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• Australia Post: The regulatory changes to our delivery services have provided the flexibility to adapt 25th February 2021
  Australia Post has announced group revenue for the first half of $4.3 billion, up 15.5 per cent year-on-year and Group profit before tax at $166.6 million, including letter losses of $74.2 million.   
• DeJoy: we must acknowledge that during this peak season, we fell far short of meeting our service targets 25th February 2021
  Yesterday USPS  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy delivered a statement  before his hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
• Posti: prioritizing parcel locker capacity 24th February 2021
  On March 12, Posti will open  Europe’s largest Parcel Locker in the Munkkivuori shopping center Helsinki.
• DHL: weekly delivery of Covid vaccines to Australia 24th February 2021
  To support the Australian government's inoculation program, DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, will deliver additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines on a weekly basis into the country.
• DeJoy: The U.S. Postal Service can have a bright and modern future 24th February 2021
  The U.S. Postal Service has awarded a 10-year contract to  Oshkosh Defense, to manufacture a new generation of U.S.-built postal delivery vehicles that will drive the most dramatic modernization of the USPS fleet in three decades.
• How to stop the USO from becoming an Achilles’ Heel 23rd February 2021
  Mike Richmond, Chief Revenue Officer (Carriers) at Doddle shares his thoughts on the challenges of the Universal Service Obligation and the importance of parcel consolidation for postal operators.
• DHL Freight: Our aim is to reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero 23rd February 2021
  DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks have partnered to speed up the introduction of heavy duty electric trucks to be used for regional transport in Europe.
• Gophr: creating a platform that enables each courier to perform ‘better’ 23rd February 2021
  Gophr, the UK last-mile delivery provider, has raised £4 million led by Pan-European B2B investor Nauta Capital.
• Posti Q4 : our parcel volumes in Finland and the Baltics grew by 47% 23rd February 2021
  Posti Group has released its Q4 results revealing that the adjusted operating result has improved significantly, driven by rapid and flexible scaling of operations.
• Yodel: we take our environmental responsibility very seriously 22nd February 2021
  UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has reduced its carbon emissions by 25% despite record growth over the last five years.
• JD launches its third public listing 19th February 2021
  China’s ecommerce giant JD.com is spinning off its logistics arm for an independent public listing in Hong Kong, potentially raising $5 billion for a $40 billion valuation. The company will be JD’s third publicly traded unit: The other two are JD Health and JD Group.
• Royal Mail to further reduce carbon emissions associated with its operations 19th February 2021
  Royal Mail is rolling out telemetry technology to an additional 11,000 small vans to encourage more fuel-efficient driving styles across the UK. The latest expansion will be using the Trimble Telemetry system.
• Voltia: We are excited to support sustainability efforts in Serbia 19th February 2021
  European e-mobility company Voltia is currently introducing its electric delivery vans in the Balkans region, following the expansion of its cooperation with DPD and a deal with Bex, a privately held courier company in Serbia.
• PHLPost says it has increased measures to mitigate the threat of using postal service in illegal activities 19th February 2021
  The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) on Tuesday vowed to implement more stringent security measures following the seizure of about P4.9 million worth of party drugs at the Manila Central Post Office.
• Partnership to improve supply chains through locally led cargo drone projects 18th February 2021
  Wingcopter, the German developer, manufacturer and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian applications, has joined forces with the Flying Labs Network as a Technology Partner.
• Stamps.com Q4 results: total revenue up 28% 18th February 2021
  Stamps.com, the provider of postage online and shipping software, has announced results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
• Poste Italiane: for the first time, parcel revenues increase have more than offset mail revenue decline 17th February 2021
  Poste Italiane has reported its fourth quarter results, with a robust net profit of €1.2bn.
• Whistl announces new brand, Posthub 17th February 2021
  UK delivery management company, Whistl, has launched  Posthub, to help support brands and businesses to plan and execute effective mail campaigns.
• “Now is the time for every company with a fleet to join EV100” 17th February 2021
  In just a year, the number of electric vehicles on the road operated by the large multinationals in the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative has risen to 169,000 vehicles, over twice the number in the previous year, a new report from global non-profit Climate Group reveals. 
• iBoxen’s new infrastructure will facilitate the rapid growth in  e-commerce in Sweden 16th February 2021
  iBoxen, a company with the ambition to deploy a nationwide infrastructure of delivery boxes to pick up, return and ship packages, is now being launched.