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Tailed-Blue butterfly stamp nationwide

Postal Service will issue the Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly stamp nationwide tomorrow, Sept. 24. As a Forever stamp, this stamp will always be valid for the rate printed on it. The Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly (Cupido comyntas) is named for the iridescent blue color of its upper wing surface, more vivid in the male, and for the short, thread-like tail on each hind wing. Greeting card envelopes printed with a silhouette of a butterfly indicate the need for additional postage — or the use of a butterfly stamp. Ordering First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stam

By | 2016-09-28T19:01:57+00:00 September 23rd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

UPS And CyPhy Works Test Drone For Urgent Commercial Delivery

The drone flight advances an investment made by The UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund in CyPhy to gather information about drone uses and capabilities. Innovation through automation and robotics has long been a focus for the world’s largest package delivery company. “Drone technology used in this way can save lives and deliver products and services to places that are difficult to reach by traditional transit infrastructures.”The CyPhy drone used in Thursday’s test is the Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) system. UPS and CyPhy flew the PARC from Beverly to Children’s Island

By | 2016-09-28T18:36:04+00:00 September 23rd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

SOS Children´s Villages manages risks with DHL Resilience360

By monitoring potential risks, such as earthquakes, floods but also political crises, DHL Resilience360 helps to prevent disruptions of the NGO´s operations and enhances fast reactions in case of a disaster. Alerts will be sent to gain visibility as a first step and to evaluate risks based on how close they are and their potential impact. DHL Resilience360 will also integrate satellite images, in partnership with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), into its platform to help SOS Children’s Villages assess emergency response options in areas where disasters such as flooding or earthquakes have ta

By | 2016-09-28T17:20:56+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|dhl, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

DHL expands European parcel network to include Hungary and Slovenia

Co-operation with the Slovenian Pošta Slovenije and the Hungarian Magyar Posta strengthens the cross-border e-commerce market and expands the range of services. Launched in September the partnership extends DHL Parcel Europe’s network for cross-border e-commerce by two additional countries. This expansion is in line with DHL’s strategy to accelerate the development of the European e-commerce market and to offer customers the best-developed infrastructure. DHL Parcel Europe is thus expanding its network, which is based upon defined DHL standards, to a total of eighteen European e-commerce marke

By | 2016-09-28T18:01:58+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|dhl, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Press Release

Under the new contract, DHL will design and deliver police uniforms and equipment, creating product improvements and significant cost savings for both MPS and providing similar opportunities for other forces and public sector bodies nationwide. DHL is perfectly positioned to deliver this as the dedicated team are vendor neutral, engaging with the appropriate market in a fair and transparent manner, whilst ensuring any copyright or intellectual property is vested with NUMS customers.”To support the design element, DHL has invested in a dedicated team of specialists, tasked with leading the NUMS Design Council, to improve product quality and functionality. Already, areas for improvements have been identified in items such as body armour

By | 2016-10-01T09:44:47+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Temporary Emergency Committee to meet Sept. 27

WASHINGTON — The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet Sept. 27 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. Reporters interested in speaking with regional Postal Service public relations professionals should visit this link. For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and usps.com/postalfacts.

By | 2016-09-28T19:02:13+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

FedEx Trade Index: Trade is a big deal for small business

FedEx Trade Index: Trade is a big deal for small businessWASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2016—Today, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) introduces the new FedEx Trade Index(1), a series of national surveys commissioned by FedEx and conducted by Morning Consult. The FedEx Trade Index will periodically survey over 1,000 small business leaders to track the impact of international trade among the small business segment of the U.S. economy. Sixty-five percent of small businesses that trade say their revenue is increasing versus 46 percent of small businesses that do not trade. Sixty-five percent of small businesses tha

By | 2016-09-28T18:34:15+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|fedex, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

DHL implements end-to-end supply chain contract with the Metropolitan Police Service to design, procure and deliver uniforms and equipment

DHL is perfectly positioned to deliver this as the dedicated team are vendor neutral, engaging with the appropriate market in a fair and transparent manner, whilst ensuring any copyright or intellectual property is vested with NUMS customers.”To support the design element, DHL has invested in a dedicated team of specialists, tasked with leading the NUMS Design Council, to improve product quality and functionality. Already, areas for improvements have been identified in items such as body armour and accessories for carrying or wearing essential equipment. Paul Richardson, Managing Director of S

By | 2016-09-28T18:01:25+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|dhl, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Promoting local community projects throughout the world: Deutsche Post DHL Group encourages employees to participate in the company’s sixth Global Volunteer Day event

Our GVD activities highlight the fact that when our employees join forces, not only do they donate their energy and skills to help their local communities, but they also grow together as a team. Entirely separate from GVD, more than 13,000 Deutsche Post DHL Group employees in Germany have volunteered to participate in initiatives to help refugees. Many activities take place in kindergartens and schools, while others take the form of job application workshops.However, others see employees volunteer to help people in need, becoming involved in restructuring efforts to rebuild homes in the wake o

By | 2016-09-28T17:38:31+00:00 September 21st, 2016|dhl, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

UPS To Open Advanced Technology Package Center In Compton, CA

US 09/21/16Compton, CAAdditional pickup and delivery services will address commercial and residential volume growth with $70 million capital investment. UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced plans for a new package center in Compton, CA. “UPS continues to see commercial and residential growth in and around the greater Los Angeles area” said Tom Cuce, president of the UPS Southern California District. State-of-the-art package sorting equipment combined with other UPS automation technology will be integrated into the new building. The new site will join 32 UPS package delivery buildings currently serv

By | 2016-09-28T18:36:24+00:00 September 21st, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments