20-11-24

DHL Express CEO John Pearson talks globalisation and growth opportunities

DHL Express CEO John Pearson presents the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker 2024

The current level of globalisation offers enormous growth opportunities for both countries and companies around the world, according to DHL Express’s CEO John Pearson who discussed the key expansion areas for the firm at the launch of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker yesterday (November 19). read more

Swiss Post reports “solid” nine-month results

20-11-24

Swiss Post saw profit and revenue rise “moderately” in the first nine months of 2024 as its strong focus on efficiency and price measures more than offset declines in both its letters and parcels businesses, with the operator confirming that it is “on track financially”. read more

FedEx expands Bengaluru flight connections

FedEx expands air network with new flights in South India and Mexico

20-11-24

FedEx has announced the expansion of its global air network, with new flights launched in both South India and Mexico as it continues its work to redesign its airline network to better serve customers and offer faster delivery times. read more

Bpost updates app to offer improved delivery preferences for customers

20-11-24

Belgian postal operator bpost has updated its app to offer improved delivery preferences for customers receiving parcels or registered mail, enabling them to make changes to when and where items are delivered, even if they are already on their way. read more

Steven Altman presents the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker 2024

Globalisation remains at a record level, new DHL tracker reveals

19-11-24

Globalisation remains at a record level, according to DHL’s new Global Connectedness Tracker released today (November 19), highlighting the resilience of international flows in the face of geopolitical tensions and uncertainty. read more

Evri delivers record annual results in 2023/2024 financial year

19-11-24

UK parcel operator Evri delivered record annual results in the 2023/2024 financial year, with its parcel volumes hitting new highs and “outperforming the market” and revenues up by more than 15%, as it embarks on ambitious growth plans under its new owners Apollo Funds with good trading so far this year. read more

Canada Post meets with union as strike continues

19-11-24

Postal workers in Canada are on their fifth strike day today (November 19) amid continuing talks between Canada Post and the postal union in a bid to bring to an end industrial action that began last Friday. read more

USPS to hike shipping service prices in 2025

19-11-24

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is upping the cost of its shipping services from the beginning of next year, as it aims to find its way back to financial health. read more

Canada Post workers go on strike, union talks to resume today

18-11-24

More than 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike on Friday (November 15) as talks over pay and working conditions between the Crown corporation and union members broke down, with the national walkout affecting millions of Canadians and businesses across the country. read more

Israel Post has been successfully privatised

18-11-24

Israel’s Ministry of Communications has announced that the sale of Israel Post to private firm Milgam for NIS 468 million (€118.6 million) has been successfully completed, enabling the postal operator to deliver a “faster and better-quality service” to the public. read more

Chronofresh on course to deliver 50 million packages by end of 2024

18-11-24

French food delivery business Chronofresh has revealed that by the end of 2024 it will have delivered 50 million packages since it was founded in 2015, with the business recording an average annual increase in volumes of 25% over the past decade, which has been underpinned by the strong growth of e-commerce in the food segment. read more

Amazon takes on Temu and Shein with new discount store Haul

18-11-24

Amazon has announced the launch of a new online outlet store which offers products at “crazy low prices” and typical delivery times of one to two weeks as it attempts to take on fast-growing Chinese marketplaces Temu and Shein despite increasing criticism over these sites’ business practices. read more

USPS hopeful in long-term despite 2024 losses of $9.5bn

15-11-24

Bosses at the United States Postal Service (USPS) are hopeful of “long-term financial sustainability” despite the company suffering massive losses of $9.5 billion in 2024. The postal service’s losses for the 2024 fiscal year (ending September) were $3 billion higher than in 2023, when USPS recorded total losses of $6.5 billion, which it attributed to the year-over-year (YoY) increase ... read more

IPC: Share of electric vehicles within the SMMS Group

Posts ramp up their sustainability efforts as part of IPC SMMS programme

15-11-24

The latest International Post Corporation (IPC) Sustainability Measurement and Management System (SMMS) report has revealed that posts ramped up their sustainability efforts in 2023, with “great progress” made on emissions reduction ... read more

DHL eCommerce report reveals key shopper trends in the US

15-11-24

According to a new report by DHL eCommerce, 94% of US shoppers say delivery options influence where they shop online, with a variety of options such as home delivery, parcel lockers and parcel shops crucial for merchants to grow their business. read more

Colisweb Delivery vehicles in Paris - ©ID Logistics

Colisweb restructures its last mile delivery services to drive growth

15-11-24

French delivery firm Colisweb, a subsidiary of contract logistics group ID Logistics, has restructured its last mile delivery offerings as part of its transformation plan to become a leader in “added-value and carbon-free omnichannel delivery.” read more

