FedEx to hike US shipping rates as slow economy hits results
FedEx Corp. has announced plans to increase shipping rates for FedEx Express services in the US by a net average of 3.9% from January 2, 2012.
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EU Court of Justice rules against bpost's €300m state aid
Belgium’s bpost has lost a long-running legal battle that could see it forced to hand back some or all of a EUR 300m injection of state aid from the Belgian government.
Read MoreChile learns from Europe's expanding package terminal network
A delegation from the Chile’s postal service is visiting Estonia this week to find out about the country’s network of parcel terminals, part of an increasing trend in Europe.
Read MoreUK's Post Office extends banking services to RBS customers
A major UK banking group is to allow its customers to carry out basic services at their local post office from tomorrow (September 23).
Read MoreHouse Republicans hint that deal is possible over USPS "bailout"
House Republicans gave the first hints of a possible bargain with Democrats today, over short-term financial fixes for the US Postal Service to help them out of their financial crisis.
Read MoreScreening facility to protect New York's mail from terrorism
Two US companies are currently putting together a 75,000 square foot mail plant outside New York City that would act as an extra line of defence against mail terrorism.
Read MoreDHL building €14m distribution centre at Leipzig airport
DHL Supply Chain is investing EUR 14m in a new state-of-the-art distribution centre at the Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany.
Read MoreDeutsche Post faces legal challenge over German VAT exemption
A member of Germany’s Federation of Postal, Courier and Express Services (BdKEP) is taking legal action over Deutsche Post’s exemption from national sales tax.
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