08-12-21

Tobias Meyer to replace Frank Appel as Deutsche Post DHL CEO in 2023

Frank Appel will step down as Deutsche Post DHL CEO in May 2023 after completing 15 years in the top job and be replaced by Tobias Meyer, head of the Post & Parcel Germany division, the group’s supervisory board decided today. read more

Shippers likely to continue paying high prices for air cargo capacity

08-12-21

Air freight rates on the main Asia-US trade lanes have leapt to new record highs in the last few weeks, as supply chain bottlenecks drove more and more shippers to the constrained air capacity available to get goods to customers ahead of the end-of-year holiday season, the latest market analysis reveals. read more

Posti exits Russia with contract logistics sale

08-12-21

Finland’s Posti Group is quitting Russia with the sale of its local contract logistics business as part of its strategic focus on its home market along with neighbouring Nordic and Baltic countries. read more

Yanwen Express appoints Hurricane Commerce as global cross-border e-commerce data partner

08-12-21

Yanwen Express, one of China’s leading logistics providers, has selected Hurricane Commerce as its global data partner. read more

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (left) with Australia Post's Paul Graham

Australia Post gets two more Qantas freighters

07-12-21

Australia Post is getting vitally needed extra airlift capacity for surging volumes with the addition of two more freighters operated by partner Qantas. read more

DHL Express France expects 10% parcel volume growth for Christmas

07-12-21

DHL Express France expects to deliver more than 5 million parcels this month, which would equal a 10% increase compared to December last year, as the corona virus pandemic has dramatically accelerated the growth of e-commerce. read more

Shippers secure inventory levels, study finds

Shippers put inventory before supply chain diversification, study finds

07-12-21

Companies have only partly addressed the weaknesses in global supply chains exposed by the coronavirus pandemic with their focus more likely to be on increasing inventories rather than diversifying supply bases or implementing nearshoring or regionalization strategies, according to a recent McKinsey & Company study entitled 'How Covid-19 is reshaping supply chains'. read more

Time:matters' CO2-neutral courier delivery

Time:matters offers CO2-neutral rail courier deliveries in Germany

07-12-21

Urgent delivery specialist time:matters now offers end-to-end climate-neutral courier deliveries by rail within Germany and some international destinations. read more

Australia Post “delivers online shopping history” with November records

06-12-21

Extended Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales made November the biggest month in Australian online shopping history, surpassing last year’s record month, with Australia Post delivering more than 21 million parcels across the longer sales event period. read more

Swiss Post to invest CHF 1.5 billion in new parcel sorting centres as volumes keep growing

06-12-21

Swiss Post achieved a new parcel volume record in the week comprising Black Friday and Cyber Monday and will increase its investment in new sorting centres to CHF 1.5 billion (€1.44 billion) by 2030 to prepare for further volume growth in the coming years. read more

FedEx Express adds 13 e-cargo bikes in 3 British cities

06-12-21

FedEx Express has introduced thirteen e-cargo bikes in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge to complement its existing vehicle pick-up and delivery fleet in the cities to reduce emissions from its road transportation operations. read more

FedEx workers in Australia win 9% pay rise

03-12-21

FedEx Express has offered staff in Australia a 9% pay rise over three years to end a series of union-led strikes during the current end-of-year peak season. read more

DHL Express NZ charters planes amid longest-ever peak season

03-12-21

DHL Express is chartering flights from Asia to New Zealand to add capacity for strong double-digit volume growth in its “longest-ever” peak season that started with the country’s latest lockdown back in mid-August. read more

FedEx Express completes €220m Paris air hub expansion

03-12-21

FedEx has completed its €220 million ground capacity expansion at its Paris air hub as it launches new intercontinental and European flights in response to strong volume growth. read more

HS2022 “is next challenge for cross-border eCommerce”, warns expert

03-12-21

The global e-commerce delivery sector may be focusing fully on peak season at the moment but the next big regulatory change affecting their business is less than one month away, a leading international trade compliance expert is warning. read more

Keep air connections open despite Omicron, IATA urges

02-12-21

Governments should avoid ‘knee-jerk’ flight bans in response to the new Omicron virus in order to support a recovery in air travel and maintain vital cargo capacity, IATA urged today. read more

