20-05-22

La Poste will invest €600m to decarbonise French operations

La Poste electric delivery van with driver

Groupe La Poste has unveiled an ambitious decarbonisation strategy aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions in France by 30% by 2025 and then reach net-zero emissions by 2030. read more

FedEx launches Kenya flights and expands AV truck pilot

20-05-22

FedEx has unveiled a series of growth moves this week, with new flights to Africa, more autonomous trucking trials and a new eBay partnership. read more

Wingcopter aims to transform Africa logistics with 12,000 drones

20-05-22

Wingcopter, a German manufacturer of eVTOL, fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and provider of drone delivery services, has teamed up with Continental Drones to roll out 12,000 drones in Africa to transform the continent’s logistics network from the ground up. read more

Royal Mail is “at a crossroads” amid slower growth and rising challenges

19-05-22

Royal Mail claims to be making “good progress” on its UK transformation but still faces “headwinds and challenges”, including threatened strike action, while GLS is continuing to deliver solid growth despite slower volume increases, according to annual financial results released today by the British group. read more

PostNord Sweden tests big indoor parcel locker and begins heavy electric truck pilot

19-05-22

PostNord Sweden has begun testing a new indoor self-service “package robot” in central Malmö to complement its existing delivery services and strengthen its outdoor locker network. read more

UK carriers announce investments in biofuels for greener fleets

19-05-22

UK delivery firms Yodel and Evri (formerly Hermes UK) are investing in new biofuels to help reduce the environmental impact of their fleets, with one aiming to validate claims that the green fuel can help achieve a +90% reduction in emissions compared to diesel. read more

Swiss Post improves profits despite growth slowdown and challenging conditions

18-05-22

Swiss Post succeeded in increasing revenues and profits in the first quarter of 2022 thanks to its financial and logistics services and even though parcel volumes dropped nearly 10% on weaker demand. read more

Omniva adds electric cargo bikes to fleet and strengthens AliExpress partnership

18-05-22

Estonian postal operator Omniva has expanded its sustainable delivery fleet with 15 new electric cargo bikes and introduced a new service which means consumers ordering on Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress can select their nearest Omniva parcel machine to receive their goods. read more

Whistl unveils £12m fleet investment and PostHub success

18-05-22

UK-based logistics firm Whistl is set to invest £12 million over the next 12 months to expand and renew its fleet to ensure that it is compliant with Euro 6 emissions standards and in turn is more sustainable and economic. read more

Australian logistics acquisitions pay off for Singapore Post

17-05-22

A “resilient” Singapore Post has revealed strong revenue growth and higher profits for the year ending March 2022, largely driven by its logistics subsidiaries in Australia including newly acquired FMH Holdings. read more

MBE Worldwide buys majority stake in last-mile platform GEL Proximity

17-05-22

Fast-growing third-party shipping and fulfilment firm MBE Worldwide has acquired a majority stake in fellow Italian firm GEL Proximity – a platform dedicated to proximity logistics – to strengthen its position as a global commerce and logistics platform for businesses. read more

Lithuania Post to lay off 600 workers after €6.4m loss in 2021

17-05-22

Lithuanian postal operator, Lietuvos paštas, has announced plans to make around 600 employees redundant and increase tariffs in a bid to “streamline operations” after making a €6.4 million loss in 2021. read more

Rising costs and volume slowdown hit Austrian Post Q1 results

16-05-22

Austrian Post’s revenues and earnings declined in the first three months of 2022 year-on-year (YoY) mainly due to the sharp depreciation of the Turkish lira impacting its Turkish parcel business Aras Kargo along with rising inflation and a slowdown in the parcels market. read more

Poste Italiane quarterly net profit rises 10.6% thanks to diversified business strategy

16-05-22

Poste Italiane has recorded a net profit of €495 million in Q1 2022, up 10.6% year-on-year (YoY), thanks to strong contributions from its Insurance, Financial and Payments and Mobile services, while its Mail, Parcel and Distribution segment “was resilient in the quarter”. read more

Canada Post, local officials and Jackson family members present the Albert Jackson parcel centre

Canada Post presents big new C$470m parcel sorting facility

16-05-22

Canada Post has unveiled its new C$470 million zero-carbon parcel sorting facility, which will be its largest parcel site when it officially opens in early 2023, and a critical hub for the firm’s national network. read more