Posts must become ‘parcel-led’ to remain competitive, McKinsey urges

14-11-24

Postal operators have to transform their business models from ‘mail-plus-parcels’ into cost-efficient and agile ‘parcel-led’ models in order to remain competitive in a dynamic and challenging environment, according to McKinsey. read more

DPD UK's Ottobot 'parcel locker' robot on a delivery round

DPD rolls out autonomous ‘locker robot’ deliveries in UK first

14-11-24

In a UK first, DPD has announced the roll out of a new fully autonomous parcel locker on wheels, which will be hitting the streets in Milton Keynes to offer parcel delivery and collection to residents, while significantly boosting the carrier’s productivity. read more

FedEx builds up healthcare logistics in Korea

FedEx expands healthcare operations in Korea to meet growing demand

14-11-24

FedEx has tripled the size of its state-of-the-art Korea Life Science Center in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do to meet increasing demand for specialized healthcare transportation solutions in the region and reinforce its commitment to providing reliable services for the life science industry. read more

Hendrik Venter opens DHL Supply Chain's new AutoStore warehouse in Poland

DHL Supply Chain opens new fully automated fulfilment centre in Poland

14-11-24

DHL Supply Chain has opened a new fully automated small-parts fulfilment centre in Poland, which includes the contract logistics firm’s first deployment of the AutoStore warehouse technology in the Central and Eastern Europe region. read more

European parcel deliveries to hit 6.2bn post-pandemic high this festive season, FedEx study predicts

13-11-24

Parcel carriers in Europe will collectively deliver 9% more shipments between October and December 2024 compared to the same period of last year, driven by B2C orders and several fast-growing national markets, according to an upbeat study released today by FedEx. read more

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Escher technology powers Austrian Post branch network

Postal technology specialist Escher Group has signed a new deal with Austrian Post, which will see the company’s next-generation Omnichannel Retail Platform used to power the operator’s post office network. read more

Vanderlande buys Siemens Logistics’ airport business for €300 million

Vanderlande has signed an agreement to buy Siemens Logistics’ airport firm for €300 million – a deal which will bring together two rival businesses to create a new powerhouse in airport logistics automation. read more

Vanderlande secures DHL Group contract and triumphs at industry awards

Logistics automation firm Vanderlande has signed a new contract to install sorting technology at one of DHL Group’s “MechZB” last-mile depots at Regensburg in southern Germany, building on a long-standing programme which has seen Vanderlande already equip 74 of these depots across the country since 2014. read more

Descartes Systems Group acquires Sellercloud for US$110m

Canadian logistics software firm Descartes Systems Group has announced the acquisition of inventory and order management platform Sellercloud for US$110 million to meet customer demand for solutions that support the full lifecycle of domestic and cross-border e-commerce shipments. read more

parcelLab and Metapack partner for seamless retail deliveries

Technology-based companies parcelLab, a leading global retail, e-commerce, and post-purchase customer experience platform, and Metapack, a leader in e-commerce delivery technology, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions for retailers worldwide. read more

Bloq.it software to power Locker Italia open parcel locker network

Portugal-based parcel locker technology newcomer Bloq.it has been chosen by Poste Italiane and DHL eCommerce to power their new joint venture, Locker Italia, using the Bloq.OS carrier agnostic software suite. read more

Quadient to roll out lockers at 50 railway stations across northern England

Global parcel locker firm Quadient has teamed up with British train operator Northern to roll out its Parcel Pending open network lockers at up to 50 railways stations across the North of England. read more

Planzer and LOXO roll out joint AV pilot project in Bern, Switzerland

Swiss logistics firm Planzer has teamed up with autonomous technology start-up LOXO to launch a “groundbreaking” new pilot project in Bern, which will see a self-driving vehicle transport parcels around the city for sustainable and efficient last mile deliveries. read more

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PEOPLE

Luke Grossmann steps up as new USPS chief financial officer

The US Postal Service (USPS) has appointed Luke Grossmann as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president as it attempts to steer a path towards financial stability after years of loss-making. read more

DHL Express appoints Abdulaziz Busbate as CEO for MENA region

DHL Express has appointed Abdulaziz Busbate as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DHL Express MENA (Middle East and North Africa), effective January 1, 2025. read more

Bianca Wong leads FedEx in Southeast Asia

Federal Express has appointed Bianca Wong as the new Regional Vice President for Southeast Asia, succeeding Audrey Cheong who assumed the role of Vice President for FedEx China in September 2024. read more

Walter Oblin takes over as new Director General of Austrian Post

DHL Express names Peter Bardens as new Asia Pacific operations head

Geopost appoints Loïc Bonhoure as new EVP of Finance and Acquisitions

DHL Supply Chain appoints Andries Retief as new CCO EMEA

Dennis Kollmann steps up to Hermes Germany CEO post

Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner will be new Austrian Post CFO

Peter Ervasalo to head Posti in Sweden

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