The week that was: 7 December 2012
Summing up the biggest stories of the week on Post&Parcel, with a mail boycott threat in the UK, Google getting into the shipping business and UPS forging a new alliance with the US Postal Service…
Read MoreAuthor: Ian Taylor
Royal Mail to simplify consumer parcel services from April 2013
Royal Mail today unveiled plans to simplify its line-up of domestic parcel services for consumers, small businesses and franking customers.
Read MoreItella to hike business mail rates by up to 10%
Finland’s businesses could find their postal rates going up by as much as 10% at the start of next year.
Read MoreInPost expanding “EasyPack” networks in Slovakia and Chile
InPost has been continuing to make progress in expanding its parcel terminal presence in Europe and Latin America.
Read MoreUPU cross-border tariff changes hit MaltaPost profits
MaltaPost has blamed changes in international mail tariffs made by the Universal Postal Union as it recorded a 32.3% drop in pre-tax profits over the past 12 months.
Read MorePostal Digest – News from Canada, Switzerland, Lithuania and Italy
Rounding up more of the latest news from the global postal industry, including a union deal for Swiss Post, liberalisation in Lithuania, and more partnerships for Poste Italiane.
Read MoreUPS and US Postal Service collaborate to cut carbon emissions
The world’s largest postal service and the world’s largest package delivery company have agreed to work more closely on cutting their respective carbon emissions.
Read MorePostal Law favours Polish Post on registered mail, claims Integer.pl
Private sector mail company Integer.pl has criticised legislative proposals it says would see Polish Post retaining an unfair advantage on the delivery of registered mail in Poland next year.
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