Post & Parcel--The operator has introduced its Speedpost Import Express service in partnership with DHL. Speedpost Import Express provides retail customers import services from over 100 countries worldwide... View More

Journal of Commerce--Indian garment manufacturer Smart Garment is accusing Worldlink Logix, an Iselin, N.J., freight forwarder of fraud and violations of the Shipping Act for alleged mishandling of the... View More

UPS (NYSE:UPS) applauded the Obama administration for reaching agreement on a new bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea. The administration announced resolution of issues regarding trade in beef... View More

As part of its ongoing review to enhance security, UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it is expanding its policy to require customers who ship packages from retail shipping locations to present a government-issued... View More

TORONTO--FedEx Freight Canada today announced the company has reduced transit times in more than 500 lanes connecting Toronto and Montreal to dozens of cities and regions in the United States. These service... View More

Bloomberg has reported that "FedEx Corp. and the National Association of Manufacturers will work with the Commerce Department to find American companies that can boost their exports, U.S. Commerce Secretary... View More

Terms such as “Freight Prepaid and Charged Back,” “Freight Prepaid and Add,” “Freight Collect and Allowed” and other payment term modifiers are not defined in either... View More

In the May issue of PARCEL, I wrote about corrugated boxes and the different types and varying percentage of recycled content they may contain. I made two statements that are worth repeating: • The... View More

Over the last few years, carrier accessorial fees have increased at a much faster rate than the published base rates. Accessorial charges alone account for over 30% of a parcel carrier’s revenue.... View More

When there is a lot of blame, people always seem to know who is deserving of that recognition. But when you succeed as Project Manager, there is no recognition. When you succeed, you have done what you... View More

Managing information should be part of your overall strategy and tactics in this competitive global environment. Companies are not solely in the service or product business any longer; we are all offering... View More

Last month at the PARCEL Forum, about a dozen executives sat around a conference room all day helping each other tackle the most challenging issues they faced in running and growing their operations.It... View More

At this time of the year, one of the hottest topics is the parcel carriers’ published General Rate Increase (“GRI”). Although the excessive increases continue to bring disappointment,... View More

There has been a lot of "chatter" about sustainability in the shipper community. This topic is important to everyone, but the real issue is which energy source will drive future global supply chains. It... View More

Over much of the past decade, US-based e-commerce grew at 20 to 30% per year due to increases in broadband access and consumer confidence. However, these growth curves flattened during the economic downturn.... View More

DMM Advisory--The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued an order on 12/2/2010 which found that the Shipping Services price change we announced last month complies with statutory requirements.... View More

DMM Advisory--When we change our Shipping Services prices on Jan. 2, 2011, a change in the method for calculating Priority Mail commercial plus cubic pricing tiers also will be implemented. At that time,... View More

Memphis Commercial Appeal--The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday delayed final action on the FAA Reauthorization Act into next year, FedEx officials said. The delay virtually guaranteed a cooler... View More

Postal News Blog--I know you’re thinking “didn’t they just raise their rates?”, but yes, it’s true, FedEx is upping it’s prices again, and by a whopping 4.9%! It seems... View More

PLANTATION, Fla. – December 1, 2010 – For the seventh straight year, DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has teamed up with the New York community to donate and deliver hundreds... View More