10 May 2016 – DX, the leading independent parcels, mail and logistics operator, today announces the acquisition of the trade and assets of Legal Post and First Post from First Scottish. The deal is worth £3.25m, with completion expected at the end of May. Legal Post provides a document exchange and postal service in Scotland, […]
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U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2016 Second Quarter Results
Operating revenue grew 4.7 percent to $17.7 billion Controllable income totaled $576 million; net loss of $2.0 billion reported Postal Service revenue benefited from exigent surcharge, which expired on April 10, 2016 Legislative reform and focus on innovation and efficiency remain necessary WASHINGTON(May 10, 2016) — The U.S. Postal Service reported operating revenue of $17.7 […]
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Successful Trial Integration of DHL Parcelcopter into Logistics Chain
Copter-based ‘last mile’ deliveries integrated for first time using fully automated loading and offloading at specially developed Packstations Autonomous cross-country flights implemented under challenging alpine conditions DHL Parcel has successfully concluded a three-month test of its third Parcelcopter generation. The trial run, part of a larger research and innovation project, was conducted between January and […]
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UPS Creates Global Partnership With Zipline And Gavi To Transform Delivery Of Humanitarian Aid And Life-Saving Vaccines With Drones
CA 05/09/16 Mississauga, ON Rwanda Drone Network is Potential Model for Other Countries The UPS Foundation (NYSE: UPS) today announced a partnership with Zipline, a California-based robotics company, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to explore using drones to transform the way life-saving medicines like blood and vaccines are delivered across the world. All too often, critical […]
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Canada Post segment reports profit before tax in 2015 of $63 million
OTTAWA – Solid efforts across the organization to improve service and deliver greater convenience for Canadian online shoppers led to unprecedented growth in the Parcels line of business in 2015. This growth contributed to a profit before tax of $63 million for the Canada Post segment in 2015, compared to a profit before tax of […]
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UPS Shareowners Elect Board, Reappoint Deloitte & Touche
US 05/05/16 Wilmington, DE Shareowners of UPS (NYSE: UPS) today elected a Board of Directors for a one-year term and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants. Eleven directors stood for election to the Board and all were re-elected by substantial margins. The eleven include: Chairman and Chief […]
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FedEx Takes Top Honor at InformationWeek Elite 100 Awards
Company Ranks #1 in the Inaugural InformationWeek Elite 100 Decade Award Category MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 4, 2016 – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced its #1 ranking in the first-ever InformationWeek Elite 100 Decade Award category, recognizing the 10 companies that have ranked the highest on average in the InformationWeek Elite 100 over the past […]
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Canada Post welcomes Government of Canada review of postal service
OTTAWA – Canada Post welcomes the review of postal service in Canada announced today by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Judy Foote. We are committed to actively participating in the process to help determine the best path forward given the ongoing challenges faced by the postal system. The review comes at […]
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UPS Board Announces Quarterly Dividend And Reauthorizes Share Repurchase Program
US 05/05/16 Atlanta, GA The UPS (NYSE: UPS) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.78 per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares. The dividend is payable June 1, 2016, to shareowners of record on May 16, 2016. Earlier this year, the UPS Board increased the regular quarterly dividend […]
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DHL steers Syngenta’s total road freight operations in Europe
DHL’s all-round solution to increase visibility of cost and trade flows encompassing over 150,000 shipments annually Customer-tailored solution implemented in only four months DHL Freight, one of the leading providers of road freight services in Europe, was awarded the management of Syngenta’s road distribution across Europe – covering both inter-company and last mile deliveries – […]
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