ArrowXL hackathon
UK-based two-person home delivery specialist ArrowXL is holding a “hackathon” next month that will focus on ways to optimise the implementation of a new route planning solution.
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Postal operator CEOs expect consumers will demand much faster delivery in five years’ time
CEOs and senior executives from leading postal operators from America, Asia Pacific and Europe, gathered on 18 May in Vancouver, Canada for the 2018 IPC Annual Conference. For the first time, interactive voting was introduced in this year’s conference to gather views from participants on key topics.
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Uber unveils insurance coverage programme for drivers
Uber has announced that it will provide a range of insurance coverage including sickness, injury and maternity & paternity payments for drivers in the UK and across Europe.
Read MorePayPoint posts £213.5m annual revenue
PayPoint, the retail payment network which co-owns Collect+ with parcel carrier Yodel, has posted a revenue of £213.5m for the year ended 31 March.
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Transforming the future of city logistics?
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have presented a concept for what could be the acme of eco-friendly futuristic logistics: autonomous, electric, 3D-printed boats that can even self-assemble into other floating structures.
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UPS launches new technology to optimize field inventory for critical medical devices
UPS has announced a new field inventory technology which it says will help “ensure that surgical kits and implantable medical devices arrive where they need to be, when they need to be there”.
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Air Charter Service invests further in China
The Chinese operation of Air Charter Service has moved to larger premises in Beijing to enable the next step in its plans for expansion.
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GLS Germany ups green credentials
GLS Germany has reported that, as part of its drive to help reduce pollution in cities, it has been steadily increasing its use of more environmentally friendly vehicles.
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