Logistics
One World Express now available on Parcel2go
Cross border shipping and courier company One World Express is now a service option on postage comparison website Parcel2Go. One World Express will offer merchants access to over 200 countries on a Super Economy 6-13 Day delivery tariff. Parcel2go says that initial uptake of the
Amazon forced to turn down tens of thousands of Delivery Service Partner applicants
It looks like Amazon will be forced to turn down thousands of business hopefuls who applied to become an Amazon Delivery Service Partner. This is despite increasing their order for Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans from 5,000 to 20,000. Originally when Amazon announced their Delivery Service Partner
Waitrose Rapid Delivery two-hour delivery trial launches
Waitrose & Partners customers in selected London postcodes can now have their food and drink delivered straight to their door within two hours or on the same day for the first time as part of a new trial. This looks like an attempt to compete
Royal Mail Chairman quits the board
Royal Mail have announced that Chairman of the Board, Peter Long, has stepped down from the company's Board and this will take place with immediate effect. “It is with a heavy heart that I step down from the Royal Mail Board. Over my three years as
DPD opens new Glasgow Distribution Centre and creates 65 jobs
DPD has opened its largest ever depot at EuroCentral, near Glasgow, creating 65 new jobs initially with more expected. The new 70,363 sq ft state-of-the-art Distribution Centre (DC) is 11 miles east of Glasgow, near junction 7 of the M8 motorway. The facility, which is
DHL and AuMake team up to improve shipping between China and Australia
DHL and AuMake have struck a partnership to enable deliveries direct from Australia to China, starting with immediate effect. AuMake’s growing database of over 80,000 members will now be able to ship direct to China with DHL eCommerce Parcel International Direct shipping solution, which they
New ‘send, receive, return parcels’ livery for myHermes UK fleet
myHermes have re-liveried their fleet of vehicles for the first time since 2010, with a new strapline “The Parcel People’ and a design to reflect the company’s C2C focus. Phase one of the implementation will see the new livery applied across 292 vehicles/trailers nationwide before
DHL launches cash on delivery service in Southeast Asia
DHL eCommerce has launched a new cross border Cash-on-Delivery (COD) service that means consumers will be able to pay for their international purchases in cash and only upon delivery. As DHL notes, in the Southeast Asia region this option will allow access to over 73%
PostNord and Palletways to offer joint Nordic service
PostNord and Palletways have signed a new agreement regarding distribution to Palletways’ European customers to and from the Nordic region. Palletways are now expanding its operations to the Nordic countries and sign an agreement with PostNord for the distribution of pallet shuttles between the Nordic