan to Europe

14-08-18

Russian Post has launched regular deliveries by train of international shipments from Japan destined to Europe, in cooperation with Japan Post, with a transit route going through Russia. read more

Amazon's giant warehouse in Hemel <p>Hempstead, near London

Amazon UK may have to drop 'guaranteed next-day delivery' claim and face higher taxes

13-08-18

Amazon could take a double hit in the UK with authorities cracking down on its delivery promises and profits, according to media reports. read more

Royal Mail tests first parcel postboxes in UK

13-08-18

Royal Mail today rolled out the first ‘parcel postboxes’ in Britain, enabling small businesses and marketplace sellers to send pre-paid parcels to their customers quickly and easily. read more

PostNL opens parcel sorting centre in Apeldoorn

13-08-18

PostNL has started using its 20th parcel sorting centre in the Netherlands with the opening of a new facility at Apeldoorn, in the centre of the country. read more

Freightways plans B2C parcel price rises in New Zealand

13-08-18

Leading New Zealand express delivery group Freightways generated solid growth in revenues and profits in the year ended June 30, 2018, and is planning price increases to ensure profitable growth in B2C parcels. read more

Alibaba and JD.com boost investments in consumer delivery businesses

10-08-18

Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com are ramping up investments in their final-mile food and grocery delivery businesses Ele.me and Dada-JD Daojia to deepen their logistics activities. read more

Austrian Post delivers strong parcel growth to offset mail decline

10-08-18

Austrian Post today announced a strong 12% rise in parcel revenues that offset lower mail results and supported a slight improvement in half-year profits. read more

ZTO Express ups Chinese market leadership as Q2 volumes soar 42%

10-08-18

ZTO Express increased volumes by a dramatic 42% between April and June as it outpaced overall Chinese market growth and expanded its market leadership. read more

Amazon and Walmart expand and speed up grocery deliveries in the US

10-08-18

Amazon and Walmart are both expanding and speeding up their grocery delivery and pickup services in the US, with Walmart using automated technology to prepare online orders and testing self-driving vehicles as a “taxi” for customers picking up their groceries from selected Walmart locations. read more

SF Airlines launches flights from China to India

10-08-18

Chinese express carrier SF Airlines has launched its first flights to India with the start of scheduled services from Shenzhen to Chennai, with smartphone maker Xiaomi as a major customer on the route. read more

USPS renews reform appeal as package surge and quarterly losses continue

09-08-18

US Postal Service chiefs today appealed for postal reform to relieve heavy financial burdens as they unveiled yet another big quarterly loss combined with strong package growth on the eve of new proposals from President Trump’s postal task force. read more

Bpost Q2 profits drop as costs increase faster than revenues

09-08-18

Bpost has unveiled lower profits for the April – June quarter with strong revenue growth outweighed by rising transport costs. read more

Hermes Germany to deploy first Mercedes-Benz Vito electric vehicles in regular operations in Q4 2018

09-08-18

Hermes Germany plans to deploy the first Mercedes-Benz Vito electric vehicles in regular operations during the fourth quarter of 2018, following successful tests this spring, as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies. read more

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