18-09-18

FedEx posts strong first quarter, driven by 'solid execution' of business plan

FedEx Corp. has made a strong start to its financial year with first quarter results benefiting from higher volumes, increased yields and a favourable net impact of fuel across all of its transportation segments. read more

DHL Parcel plans higher rate rises for business customers

18-09-18

DHL Parcel Germany will put up prices for business customers with negotiated rates more next year than in recent years as part of its ongoing yield optimisation strategy. read more

Hermes discontinues fulfilment services for external e-commerce customers

18-09-18

Hermes has stopped offering fulfilment services for external e-commerce customers, with the service being available only for the parent company Otto Group in the future. read more

Sendo CEO Tran Hai Linh (left) <p> with DHL’s Thomas Harris

DHL eCommerce delivers for Vietnamese e-commerce leader Sendo

18-09-18

DHL eCommerce will launch same-day and next-day deliveries for Sendo, Vietnam's leading local e-commerce platform, under a new commercial partnership. read more

UPS raises holiday hire numbers to 100,000 for 2018 peak season

18-09-18

UPS expects to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2019, an increase of about 5,000 on the last two years. read more

Analysis – Is Deutsche Post going ‘back to the future?’

17-09-18

Deutsche Post DHL’s decision to split up its large but underperforming Post - eCommerce – Parcel (PeP) division could be a smart move to speed up the ongoing restructuring of the large domestic German business while giving the international parcel business more freedom to grow rapidly. read more

Deutsche Post DHL splits up Post - eCommerce – Parcel division and re-jigs management

17-09-18

Deutsche Post DHL today announced a break-up of its Post - eCommerce – Parcel (PeP) division into separate German and international units, with Ken Allen heading the new DHL eCommerce Solutions division and John Pearson taking over as DHL Express CEO. read more

PostNord and Palletways strengthen their collaboration

17-09-18

PostNord and UK pallet delivery company Palletways have signed a new agreement regarding distribution to Palletways’ European customers to and from the Nordic region. read more

DHL eCommerce launches Cash on Delivery in Southeast Asia

17-09-18

DHL eCommerce today launched its Cross Border Cash-on-Delivery (COD) service to allow consumers in Southeast Asia who do not have a bank account to pay for their international purchases in cash and only upon delivery. read more

Scott Price is UPS Chief Strategy and <p>Transformation Officer

UPS eyes B2B e-commerce, SMEs and international markets for profitable growth

14-09-18

UPS will focus more strongly on higher-margin business such as B2B e-commerce, SMEs, international markets and healthcare logistics, invest heavily in network capacity and get more flexible with innovative technologies over the next few years to grow more profitably, according to top executives. read more