15-11-19

USPS delivers pre-peak package volume drop and massive financial losses

USPS will deliver fewer holiday packages this year

The US Postal Service is going into peak season 2019 with declining package volumes as Amazon insources deliveries heavily, yet another massive financial loss and no sign of political reform to restructure its business model. read more

Austrian Post sees fast parcels growth from DHL deal and despite Amazon expansion

15-11-19

Austrian Post is profiting strongly from a new parcels partnership with DHL and facing up to Amazon’s logistics expansion in Vienna, its latest financial results show. read more

UPS expands and speeds up services in Asia Pacific

15-11-19

UPS has upgraded services across Asia Pacific with faster guaranteed delivery times and wider geographical coverage. read more

Norway Post delivers emissions-free in Oslo

Norway Post delivers business parcels emissions-free in central Oslo

15-11-19

Posten Norge (Norway Post) is delivering business packages in the centre of Oslo emissions-free by using electric vans from Chinese manufacturer SAIC Maxus. read more

UK online retail heads for bleak peak season, IMRG warns

14-11-19

Black Friday could live up to its name and Christmas may not be so merry for British online retailers this year with far lower growth than originally expected for Europe’s largest e-commerce market, industry association IMRG is warning in a downbeat sales forecast. read more

Royal Mail wins block on potential peak season strike

14-11-19

A potential strike disrupting Royal Mail’s peak season deliveries and possibly also UK general election mailings has been blocked by a court injunction. read more

Postal operators are investing in more electric vehicles <p>(pictured, Deutsche Post DHL's StreetScooter)

PostNL ups Dutch sorting capacity with new parcel centre in Tilburg

14-11-19

PostNL is continuing to add sorting capacity across the Netherlands with the opening of a new parcel centre in Tilburg, in the south of the country. read more

One of 75,000 packaging recycling stations in China

CEP operators launch deliveries of 2.8 billion Singles Day orders

13-11-19

Courier, express and parcel (CEP) operators in China and around the world have launched a massive effort to sort and deliver more than 2.8 billion goods bought during this year’s record-breaking Singles Day sales extravaganza on Monday. read more

Amazon expands French logistics network amid protests

13-11-19

Amazon is scaling up its logistics network and capabilities in France but faces growing resistance to a major facility near Lyon Airport. read more

CargoLogic Germany starts first flights for express freight and and e-commerce goods

13-11-19

CargoLogic Germany (CLG), which mainly transports express freight and e-commerce goods, has started regular, commercial flights with its two Boeing 737-400SF mid-range freighters. read more

UPU expands access to digital financial services

13-11-19

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) will launch new digital financial services projects with postal operators in eight more countries through its Financial Inclusion Technical Assistance Facility (FITAF). read more

Deutsche Post DHL Q3 profits rise across the board

12-11-19

Deutsche Post DHL Group profits soared in the third quarter of 2019 as all five divisions reported growth in revenues and operating profits, including higher average parcel prices. read more

Guests could check the beef’s origin and quality by scanning a QR code on the menu

UPS moo-ves blockchain-verified US beef to Japan

12-11-19

UPS is beefing up its blockchain capabilities through a partnership with HerdX, Inc., a leading U.S.-based agri-tech solutions provider, to deliver blockchain-verified traced beef from a U.S. farm to Japan. read more

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Stock quotes

(15-11-19)

Bpost	11.17€	+0.22%
DP-DHL	34.34€	+0.39%
FedEx	158.33$	+1.05%
Post.at	34.05€	+0.44%
PostNL	1.94€	+0.73%
Royal Mail	232.10p	+2.70%
UPS	123.73$	-0.28%

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