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• Emirates Post Group inks deal with BrightDrop 26th November 2021
  Emirates Post Group (EPG) has announced its latest collaboration following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which it signed with BrightDrop Solutions LLC (BrightDrop), a new business from General Motors, reimagining the commercial delivery and logistics industry for an all-electric future.
• Royal Mail: ensuring we have the best of the best on the UK’s roads 26th November 2021
  Royal Mail has revealed details of its new Large Good Vehicle (LGV) apprenticeship scheme that will give successful applicants a route to a new driving career.
• APC: the resilience of the SME community has largely contributed to our growth 26th November 2021
  The APC delivery network - an independent parcel delivery network in the UK - has  announced record results for the 2020/21 financial year, with profit before tax of £9.2 million, a 53% year-on-year increase.
• Starship: We are very pleased to bring autonomous delivery to thousands more Northampton residents 26th November 2021
  Starship Technologies, the global provider of autonomous delivery services, and the Co-op have  announced the expansion of their partnership in Northampton, with an additional 31,000 households in the town now able to access grocery delivery via a fleet of Starship robots.
• Canada Post: in the third quarter, Parcels revenue declined by $31 million 26th November 2021
  Canada Post recorded a loss before tax of $264 million in the third quarter, a slight improvement compared to the same period a year earlier.
• Citizens Advice: it’s time for Ofcom to introduce tougher rules for delivery companies 24th November 2021
  UK information service Citizens Advice is warning urgent action is needed across the parcel delivery industry after its first annual parcel company league table found consistent problems across the sector.
• Australia Post: twilight service to help us deliver an additional 25,000 parcels per day 24th November 2021
  Australia Post is gearing up for the festive season by introducing a twilight delivery service in selected locations, and extending trading hours at Post Offices right across the country.  
• UPU: It is vital that work gets started quickly 24th November 2021
  The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is planning for the future this week with two high profile meetings at its headquarters Berne, Switzerland.
• DHL Supply Chain: delivering value in Japan 24th November 2021
  DHL Supply Chain (DHL), the global contract logistics leader, has opened five new logistics centers in Japan to support its operations for GE Healthcare Japan, a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostic, and digital solutions innovator. The five new logistics centers are located in Kawasaki, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.
• PRC appointment to ensure the stability of the its work 24th November 2021
  The Postal Regulatory Commission has announced that Vice Chairwoman Ashley E. Poling will assume the administrative responsibilities of the agency.
• FedEx Express Boosts Capacity Ahead of Peak 24th November 2021
  FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has boosted its intra-Europe air network capacity with the addition of three new flights and four flight capacity upgrades, adding a total of almost 210,000 kilograms of weekly capacity on specific lanes within Europe.
• Norwegians embrace nationwide parcel locker network 23rd November 2021
  Norwegians have been overwhelmingly positive about Posten Norge’s parcel locker network, with around 95% of all pick-ups from parcel lockers rated as a positive experience.
• Historic new flight path connects Cyprus and Israel to the world 23rd November 2021
  UPS has officially launched a historic new flight path between Cologne and Tel Aviv, strengthening the connection between Israel, Cyprus and UPS’s global network across 220 countries and territories.
• ParcelHero: stretched-out Black Friday deals may help prevent a supply chain nightmare 23rd November 2021
  The home delivery specialist ParcelHero says it expects 17% growth in Black Friday sales this year, but warns that if reductions are focused on one day there will be supply chain chaos as a result of the problems created by Brexit, Covid and driver shortages.
• DPD: bringing autonomous delivery services to the streets of the Netherlands 23rd November 2021
  The Estonian-based technology company Cleveron's unmanned autonomous vehicle took on the city of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to be part of a 5-day pilot project carried out by DPD Netherlands and Cleveron.
• DHL Express: In a globalised world, sustainable and clean fuels are essential for climate-neutral logistics. 23rd November 2021
  DHL Express is the first within Deutsche Post DHL Group to test hydrogen-fueled trucks for the long haul.
• Pickup to enhance the customer experience for commuters in Paris 22nd November 2021
  Pickup, a subsidiary of La Poste Groupe and France’s parcel pickup point network, has won the tender launched by the Paris transport authority (RATP) to roll out 50 smart lockers in 45 underground and RER regional train stations in the Paris region, by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
• Alibaba: record revenue growth of 29% year-over-year 22nd November 2021
  Alibaba Group Holding Limited  has announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
• Peter Somers: Partnerships such as this one sets to boost Emirates Post’s network of services 22nd November 2021
  Emirates Post, UAE’s official postal operator and leading express provider, announced that it has partnered with ENOC Group to enhance customer experience in its last-mile delivery services in line with its leading drive to support the growth in logistics and e-commerce in the UAE.
• Australia Post: safety first in the leadup to peak 22nd November 2021
  As Australia Post prepares for peak it is once again calling on Australians to keep an eye out for its posties on the roads, while also revealing the cutting edge technology that’s helping keep its processing teams and delivery drivers safe.