French postal service La Poste has hired Vincent Relave as its new director of communications. Relave replaces Patrick Widloecher, who has held the position at the State-owned group for the past two years. La Poste said Widloecher will remain within the group and is set to take on another as-yet-unannounced role.
Read MoreBibby Distribution launched Globalliance, a network of partners with which it is moving into global logistics.
Read MoreDHL Worldwide Express yesterday inked a deal to buy a 30% stake in Cathay Pacific’s formerly wholly owned subsidiary, Air Hong Kong.
Under the joint venture agreement, Air Hong Kong will purchase a fleet of mid-range, wide-body aircraft to “operate and enhance” DHL’s network to the major cities in the Asia Pacific region.
Read MoreFedEx Corp. has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. to open cargo collection centers at its retail gas stations.Under a revenue sharing agreement, FedEx will initially open 100 centers in eight cities by Dec. 1.
Read MoreA fund is being set up to help improve postal services in rural areas. The Universal Service Fund will encourage mail delivery operators to take their services to unserved and under-served areas. Mr Sammy Kyungu, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, said the fund would be managed by the Communications Commission of Kenya.
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