GLS France tests eco evening deliveries in Paris
GLS France has teamed up with start-up Tousfacteurs to provide a new service where recipients can opt, on the day of delivery for an environmentally friendly bicycle delivery at night.
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Deutsche Post expected to increase letter mail prices by 10% from July
The Bundesnetzagentur – the German regulatory office for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post and railway – has published the draft decision regarding the bundling of services as well as the proposed pricing metrics for the price-cap regime for letter mail items of up to 1000 grams as of January 1st 2019.
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India Post to modernise 150,000 post-offices
India Post has teamed up with Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to modernise its post office network.
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Royal Mail to re-establish post services to Iran
Hamid Baeidinejad, Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, said last week that Royal Mail has changed its decision to reject parcels to Iran and that it will soon re-start mail delivery to Iran according to Tehran Times.
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Zambia Postal Service workers strike for second month
The strike action by Zambia Postal Services Corporation workers has entered the second month with no signs of them returning to work according to Lusakatimes.
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NetDespatch will not provide Royal Mail services after 31st May
Royal Mail are writing to NetDespatch users stating that their access to Royal Mail services via NetDespatch will cease from the 31st of May 2019 says Tamebay.
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Renault to trial electric LCV for urban deliveries
Car manufacturer Renault is trialling a new all-electric light commercial vehicle called EZ-Flex. A range of companies throughout Europe will use the e-van for two years allowing Renault to collect data on the challenges of last-mile delivery.
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Italy’s competition watchdog investigates Amazon
Italy’s competition authority said on the 15th of April it had opened an investigation into Amazon for possible abuse of its dominant position in online commerce and logistics.
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