Three more posts to join IPC’s cross-border parcel network
Three more postal operators – Austria Post, Latvia Post and MaltaPost – are set to join the International Postal Corporation’s integrated parcel delivery network later this summer.
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GLS to raise parcel prices 4.5% from April
European parcel and express company GLS has said it is increasing its prices for both domestic and international parcel shipping by an average of 4.5% from 1st April 2012.
Read MoreIndustry veterans join ecommerce shipping newstart EquaShip
Momentum is continuing to build towards the launch later this year of a cheaper shipping alternative for smaller online retailers, through Seattle-based newstart EquaShip.
Read MoreUSPS strikes back with promise of free tracking on all parcels
The US Postal Service is making a major effort to fight its way back into contention in the US package business, with a bid to make track and trace services the norm for all products.
Read MoreTax break helps hold off postal rate increase in Finland
Letters and parcel postage in Finland will no longer be subject to Value Added Tax from June 1 – but the savings will not be passed onto consumers in most cases.
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