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- SingPost fails to secure buyers for struggling U.S. units 19th September 2019Two of Singapore Post's U.S. e-commerce units - TradeGlobal and Jagged Peak have filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- The Delivery Group invests £8 million in its newest hub 19th September 2019E-commerce, mail and pallet specialist The Delivery Group has opened a 52,500 square foot processing hub in Bristol.
- Amazon enables U.S. customers to pay in cash 19th September 2019Amazon PayCode has launched in the U.S. giving customers who prefer to pay in cash another way to pay for their shopping.
- Palletways secures regional depot in East Anglia 19th September 2019Palletways UK, Europe’s express palletised freight network, has launched a dedicated regional depot in East Anglia - Palletways Colchester.
- Isle of Man reduces its mail delivery service 19th September 2019Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) has announced that it is reducing its standard letter mail service from six to five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 21st October, in response to declining customer demand.
- Wincanton renews contract with Müller 19th September 2019Wincanton has extended its partnership with Müller for the collection and delivery of milk products for another three years.
- Zero emissions freight hub in London wins £50,000 funding 18th September 2019Parcels Not Pollution - a new zero-emissions freight hub - has attracted £50,000 in funding from Transport for London (TfL).
- CEVA renews key aerospace logistics contract 18th September 2019Latin America based helicopter manufacturer, Helibras, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has awarded CEVA Logistics a new five year contract through to 2024.
- FedEx results “negatively impacted” by global environment 18th September 2019FedEx’s first quarter results reveal a decline in net income and the company has also announced it is lowering its fiscal 2020 earnings forecast.
- DHL extends contract for Ogilvie 18th September 2019The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG has extended the contract of Thomas Ogilvie, Labour Director and Board Member for Personnel and Corporate Incubations by five years until August 2025.
- ShipStation drives forward global growth with new partnership 18th September 2019ShipStation, the shipping software specialist, has teamed up with Global insurtech leader, Cover Genius to provide insurance products for ShipStation’s global network of merchants across the U.K, Canada, and Australia.
- Jersey Post expands its electric delivery fleet 17th September 2019Jersey Post has invested in 20 new electric bicycles for its postal delivery fleet, bringing the total number of electric bicycles to 35.
- BEUMER Group helps Hermes support the retail industry 17th September 2019BEUMER Group, a global supplier of automated material handling systems, has supplied a third sortation system to the Hermes Midlands Super Hub in Rugby, capable of sorting up over a million parcels a day.
- UPS gives consumers in the U.S. and Europe more flexibility 17th September 2019UPS has teamed up with HubBox to create an easy-to-use and easy-to-implement application that makes UPS Access Point locations in the U.S. and Europe visible in the checkout process.
- Venter to accelerate DHL Supply Chain’s innovation agenda 17th September 2019Hendrik Venter has been appointed as the new CEO of DHL Supply Chain for Mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa, effective 1 October, 2019.
- UPS agrees to pay US government $8.4 million 16th September 2019United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has agreed to pay the United States $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged federal agencies for package delivery services under a General Services Administration (GSA) contract.
- AO announces logistics partnership with Aldi 16th September 2019Electricals retailer AO has signed a three year partnership with Aldi to help deliver its bulkier online orders.
- DHL adds another freight hub to its European network 16th September 2019DHL Freight officially opened its newest freight hub in the Airport Business Park in Langenhagen last week.
- USPS’ stamp price increase halted by federal appeals court 16th September 2019A federal appeals court in Washington has thrown out a 5-cent increase to the price of a first class “Forever Stamp” along with other adjustments made in January to the price of first-class mail, reports KTTC.
- Walmart to expand Delivery Unlimited to 1,400 stores 13th September 2019Walmart plans to expand the reach of its Grocery Delivery membership - Delivery Unlimited – to 1,400 stores later this Autumn.