USPS announce job cuts
USPS has announced it is shutting three mail processing centres and cutting about 1,490 jobs in West Virginia, Indiana and Arizona – but not due to the current economic woes.
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E-commerce keeping postal sector afloat, says UPU
Thanks to e-commerce, the postal sector has largely been able to stave off the slump wreaked on the global economy by the current financial crisis, the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) said on 2 April.
Read MoreFedEx plane makes emergency landing in Japan
Tokyo’s Narita airport briefly closed its main runway on 3 April after a FedEx plane – the same model as a jet that crashed there in March – made an emergency landing.
Read MoreDHL appoints new head of sales for the Philippines
DHL has appointed Anthony Khalid Latham as their new head of sales for DHL Express Delivery in the Philippines.
Read MoreTNT and Con-way Freight develop intercontinental express service
TNT and Con-way Freight announced on 2 April the start of a alliance that provides a door-to-door road/air/road solution for heavier, expedited intercontinental shipments between Europe and the United States.
Read MoreDHL sharpens focus on India-UK trade lane
DHL has announced the launch of its weekly Direct LCL (less than a container load) Consol service connecting Chennai in India to Felixstowe in the UK.
Read MoreTNT and REDPACK form Mexican alliance
TNT has entered into an agreement with REDPACK in a bid to expand its Mexican operations.
Read MoreDHL goes green for UNEP
DHL Express sent its first carbon neutral express shipments from Africa on the first anniversary of the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
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