Express companies resume more Shanghai operations as lockdown eases

13-05-22

FedEx, DHL and UPS are seeing an improving picture for express logistics operations in Shanghai and its environs where strict COVID lockdowns appear to be slowly easing after being introduced as far back as the end of March to combat the sharp rise in cases of the Omicron variant. read more

GeoPost/DPDgroup quits Russian market

13-05-22

GeoPost/DPDgroup has decided to quit the Russian market in line with international sanctions related to the war in Ukraine and will transfer its 100% subsidiary DPD Russia to a new owner. read more

Aramex is ready for more foreign investment after a “strong start” to 2022

13-05-22

Aramex is investing in international expansion and opening up for more foreign ownership after moderate revenue growth and higher net profits in the first quarter of this year. read more

Negative delivery experiences have big impact on consumer loyalty, Metapack report finds

13-05-22

Around 70% of consumers in the UK, France and Germany are less likely to shop with a retailer after hearing that someone they know had a bad experience with them, according to a new report by e-commerce delivery technology firm Metapack. read more

Interview: PostNord targets fossil-free deliveries, responds to mail decline, Ukraine impacts

12-05-22

Transforming to fossil-free deliveries, adjusting to declining mail volumes and responding to the impacts of the Ukraine war are just some of the top current operational priorities at PostNord, CEO Annemarie Gardshol told CEP-Research in an exclusive interview. read more

Latest UK online sales data suggest digital retail boom is over

12-05-22

UK online retail sales growth fell by 12% year on year (YoY) in April, a significant improvement on the 25.7% decline the month before, but nowhere near a return to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. read more

Royal Mail plans more than 50 postal drone routes over next three years

12-05-22

Royal Mail is to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval. read more

Rupesh Jain (Maersk) with co-branded Decathlon vans

Maersk becomes Decathlon’s dedicated delivery partner in Singapore

12-05-22

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has partnered with French sporting goods retailer Decathlon to optimise its last mile delivery services in Singapore as volumes boom. read more

Interview: PostNord CEO Annemarie Gardshol outlines strategic and commercial priorities

11-05-22

For Annemarie Gardshol, PostNord’s long-term strategic goals are clear – to master the basics of parcel and mail delivery, explore new avenues for growth and achieve fossil-free operations by 2030 through agile management and targeted investments. Achieving all this, however, is no easy feat amid changing market conditions, fluctuating parcel volumes and shifting consumer behaviour, the Nordic postal group’s CEO made clear in an exclusive interview with CEP-Research. read more

Tobias Meyer (left) with German state secretary Michael Kellner

Deutsche Post DHL unveils €600m sustainability investments in Germany

11-05-22

Deutsche Post DHL has committed itself to investing €600 million this year towards decarbonising its operations in Germany, with e-mobility and green infrastructure top of the spending agenda. read more

InPost hikes prices as growth slows

11-05-22

InPost is raising prices after seeing profit margins drop and underlying revenue growth slow amid “challenging” conditions in key markets in the first three months of 2022. read more

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Bpost	5.62€	+0.27%
DP-DHL	37.48€	-3.15%
FedEx	200.90$	+0.93%
Post.at	29.20€	-1.35%
PostNL	2.85€	-1.14%
Royal Mail	300.00p	-12.38%
UPS	171.04$	+2.18%

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Yves Delmas is new GeoPost/DPDgroup CEO

Yves Delmas has been officially appointed as the new CEO of La Poste subsidiary GeoPost and the DPDgroup parcel network, tasked with continuing its international growth strategy.

Jersey Post Group names Mark Siviter as new CEO

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Experienced postal and logistics manager Mark Siviter will become CEO of Jersey Post Group as the small postal operator steps up its global ambitions.

Richard de Haas will be new CEO DPD Belux

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Sonja Aboulez heads Austrian Post domestic parcels business

Former Zalando and IBM manager Sonja Aboulez has taken over as head of Austrian Post’s parcel business in its home market.

Michael Lamia heads GEODIS MyParcel

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Richard Smith becomes president and CEO of FedEx Express

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DHL stalwart Ken Allen heads Down Under to advise Toll Global Express

Long-serving DHL executive Ken Allen will retire from the Deutsche Post DHL Group later this year and become an adviser to Australian express parcels company Toll Global Express (TGE).

Kate Gutman heads UPS International as Scott Price retires

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