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Norway Post freight unit acquires transportation company
Posten Norge freight division Bring has agreed to acquire Norwegian transport company Bergen Container & Transport (BCT).
Read MoreEstonian Post agrees collective bargaining agreement with unions
Estonian Post (Eesti Post) signed a new collective bargaining agreement with the country’s communications industry and transport industry trade unions on Wednesday.
Read MoreMiddle East instability hits profits at acquisition-hungry Aramex
Dubai-based express delivery and logistics firm Aramex has reported health growth in its revenues and profits for the third quarter of the year, despite continuing instability in the Middle East and North Africa.
Read MoreHermes in three-year deal for Vodafone scanning technology
Hermes Logistics Group has signed a three-year deal with Vodaphone to provide the latest scanning technology to help coordinate its delivery services.
Read MoreScandinavian posts facing up to more parcels, fewer letters
Two Scandinavian posts – Norway Post and Finland’s Itella Group – have just reported third quarter results, which have seen continuing trends in which customers are sending fewer letters and more parcels.
Read MoreUSPS avoids $300m bill as judge throws out SRO lawsuit
A judge in San Francisco has thrown out a two-and-a-half year legal battle seeking to force the US Postal Service to deliver mail into individual mailboxes within single-room occupancy (SRO) apartment buildings.
Read MoreFedEx activates disaster relief logistics facility at Paris hub
FedEx Express has begun operations at Europe’s first humanitarian “Forward Response Centre”, at its hub at Charles de Gaulle Airport, outside Paris.
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