Post&Parcel--UPS has ordered eight sorting machines from German engineering giant Siemens as it expands its European hub at Cologne/Bonn Airport. Siemens said the order of eight Variosort EXB 120 cross-belt... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2011 – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has launched a range of new tools and expansions to the suite of FedEx Mobile applications just in time for the holidays, making shipping-on-the-go... View More
December 19, 2011 -- Chelmsford, MA – Kewill, Inc. (LSE: KWL) today announced acquisition of the Shipping Expense Management System (SEMS™) from Pointandship Software, Inc. Terms of the transaction... View More
Courier, Express & Postal Observer-Paul Page, an editor with the Journal of Commerce, tweeted today “Trying to understand why Bloomberg sys FedEx 2q profit up on stronger consumer shipments when... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) made low-carbon and adopting a green lifestyle the theme of its 2011 "UPS Global Volunteer Month", during which 1,649 UPS employees and their family members participated in 57 volunteer... View More
Today UPS (NYSE: UPS) kicks off its busiest week of the year, prepared to help retailers and shoppers by delivering more than 120 million packages worldwide over the next six days. Thursday, Dec. 22, will... View More
A review of the performance of universal postal service providers by the Oxford Strategic Consulting (OSC) firm has named USPS the best postal service within the world’s top 20 largest economies... View More
Seeking Alpha--The news flow coming out about the Postal Service may seem like a beautiful gift to any holder of UPS (UPS) stock. The Postal Service has already made announcements that it will close hundreds... View More
New York Times: The huge volume of goods handled by FedEx makes its shipping trends a bellwether of consumer demand and the economic climate. The value of packages that it handles in its trucks and planes... View More
AUSTIN, Texas – Lone Star Overnight (LSO), a Texas-based regional overnight package delivery company, has announced new, innovative service features for its customers and 2012 published rates that... View More
Seeking Alpha--In early December, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced the potential slowdown of First-Class Mail to a 2-3 day service as the fallout of closing approximately half of the service’s... View More
Wall Street Journal: FedEx Corp. said Thursday that demand for air-cargo services from Asia is still being hit by companies running down inventory, leading it to park some planes and delay the arrival... View More
Post&Parcel--FedEx has signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 27 new 767-300F aircraft, to replace its medium widebody MD10 cargo aircraft, some of which are now 40 years old. As it released its latest... View More
Plantation, Fla., December 15, 2011 – In a movement that will help bring beautiful music to the world’s largest New Year’s Day parade in London, England, DHL, the world’s leading... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL and its Indian express courier subsidiary Blue Dart Express have launched the country’s first end-to-end “carbon neutral” service for international and domestic shipments.... View More
Pueblo Chieftain--The United Parcel Service is going green this holiday season. The package delivery company known for its brown trucks and uniforms recently added bicycles to its fleet in an effort to... View More
DHL Supply Chain, the world’s largest logistics specialist, is currently introducing a standardized warehouse management system across its operations globally to further improve accuracy and individual... View More
This survey always seems to be a draw for many of our readers;I think part of it has to do with the fact that it allows themto rate their carriers' performance. After all, who doesn't liketo give their... View More
The football season is in full gear, and there are similarities between football and the parcel industry. I thought I would share some thoughts on how they are similar. Football is a sport that consist... View More
It’s commonly known that shipping companies like FedEx and UPS extend deep discounts to volume shippers like Amazon, Dell and Wal-Mart. But what cost-effective shipping alternatives are available... View More
