November 2015 - Page 2 of 4

UPS Wants Your Holiday Wish List

Watch for his return this holiday season to “pay it forward.”More goodwill from UPS resources that make holidays hassle-freeShopping for, and delivering, gifts to friends and loved ones during the holiday season can be a stressful experience. “So many of the packages that UPS delivers at the holidays begin with a wish,” said UPS senior vice president of global marketing Teresa Finley, who is also serving as Chief Wishes Officer this holiday season. Surpassing 20,000 wishes is the UPS (NYSE: UPS) goal for its second annual Wishes Delivered campaign, created to spread goodwill and share stories of people making a difference. The Help Center playlist on the UPS YouTube channel offers animated videos and tips to prepare packages and avoid the holiday rush. “We’re excited that UPS can play the role of problem solvers and help a group of remarkable people achieve their wish for a more joyful world.”First launched during the 2014 holiday season, Wishes Delivered delighted in surprising ways.

By UPS| 2016-09-13T15:51:26+00:00 November 18th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

Trees for Troops – How the Holidays Arrive for the Military

Trees for Troops – How the Holidays Arrive for the MilitaryMEMPHIS, Tenn., – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation are joining forces again for a special delivery to America’s service members and their families with the Trees for Troops program. Join the EffortAnyone can support Trees for Troops by donating to the program or purchasing fresh trees at one of more than 30 Christmas tree retail locations nationally during Trees for Troops weekend, Dec. 4-6. Since the Trees for Troops program launched in 2005, FedEx has shipped more than 157,000 real Christmas trees to service members and their families—covering every branch of the military at more than 65 bases in 17 countries. “Not only are we delivering Christmas trees to our military members and their families – we’re delivering special moments for the holidays,” said Mike Ducker, president and CEO, FedEx Freight. Many of these deliveries include special holiday festivities in which military families receive their anticipated Christmas tree.

By Ship Option| 2016-09-02T06:26:29+00:00 November 17th, 2015|fedex, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

The UPS Store Aims to Make the Holidays a Little Easier

The UPS Store locations in the U.S. are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of The UPS Store, Inc., a subsidiary of UPS (NYSE: UPS). Follow The UPS Store on Twitter at@TheUPSStoreand like The UPS Store on Facebook atfacebook.com/theupsstore. In addition to packing help, The UPS Store® luggage box, luggage shipping and mailboxes can also help make the holidays a little easier. For information on franchise opportunities for opening a The UPS Store location, visittheupsstorefranchise.com. For those who prefer to pack gifts themselves, The UPS Store offers several tips:Take batteries out of items before shipping.

By UPS| 2016-09-13T15:51:43+00:00 November 17th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

Press Release

The report has been developed by the DHL Trend Research team as an on-going initiative within Deutsche Post DHL Group to accelerate sustainability and responsibility in the logistics industry. An underlying theme in the report is that ‘doing well comes from doing good’. By adopting this approach, logistics can leverage its position in managing global trade networks and supply chains to also accelerate fair and responsible business in other industries. Fair and responsible packaging solutions can help to cope with burgeoning parcel volumes. It proposes that logistics providers leverage their global reach and expertise to support companies in mapping out complex end-to-end supply chains

By DHL| 2016-10-01T10:11:31+00:00 November 17th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

UPS Receives Perfect Score from Carbon Disclosure Project for Second Consecutive Year

The CDP, which annually surveys the carbon disclosure practices of companies on Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index in North America, has included UPS on its "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index" (CDLI) of the Top 50 S&P 500 companies for the last six years. UPS received a perfect score of 100 from the CDP for the second straight year. For this reason we congratulate those businesses that have achieved a position on CDP’s Climate Disclosure Leadership Index,” said Paul Dickinson, executive chairman and co-founder of CDP. “We are proud to be recognized for our efforts to address climate change,” said Rhonda Clark, chief sustainability officer at UPS and vice president of environmental affairs. The company can be found on the web at ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.

By UPS| 2016-09-13T15:51:59+00:00 November 17th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

New DHL report challenges the logistics industry to embrace the trend of âfair and responsible logisticsâ

An underlying theme in the report is that ‘doing well comes from doing good’. By adopting this approach, logistics can leverage its position in managing global trade networks and supply chains to also accelerate fair and responsible business in other industries. Fair and responsible packaging solutions can help to cope with burgeoning parcel volumes. It proposes that logistics providers leverage their global reach and expertise to support companies in mapping out complex end-to-end supply chains. This information can then be used to establish transparency and to expose areas where there are risks and opportunities for fair and responsible business.

By DHL| 2016-09-20T00:30:37+00:00 November 17th, 2015|dhl, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

FedEx Joins APEC Talks on Trade

FedEx Joins APEC Talks on TradeThe world’s top business and government leaders will be meeting in Manila, Philippines this week for the 2015 APEC CEO Summit. “TPP provides the best framework to expand opportunities for trade and investment among the 12 TPP countries,” he said. “It will be good for customers and good for business.”At a related APEC panel session on small and medium businesses (SMEs), Karen Reddington, president, Asia Pacific, FedEx Express, encouraged an audience of Asia Pacific SMEs to support lowering trade barriers, explaining, “Nothing does more to speed up the movement of goods other than regulatory reform. When barriers to trade are removed or lowered, the costs of doing global business decrease.”FedEx is a Platinum Sponsor of the APEC CEO Summit, which coincides with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings, where world leaders will also be speaking, including President Xi Jinping of China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, and U.S. President Barack Obama. Under this year’s theme of “Creating the Future; Better, Stronger, Together,” David L. Cunningham, Chief Operating Officer, FedEx Express told the group the newly completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is “an absolutely essential step” to creating a future focused on economic growth and harnessing the power of global e-commerce.

By Ship Option| 2016-09-02T06:26:18+00:00 November 17th, 2015|fedex, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

FedEx Statement Regarding Paris Terror Attacks

FedEx Statement Regarding Paris Terror AttacksFedEx extends our deepest sympathies to the victims and families of those touched by the tragic Paris terror attacks. FedEx will continue Paris operations to the extent possible, and we have implemented comprehensive contingency plans. We are reaching out to all our employees to ensure the safety of our local staff, flight crews, and business travelers in the region.

By Ship Option| 2016-09-02T06:26:10+00:00 November 14th, 2015|fedex, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

USPS reports end of fiscal year results

The resulting net loss for the fiscal year was $5.1 billion, a reduction of $448 million compared to the net loss of $5.5 billion for 2014. Postal Service reported a net loss of $5.1 billion for fiscal year 2015 (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015). The net loss is largely due to certain statutorily mandated payments over which the Postal Service has no control. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf. Net Loss of $5.1 Billion; Controllable Income of $1.2 BillionRevenue of $68.9 Billion for Fiscal Year 2015, Up 1.6 percentShipping and Packages Services Revenues Up 11.4 percentWASHINGTON — The U.S.

By USPS| 2016-09-07T00:10:40+00:00 November 13th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

UPS Prices €1.2 Billion Senior Notes Offering

The notes will consist of €500 million of floating rate senior notes due 2020 and €700 million of 1.625% senior notes due 2025. Such forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the proposed offering, involve certain risks and uncertainties. US 11/13/15Atlanta, GAUnited Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) announced today that it has priced a public offering of €1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of floating rate and fixed rate senior notes in an underwritten registered public offering. UPS anticipates using the net proceeds of approximately €1.19 billion from the offering, after estimated expenses and underwriters’ discounts and commissions, for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper. Barclays, BNP PARIBAS, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking are the active joint book-running managers for the offering.