Chinese trends will drive global e-commerce growth, FedEx report finds

02-12-21

Seven key Chinese e-commerce trends will spread to the rest of Asia Pacific and drive worldwide growth in online retailing in the coming years, according to a new FedEx Express white paper. read more

DPDgroup sets daily volume record on Cyber Monday

02-12-21

DPDgroup has set a new record for total parcels handled on one single day, with 12.2 million parcels processed Europe-wide on Monday 29 November (Cyber Monday). read more

US ‘Cyber Week' online sales dip slightly

01-12-21

Online retail spending during ‘Cyber Week' - the five-day period in the US between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday – fell slightly from 2020 levels as shoppers purchased early in this year’s holiday shopping season amid fears of possible shortages in popular items as a result of the ongoing disruption affecting global supply chains, while also taking advantage of enticing discounted offers on goods in October. read more

Isolated Brits outspend urbanites over Black Friday weekend

01-12-21

Consumers in remote and rural areas of the UK made more online purchases than residents of London over this year’s Black Friday weekend, according to Royal Mail figures released today. read more

DPD plans new €34m Ireland hub

01-12-21

DPD is working on plans for a new central hub in Ireland next year after investing in additional facilities, capacity and technology this year amid an unprecedented boom in online shopping caused by Covid-19. read more

Australia Post welcomes its first electric trucks

01-12-21

Australia Post has welcomed the first of 20 electric trucks to its national delivery fleet, with three Fuso eCanters now delivering parcels to customers in Melbourne ahead of Christmas. read more

Globalization overcomes Covid-19 crisis, DHL Index shows

30-11-21

Globalization has survived the Covid-19 ‘stress test’ and is making a healthy comeback with trade in goods surging above pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index. read more

Eric Paumier (left) and Frédéric Pons (right) with Guillaume Salabert (Hopps Group)

Colis Privé in exclusive merger talks with DEE Tech

30-11-21

French privately-owned B2C delivery specialist Colis Privé and DEE Tech, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), have entered exclusive merger discussions “to create a leading European pure play e-commerce delivery platform,” according to a joint statement issued by the two companies. read more

Omniva wants to become ‘the Baltic favourite’

30-11-21

Estonian postal group Omniva aims to become the most preferred logistics partner in the Baltic states within five years under its new strategic vision. read more

French online sales grow by 15% in Q3 2021

29-11-21

French online sales increased by 15% in the third quarter of this year, driven by the continued recovery of the services sector, and are expected to hit the €130 billion mark at the end of this year, according to new figures. read more

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Bpost	7.33€	-1.35%
DP-DHL	54.93€	+5.82%
FedEx	244.75$	-0.93%
Post.at	38.35€	+2.68%
PostNL	3.84€	+2.64%
Royal Mail	493.40p	+1.73%
UPS	204.72$	-0.33%

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Cleveron deploys Swiss locker network for Migros

Estonian parcel locker producer Cleveron and Switzerland’s largest retail company Migros have partnered to establish a sizeable parcel locker network.

DB Schenker orders nearly 1,500 Volta Zero electric trucks for urban deliveries

Electric vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has sealed an ‘intensive’ partnership with logistics giant DB Schenker, including a pre-order of nearly 1,500 full-electric Volta Zero vehicles for urban deliveries.

Nordic parcel locker start-up Instabox expands home deliveries

Fast-growing parcel locker company Instabox is broadening its portfolio by expanding its home delivery service to Norway where it will also deploy smart lockers in Coop stores.

Fives teams up with AutoStore

BlueCrest acquires Fluence Automation

Escher transforms Ukraine Post technology

Metapack wins Nespresso global delivery and returns contract

Panasonic launches Smartlocker for drop-off, pickup and return of online orders

Escher selects Hurricane Commerce as data partner to create OCR engine

Prime Vision and VDL Groep to supply US market with over 750 sorting robots

SwipBox parcel boxes to be rolled out across Israel

Siemens singulation technology Visicon increases throughput to 18,000 parcels/hour

Calzedonia Group selects BEUMER Group’s pouch technology

Berkshire Grey unveils AI-powered Robotic Shuttle Put Wall

Cleveron launches new outdoor parcel locker

Locus Robotics acquires Waypoint Robotics

Global logistics specialist DG selects Hurricane Commerce as cross-border data partner

