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• An Post: We know how important mails and parcels from home are for our communities 25th September 2020
  An Post has announced that letter and parcel services to the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore will resume fully on Tuesday next, 29 September, following a lengthy disruption caused by limited air freight capacity. 
• Chairman of the Management Board of Omniva leaves the company 25th September 2020
   At its meeting held on 24 September, the Supervisory Board of Omniva (AS Eesti Post) decided to dismiss Ansi Arumeel, Chairman of the Management Board of Omniva.
• Australia Post to continue to provide the safe and reliable delivery of essential medical supplies 25th September 2020
  Australia Post has announced the extension of its Pharmacy Home Delivery Service for a further six months, having successfully delivered essential medical supplies to over 24,000 vulnerable Australians during the pandemic from over 1800 pharmacies.
• Yodel prepares for a period of sustained demand 25th September 2020
  UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has announced that it is recruiting 2,950 new colleagues across the country as it prepares for what is expected to be the busiest festive period in recent history.
• UK Citizens Advice: It’s vital the government acts now to ensure our postal system is truly universal 25th September 2020
  Citizens Advice has found that seven million people (14% of UK adults) have been unable to receive their post at some point over the last decade. 
• UPS: new appointment to build safer, more resilient and inclusive communities around the world 25th September 2020
  UPS has announced the appointment of Nicole “Nikki” Clifton as President of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, effective November 1, and the retirement of Eduardo “Ed” Martinez. Nikki will lead UPS’s global philanthropy, social impact and community engagement efforts as part of UPS’s new Corporate Affairs, Communications and Sustainability team.
• New key appointments for Volta Trucks 24th September 2020
  Volta Trucks has announced the appointment of a new Chairman of the Board of Directors and a new Board Member. 
• Dejoy shares vision to establish USPS as preferred delivery service for American public 24th September 2020
  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told local business partners across the country that his goal is to build an organization that serves customers better and provides a platform for business growth.
• Australia Post: August 2020 was the biggest month in Australian online shopping history 24th September 2020
  New data from Australia Post has revealed that the number of online purchases for the month were up 8.9 % when compared to the 2019 pre-Christmas peak and 5.8%  higher than April 2020, the previous largest period.
• Posten Norge will cover Norway with SwipBox parcel lockers 23rd September 2020
  Posten Norge has decided to roll out parcel lockers nationwide. Testing of the new technology has shown that the Norwegians can easily pick up their parcels from an app operated parcel locker adding convenience in a busy everyday life
• bpost confirms its more environmentally friendly transport ambitions 23rd September 2020
  bpost group has announced plans to purchase more than 320 double deck trailers for letters and parcels by 2030, and up to 550 more in the following 20 years, a first in the parcels sector in Belgium.
• bpost: Henri de Romrée steps down 23rd September 2020
  Henri de Romrée, who heads bpost group's Parcels & Logistics activities in North America, will leave bpost group at the end of 2020 for family reasons.
• Royal Mail launches new daily collection service from customers’ doors 23rd September 2020
  Royal Mail has launched a parcel pick-up service - Parcel Collect - in certain postcode areas of West England as part of a phased roll-out of the service.
• Cainiao establishes a direct Malaysia-China e-commerce logistics service 23rd September 2020
  Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, haannounced a partnership with BEST Inc., an integrated smart supply chain solutions and logistics services provider from China, to launch an end-to-end logistics service between Malaysia and China to shorten delivery time for cross-border e-commerce parcels and improve overall customer experience.
•  GlobalPost: eliminating friction between buyers and sellers 22nd September 2020
   GlobalPost, has announced the launch of USPS Canada Delivered Duties Paid (DDP) service for Stamps.com and Endicia shipping customers.
• Tesco joins Climate Group’s EV100 campaign to electrify its fleet of 5,500 vehicles.  22nd September 2020
   Tesco today joined a group of now 27 big corporates publicly calling on the UK Government to target 100% zero emission car and van sales from 2030. The Government is currently revising its plans.
• China Post: no couriers contracted Covid-19 while working 22nd September 2020
  China Post has said that China's courier services delivered 0.49 million tons of supplies across the country during the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, including medical goods, food and life support devices, and no courier personnel contracted the virus while working, reports ecns.  
• Taiwan Post to launch travel card 22nd September 2020
  Chunghwa Post has said that it would launch a co-branded Visa debit card with Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) before the end of this year.
• Mail Boxes Etc: we’re expecting steady growth over the coming months 21st September 2020
  The Mail Boxes Etc. franchise network has reached a new milestone in its long-standing history in Australia, reaching over forty franchise locations.
• Australia Post: using its vast delivery network to deliver books to children in remote regions 21st September 2020
  More than 95,000 children’s books have been delivered into the hands of thousands of Indigenous children in more than 300 remote communities through Australia Post’s partnership with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.