Post&Parcel--DHL Express has expanded its presence in the UAE with the opening of a new servicepoint in Mirdif City Centre. The servicepoint will “ensure that DHL continues to meet the growing... View More
Post&Parcel--UPS has suspended or sharply curtailed operations along the east coast of the US. The express giant moved to reduce services as a result of treacherous road conditions in light of recent... View More
Direct Marketing News--Online consumer holiday spending increased 12% this year compareed with last year to $28.4 billion, according to digital business analytics firm comScore. It will hit $35 billion... View More
Air Cargo World--Supply chain consultant Tompkins Associates has identified 11 steps for the logistics supply side to remain profitable in 2011. Top of the to-do list is productivity improvement as a result... View More
Journal of Commerce--Nike took a hit on Wall Street on Thursday as the sporting goods and apparel maker said rising costs in transportation as well as commodities would hurt profit margins in coming months.... View More
Post&Parcel--Itella Logistics has expanded its quality management and environment systems to new units in three operating countries. In all, Itella Logistics’ quality and environment certificates... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer--As we close another holiday season, the increasing importance of web based shopping becomes increasingly evident. Marstercard Advisers reported that Internet sales... View More
Journal of Commerce--FedEx Chairman Frederick Smith, in his most upbeat assessment yet of the global economic recovery, says he expects another round of inventory restocking to drive renewed shipping demand... View More
With the recent refusal of UPS and FedEx to engage with third party negotiators, it’s time to take a look at the industry and answer two obvious questions. Where are we headed, and who will ultimately... View More
To quote Jerry Garcia, what a long, strange trip it's been. 2010 has been a challenging year for shippers for a number of reasons. Costs are up. Demand is down. Shipping managers are being asked to do... View More
The Wall Street Journal -- FedEx Corp. said Thursday it is increasingly optimistic about the global economic recovery, raising its full-year forecast despite a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit and... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) has joined with Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), Pro Bono Institute (PBI), Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and 99 other major corporations in their dedication to corporate social responsibility... View More
The New York Times--Cargo safety has suddenly emerged as one of the biggest topics in aviation security. Governments around the world have pledged to tackle the problem, while in Congress, lawmakers are... View More
Post&Parcel--Deutsche Post DHL will finish 2010 having sent around a billion GoGreen shipments of letters, parcels and express deliveries. That is about a third more than last year. The Group has in the... View More
Post&Parcel--Canada Post has received the first all-electric Ford Transit Connect commercial delivery vehicle in Canada. The vehicle was the first of 10 of the battery-powered Transit commercial vehicles... View More
Please download the PDF in order to see the charts referenced in the article. As always, we will also be publishing this analysis in our January/February issue, so you'll be able to have it in hard copy... View More
The world grows smaller every day, and more and more businesses are finding international markets for their products and goods. For many companies, though, the shipping process represents one of the greatest... View More
Billionaire investor and businessman Warren Buffet once said, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” Given the spate of recent rate increases by America’s two largest delivery... View More
When some people are in “job search” mode the last thing on their minds is what they’re leaving behind. The natural human inclination is to concentrate on the next job and aiming for... View More
Air Cargo World--The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG), composed of representatives from TIACA, IATA, FIATA and the Global Shippers' Forum (GSF), has announced it will focus on enhancing the security... View More