Escher buys Syslore to add parcel processing capabilities

Doddle powers Yamato digital e-commerce returns

SF Supply Chain will deploy 1,000 Geek+ robots

Handheld introduces new wearable RS60 Ring Scanner for logistics efficiency

Locus Robotics picks 500 million warehouse units

Zebra Technologies launches new mobile computer, completes Fetch Robotics acquisition

Hexapole expands Yodel sorting capacity

Parcel Perform raises US$20m for growth plans

Smartmile and KEBA partner for outdoor parcel lockers

Fast-growing Instabox quadruples revenues

Fives automates DPD and DHL sorting centres

MHS introduces cross-belt sorter with double-cell design for small items

Sitma launches Symphony sorting system

MHS launches robotics division

Siemens launches real-time Parcel Data Hub

InPost reaches 13,000 lockers with solar-powered APM

Smartmile launches ‘one tree per parcel’ sustainable locker

Quadient sells e-commerce packaging business

Zebra Technologies snaps up Fetch Robotics for $290m

Shippit signs FedEx, Janio, Qxpress delivery deals

Drone delivery operator Zipline takes off with $250m funding

InPost wins northern England city lockers contract

E-logistics platform ShipBob raises $200m

Austrian Post deploys Prime Vision’s automated parcel sorting solution at its 10th hub

Berkshire Grey rolls out new e-commerce fulfilment robotsSendle raises $35m for U.S. expansion

Bringg raises $100m to reach unicorn valuation

Hurricane Commerce supports Emirates Post’s e-commerce expansion strategy

Prime Vision and Solution Net Systems provide innovative sorting robots in the US

HEMA improves omnichannel fulfilment with Blue Yonder technology

SEKO selects Hurricane as global cross-border data partner

BEUMER launches new pouch system for online fashion retailers

Pitney Bowes launches ParcelPoint smart lockers

Quadient wins Pickup order for 1,500 lockers in France

Poste Italiane orders 1,744 Opel Corsa-e electric cars

EasyPost ships one billion packages

Prime Vision offers Stamp Free digital postage solution

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EU levels VAT playing field for low-value imports

The new VAT rules for low-value imports into the European Union that come into effect on July 1, 2021 will impact online retailers, shippers, and express, parcel and postal companies alike. This CEP-Research special report provides an overview of the legal changes, their impact on business customers and consumers, and how top carriers are responding. read more

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PostNL seeks new mail, IT execs

PostNL is seeking a new head of the Dutch mail business and a new Chief Information Officer to replace two top executives who will leave the postal group early next year.

Nathan Jones is new Stamps.com CEO

Stamps.com has appointed Nathan Jones as its new CEO following its $6.6 billion acquisition by financial investor Thoma Bravo.

Supply chain veteran is new LaserShip CEO

The biggest US regional parcel company LaserShip has headhunted The Home Depot’s supply chain chief Mark Holifield as its new CEO to head integration of newly acquired OnTrac and the creation of a new coast-to-coast delivery network.

CEO handover at GLS Denmark

The long-serving head of GLS in Denmark, Karsten Klitmøller, has stepped down after 13 years as CEO and has been succeeded by Steen Ravnsbæk Kristensen, the former Finance Director.

Gilad Tirosh is new IPC commercial and financial chief

Gilad Tirosh has been appointed as IPC Chief Commercial and Financial Officer, replacing Tom Day, who left at the end of August.

UPS appoints Bernard Jiang as president of UPS China

UPS appointed Bernard Jiang as president of UPS China to deepen global trade connections and sustainable growth opportunities for UPS customers in the country.

Hermes UK appoints Penny Garnett as Chief People Officer

InPost appoints Michael Rouse as Management Board member for four years

Zalando promotes Masood Choudhry to SVP Logistics

Jean-Paul Forceville heads UPU’s Postal Operations Council

Michelle Ho leads UPS in Asia Pacific

Vincent Phang takes over as SingPost Group CEO

Charles Brewer is new Pos Malaysia CEO

Pitney Bowes names new e-commerce execs

Jean-Gilles Henaut will run Chronopost’s new Shop2Shop business

Stéphanie Berlioz appointed Director of Financial Operations at La Poste

Dirk Tirez gets bpost CEO job

Harld Peters heads Lineage Logistics Europe