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Posten Norge international revenues increasing

Norway’s Posten Norge has announced that its results for the first half of 2016 show that group revenues are doing well, though an increasing share of its business in H1 has now come from its business outside of Norway. The ...

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Canada Post industrial action begins today

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has announced it is to begin industrial action against Canada Post in British Colombia and the Yukon today. This follows a formal notice ...

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New allegations against Hermes over gig economy

The Mirror newspaper has run a story about a former delivery woman for Hermes who claims that “You don’t have a life with Hermes. You have to have Hermes running ...

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One World Express to tackle cross border deliveries

Leipzig, Germany based One World Express Europe GmbH has begun operating in the mainland European market. Owned by UK based One World Express Group, it offers the UK company’s services ...

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Amazon plans new UK fulfilment centre

Amazon is to open its 13th UK fulfilment centre in Tilbury next year. In a statement, Amazon said that it will be equipped with the “latest and most advanced Amazon ...

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6 more countries added to eBay GSP

Online marketplace eBay has announced that six more countries have been added to its Global Shipping Programme (GSP), accessible by UK sellers. The new GSP countries are: South Africa, Saudi ...

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BIFA joins calls to end surcharges

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the UK’s main trade association for logistics and freight forwarding companies, has announced that it is supporting international shippers’ calls to end surcharges imposed ...

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Amazon sees cross border Chinese sales boom

Amazon has seen 10 million cross border orders from customers in China, and plans to expand in cross border e-commerce through its global networks and resources. It is also planning ...

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GLS uses electric bikes in Konstanz

General Logistics Systems (GLS) Germany has begun delivering parcels by electric assisted cargo bicycle in Konstanz. The new delivery routes include 120 customers and replaces a diesel powered delivery vehicle. ...

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Possible strikes at Canada Post

Canada Post has reached agreement with one of its unions but not the other. The CUPW is the biggest employees’ union representing 50,000 workers, and refused to accept a defined ...

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