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• UPS Healthcare: We have created a truly pan-European cold chain network 28th March 2023
  UPS Healthcare has opened its first dedicated healthcare logistics facility in Giessen, Germany, creating up to 150 new jobs.
• Wincanton & Waitrose sign new five year contract 28th March 2023
  Wincanton, a supply chain partner for UK business, has announced the extension of its relationship with Waitrose & Partners, building on 25 years of collaboration between the two companies.
• ePost Global extends partnership with Hurricane Commerce 27th March 2023
  International logistics specialist ePost Global is expanding its partnership with cross-border data company Hurricane Commerce.
• PALLETWAYS UK TRIALS FIRST EVS AT LONDON OWNED DEPOT   24th March 2023
  Palletways UK is embarking on the roll-out programme of electric vehicles (EVs) across its six owned depots for urban collection and deliveries of palletised freight, with Palletways London the first operation to benefit from the company’s investment.  
• Wingcopter’s delivery drone to be able to fly even further using green hydrogen 24th March 2023
   Wingcopter, the German developer and operator of delivery drones, and Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research GmbH have announced a development partnership. Together, they intend to explore the potential of green hydrogen to power Wingcopter’s drones, which are already purely electric, and develop a sustainable, hydrogen-based propulsion system. The […]
• SwipBox hits another record year 23rd March 2023
  With more than 30,000 active parcel lockers delivered to international logistics and e-commerce partners in more than ten countries, 2022 became yet another record-breaking year for Danish SwipBox.
• IPC: 5 postal operators have joined pilot of the IPC Sustainability Measurement and Management Programme 23rd March 2023
  A further five postal operators have joined a pilot of the IPC Sustainability Measurement and Management (SMMS) Programme as of January 2023. The new entrants to the SMMS include the postal administrations of Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Thailand.
• TRIANGLE RESEARCH: A FIRST COMPREHENSIVE POST-PANDEMIC ANALYSIS OF THE UK PARCEL DELIVERY SECTOR  22nd March 2023
  Triangle Management Services has published its UK Express Parcel Carriers Digest 2023, which measures the UK parcel carrier market and investigates the main national carriers that shape the industry. 
• UK Domestic Express Parcel Carriers Digest 2023 21st March 2023
  A detailed compendium of the UK express industry, examining the overall market size and shares held by the 15 key UK express carriers that offer a national next day service throughout the UK.
• New Country Manager of UPS in Italy 21st March 2023
  UPS has announced the appointment of Francisco (Paco) Conejo as the new Country Manager for UPS Italy. He will take over from Britta Weber.
• Asendia strives for “minimal impact on the environment” 21st March 2023
  Asendia, the joint venture between La Poste and Swiss Post, has received an official carbon offsetting certificate for 2022. The credential has been presented by international climate consultancy EcoAct, and endorses Asendia’s 2022 promise of becoming 100% carbon neutral. 
• NZ Post selects Hurricane Commerce HS code solution to meet ICS2 requirements  20th March 2023
  NZ Post is partnering with cross-border data specialist Hurricane Commerce to enable frictionless cross-border shipping.
• IPC: the efforts posts have made to stabilise their operations and logistical networks have paid off 20th March 2023
  The IPC UNEXTM 2022 CEN module results released today show that, on average, international priority letter mail in Europe was delivered in 3.7 days (compared to 4.1 in 2021), showing that posts continue to recover following the Covid-19 pandemic.
• FedEx “continues to invest in digital solutions to make our customers’ lives easier” 20th March 2023
   FedEx Express is enhancing the customer experience for shippers who can now  ship a package without having to print off documents.
• Zedify CEO: cleaner, safer deliveries contribute to healthier, more liveable cities 20th March 2023
  Zedify- the UK’s  electric cargo bike delivery network- has secured £5m investment to expand its exceptionally low carbon service, making it available to around 20% of the UK population.
• DHL Report “clearly debunks the perception of globalization going into reverse gear” 20th March 2023
  DHL and New York University’s Stern School of Business have published the new DHL Global Connectedness Index 2022, an in-depth report on the state of globalization and its prospects. Analyzing data from 171 countries and territories, it reveals how flows of trade, people, capital, and information move around the world. 
• “Royal Mail has systemically failed to deliver against parts of its Universal Service Obligation” 17th March 2023
  The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has recommended that Ofcom undertake an enforcement investigation into Royal Mail’s delivery of the USO and to report to the Committee by the end of 2023. 
• Cainiao: This partnership is a step forward in enhancing China-Korea cross-border logistics 16th March 2023
  Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, has  partnered with South Korea’s CJ Logistics to streamline and optimize cross-border logistics services between China and South Korea.
• Autonomous Robot Deliveries Roll-Out In Greater Manchester 15th March 2023
  Robots are heading to the streets of Greater Manchester in the North of the UK as Starship Technologies partners with Trafford Council and the Co-op to bring autonomous grocery deliveries to residents across Sale.
• Austrian Post needs to address “both revenues and costs to maintain operational stability” 15th March 2023
  Austrian Post has released its financial figures noting the challenging geopolitical and economic conditions in 2022. High inflation and the war in Ukraine, together with the related energy shortages, affected consumer behaviour.