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DHL and Air Hong Kong extend their relationship with a new 15-year agreement

As part of the new commercial arrangements, DHL will sell its 40% stake in Air Hong Kong to majority-owner Cathay Pacific, and purchase eight of Air Hong Kong’s A300-600F cargo planes which will then be leased back to the carrier. DHL will purchase eight A300-600F cargo planes from Air Hong Kong, and lease them back to the carrierAir Hong Kong has provided capacity for DHL Express since 2002; will continue to support rapid growth of DHL in the regionDHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has extended its partnership with AHK Air Hong Kong Limited with a new 15-year block-space agreement which will enable the carrier’s overnight air services to continue supporting the DHL Express network

By | 2017-12-12T23:53:00+00:00 December 12th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

FedEx Executives Named to Black Enterprise’s 2017 List of Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America

FedEx Executives Named to Black Enterprise’s 2017 List of Most Powerful Executives in Corporate AmericaGloria Boyland, Shannon A. Brown and Matthew Thornton III have all been named to Black Enterprise’s 2017 List of Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America. Gloria R. Boyland is Corporate Vice President of Operations & Service Support at FedEx Corporation and has been with the company since 2004. For more information about Black Enterprise’s 2017 List of Most Powerful Corporate Executives, v

By | 2017-12-11T23:53:00+00:00 December 11th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

UPS Named One Of America’s Most JUST Companies By Forbes And JUST Capital

US 12/12/17Atlanta, GAUPS’s Commitment to Social Responsibility Recognized On “Just 100” Rankings for the Second Consecutive YearUPS (NYSE: UPS) announced today it was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital, for the second consecutive year. The JUST Capital rankings encompass the 1,000 largest publicly-traded companies in the U.S. “We are honored to be named one of America’s most JUST companies,” said Crystal Lassiter, UPS senior director, global sustainability & e

By | 2017-12-11T23:53:00+00:00 December 11th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

USPS unveils sneak peek of 2018 stamps

Postal Service is raising the curtain to provide a sneak peek at a portion of its 2018 stamp program. DragonsThe Postal Service celebrates dragons, the high-flying, fire-breathing mythological creatures that have roamed our imaginations for millennia. Byodo-In Temple (Priority Mail)This Priority Mail stamp features a colorful illustration of the Byodo-In Temple, a popular tourist attraction in Hawai‘i. The stamp art features a whole Meyer lemon next to two wedges of the cut fruit. For reporters

By | 2017-12-11T23:53:00+00:00 December 11th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

DHL Chemical Conference 2017 in Antwerp: Market drivers of tomorrow

The global chemicals market is developing very positively. Since 2006, sales have doubled in the chemicals sector, and in 2016 alone, chemicals worth almost 4.6 trillion Euros were sold worldwide. The global chemicals market is developing very positively. The use of differentiated logistics services can also generate advantages. This is the key conclusion of DHL Global Forwarding's new white paper " Differentiated Logistics Services ". The cost-benefit scale also simplifies the selection of suitable measures and solutions by "quantifying" the effect of differentiated logistics services. This increases transparency and enables better risk assessments, for example with regard to sales, sell

By | 2017-12-10T23:53:00+00:00 December 10th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

DHL and entrepreneurs join forces at DHL Innovation Day 2017

Competitions, interactive sessions and keynote speeches proposed new social approaches to transport and reimagined the future of tech in the industry. Participants answered DHL’s call for a new mobile-piece picking robot prototype, as well as ideas for incorporating... Finalists were selected by senior DHL executives, with three finalists for each challenge presenting their solutions in front of 180 senior supply chain professionals at DHL Innovation Day. For the Robotics Challenge, which was hosted in collaboration with DELL EMC, finalists from Singapore, Switzerland, and the U.S. demonstrated their prototypes live. Dell EMC co-sponsored this year’s DHL Innovation Day. Timmy O'Dwyer, Vice President, Global Parts Operations and Limerick Site Leader at Dell EMC

By | 2017-12-07T23:53:00+00:00 December 7th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

Discover the world’s largest post office

Visit the world’s largest Post Office: m.usps.com, the mobile version of usps.com. During fiscal year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016-Sept. 30, 2017) the world’s largest Post Office conducted more than 54 million transactions. On an average day, nearly 3 million customers visit the nation’s brick and mortar Post Offices while more than 2 million customers visit usps.com. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-c

By | 2017-12-05T23:53:00+00:00 December 5th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

FedEx Named One of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Diversity by Great Place to Work and Fortune

FedEx Named One of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Diversity by Great Place to Work and FortuneMEMPHIS, Tenn., December 5, 2017—FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that it has been recognized as one of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Diversity by global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune. In addition to this list of the top 50 workplaces for diversity in general, Great Place to Work and Fortune are publishing separate lists of the Best Workplaces for African-Americans, Be

By | 2017-12-04T23:53:00+00:00 December 4th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

USPS meets your holiday stamp needs

The 10 Forever stamps feature digitally created designs with eye-popping patterns that showcase geometric shapes, flowers and birds. This Forever stamp features a photograph of a traditional diya oil lamp beautifully lit, sitting on a sparkling gold background. The gold-colored calligraphy on this Forever stamp was created by world-renowned calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya of Arlington, VA. HanukkahThe 2016 Hanukkah stamp features a warm, elegant illustration of a holiday menorah in the window of a

By | 2017-12-03T23:53:00+00:00 December 3rd, 2017|companies|0 Comments

UPS Acquires Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS)

US 12/04/17Atlanta, GATransaction HighlightsPositions UPS to be the global customs broker of choiceImmediately creates opportunities for enhanced customer experienceProvides a robust portfolio of trade management servicesBolsters trade and customs related information services infrastructureComplements UPS customs brokerage and Trade Management Services including Foreign Trade Zone servicesUPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, the world’s largest

By | 2017-12-03T23:53:00+00:00 December 3rd, 2017|companies|0 Comments