UPS: delivering what matters, including COVID-19 vaccines
UPS has announced first-quarter 2021 consolidated revenue of $22.9 billion, a 27% increase over the first quarter of 2020.
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DHL Express: We strongly believe that the future of last mile logistics is electric
DHL Express has partnered with Fiat Professional, purchasing the first 100 units of Fiat’s new E-Ducato. In line with the recently launched Sustainability Roadmap of DPDHL Group, DHL Express plans to have more than 14,000 electric vans in operation in Europe by 2030 to reduce their carbon emissions.
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SF Express suffers loss in Q1 2021
Last week Chinese Logistics Giant SF Express Holding announced that it suffered heavy financial losses in the first quarter of 2021, reports Asian Polyglot View Blog. The financial report shows that its operating income reached 42.62 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.07%, while its net profit loss was 989 million yuan, down 209.01% year-on-year.
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China’s anti-monopoly crackdown continues
China’s antitrust regulator said on Monday that it has officially started an investigation into Meituan, the country’s largest on-demand delivery service provider, over the alleged monopolistic business practice of forcing merchants to “pick one from two,” as the focus of the country’s anti-monopoly crackdown shifts from Alibaba Group Holding to more companies, reports South China Morning Post.
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PostNL: Our results once again prove our collective resilience and flexibility
PostNL has released preliminary results for the first quarter of 2021, which were around €50 million better than expected due to the impact from the lockdown that is continuing longer than anticipated. Both Parcels and Mail in the Netherlands reported results well above market estimates, with normalised EBIT around €90 million and around €60 million respectively.
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“Hainan will be a pivotal priority for Cainiao in the coming years”
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, has announced its plans to launch seven weekly chartered flights designated for shipping international goods from Singapore to duty-free shops in Hainan’s Free Trade Zone via its traveling hotspots in Sanya and Haikou.
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An Post: our sustainability strategy is visible every day
An Post has launched its second Sustainability Report highlighting the essential role An Post is playing in the national drive for carbon reduction and its commitment to sustainable living, better quality of life and a healthy island.
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UK Post Office: the quashing of historical convictions is a vital milestone
Thirty nine sub-postmasters who were wrongly prosecuted between 2003 to 2013 by the UK Post Office have had their criminal convictions overturned.
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