DHL buys Lufthansa's stake in cold chain joint venture
DHL Global Forwarding has bought out partner Lufthansa Cargo’s share of their cold chain logistics joint venture, LifeConEx, for an undisclosed sum.
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White House, House Republicans push plans to rescue USPS
Efforts at bringing about postal reform to help the cash-starved US Postal Service have stepped up, with the Obama Administration and House Republicans coming forward with separate plans today.
Read MoreTNT integrates Chinese service with Asia Road Network
TNT Express said today it has successfully integrated its Chinese day-definite domestic road network with its international Asia Road Network, after a year of testing.
Read MoreMutual Post Office will mean end to branch closures, says UK minister
Britain’s postal affairs minister Ed Davey promised today that the “days of closure programmes of local post offices are over”.
Read MoreUS Senate proposal would prevent re-evaluation of USPS mail plants
The assistant majority leader of the US Senate has added a clause in a finance appropriations bill to protect a mail processing plant in his own district in Illinois.
Read MoreRoyal Mail seeks 18,000 workers for run-up to Christmas
Royal Mail is launching a recruitment drive to hire 18,000 temporary workers to help cope with the surge in volumes ahead of the festive season.
Read MoreThe week that was: 16 September 2011
Deutsche Post and UPS invest in German operations, Magyar Posta prepares for market competition and USPS unveils processing network cutback plans…
Read MoreUS Congress digs in its heels over post office closures
More than 80 US Congressmen have written to America’s postal regulator to state their belief that closing thousands of post offices is the “wrong way” to deal with financial problems at the US Postal Service.
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