Atlas Air has completed a previously announced deal to take control of Air Atlanta’s freighter fleet and become a minority shareholder in the airline.

Australia Post has installed a mobile post office and parcel lockers at a defense base to support troops participating in a major military exercise.

Lufthansa Cargo is trying to unload its four Airbus A321 converted freighters despite repeated assurances it plans to redeploy the aircraft in commercial service, which have been grounded since the sister passenger airline that provided the pilots went out of business.

Amazon said it continued to expand ultra-fast delivery and improve fulfillment center efficiency, partly due to more robotics deployment, during the second quarter.

FedEx is ramping up a test program for robotic trailer loading at one of its large package distribution facilities.

UPS has added new digital enhancements for small businesses designed to improve the shipping experience as it pushes to increase market share among small enterprises.

Sellers of used products on Vinted’s app in Germany can now exchange products with buyers through DHL parcel and post collection points, including locker systems, the companies announced.

UPS said earnings improved in the second quarter as it fully ended handling low-margin Amazon shipments and continued streamlining its domestic network as it concentrates on high-quality revenue.

A second international airport has opened in Sydney, Australia, highlighted by a new cargo zone that operates 24/7, giving businesses more shipping capacity and flexibility. Australia Post and Qantas have set up an air parcel terminal to expedite e-commerce traffic.

DHL Group is adding to its e-commerce logistics portfolio by acquiring Venipak, a prominent parcel carrier in the Baltic states.

Logistics powerhouse DSV has launched its third direct air charter service to Chicago-Rockford airport, taking advantage of its proximity to the big city while avoiding delays at crowded O’Hare airport.

U.S. law enforcement authorities have won recent prosecutions of individuals involved in counterfeit postage schemes connected to China.

Last-mile delivery of big items is slowing down as fewer houses change hands in a difficult real estate market. Carriers are trying to beat competitors in a slowing market with top-notch service and technology, but also need more scale to deal with vertically integrated retailers.

Alaska Airlines is investing in its cargo franchise with an agreement to lease four additional Boeing cargo jets, some of which will be dedicated to serving within the Hawaiian islands.

Boeing has received an order from MSC Air Cargo for its all-new 777 freighter, which will bring needed capacity to the long-haul air cargo market in several years.

Mammen Tharakan is leaving his job helping to develop a second airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to become head of The International Air Cargo Association.

Cargo shippers have lost a transport option after Cathay Pacific scuttled plans to resume flights to key Middle East airports because of escalating hostilities between Iran and the United States.

FedEx is adding a new import fee for the European Union and increasing delivery and pickup surcharges for more than 200 zip codes, as it continues to squeeze customers for revenue by means other than general rate increases.

United Airlines attributed strong second-quarter cargo performance to volume and yield growth.

Market intelligence firm Xeneta says the ongoing war in the Middle East will drive air cargo shipping rates higher this year

A New York-based plastic bag manufacturer has settled allegations that it cheated the U.S. government on import duties after agreeing to a multi-million payment.

Modest parcel revenue growth cannot mask the financial pressure facing global postal operators amid rising costs, declining letter volumes and competition from private couriers, according to a new industry report.

A federal court in California sentenced a woman to prison for using counterfeit postage to ship millions of parcels through the U.S. Postal Service.

American Airlines’ board of directors has elected former FedEx and Atlas Air executive as its newest member.

Maersk will fulfill orders for the Northeast region for a large e-commerce seller from a new Boston facility.

DoorDash has synced its marketplace with the Shopify app to enable small retailers with stores to utilize its on-demand delivery network.

Fuel surcharges continue to be a major component in rising parcel shipping rates, especially as FedEx and UPS jigger with their tables to maintain revenue even if fuel prices go down.

The U.S. Postal Service has raised the price of First-Class mail to help stabilize its finances.

DHL’s freight forwarding arm has reserved full cargo aircraft several times a week to provide scheduled service from Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan to Midwest air hubs.

Amazon is deploying its private cargo airline to help humanitarian organizations fly supplies to earthquake-damaged Venezuela.

FedEx has launched a life sciences division, building on its healthcare logistics infrastructure to provide more end-to-end services.

The Postal Service is moving more mail by air to compensate for lower parcel volumes and avoid premiums for missing UPS volume guarantees when the stated policy is to rely more on surface transportation, according to a new audit.

Freight forwarders are complaining that the International Air Transport Association unfairly shifted responsibility to them for certain shipments when it changed legal language in a shipping document.

China Southern Cargo has committed to lease three aircraft from AerCap’s all-new Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter program.

DHL has raised 2026 guidance behind strong logistics demand and second-quarter results.

Three major freight forwarding companies — Ceva, DSV and Kuehne+Nagel — have recently entered transport agreements with large cargo airlines to operate dedicated international flights to Chicago for customers.

Colis Privé, a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics, has reached a tentative agreement to acquire major units of Paack, allowing it to enter the delivery market in Spain and Portugal.

Patrick Moebel, who spent years running FedEx Logistics and Geodis’s North American business, was named CEO of Ceva Logistics on Wednesday.

Cheap parcels entering the European Union are subject to a 3 euro customs fee as of July 1, forcing retailers to overhaul internal systems to ensure compliance and raising questions about whether shoppers will be put off by higher fees passed through to them.

FedEx is selling off its supply chain services division to CMA CGM, which will fold the business into its Ceva Logistics subsidiary.

U.S. cargo airlines Atlas Air and ABX Air have asked the U.S. government for permission to begin operating flights to Venezuela, which was previously off limits to commercial service.

E-commerce platform Vinted is entering the Australian market and has signed Australia Post to support all parcel shipments.

China Southern Airlines became the first mainland Chinese carrier to buy from Boeing in years with an order Friday for seven freighter aircraft.

FedEx Freight expects profit margin to grow by more than 9% in the back half of the year, up more than a point from last year’s growth.

The U.S. Postal Service is borrowing employee retirement funds to maintain cash flow, but will run out of money in five years or more unless Congress passes structural reforms, the Postmaster General warned on Wednesday.

FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft.

FedEx reported strong quarterly results, driven by growth in package volumes and yields as the company focuses on high-margin logistics business.

UPS has invested $48 million in chilled trucking facilities optimized for speed and short-term storage.

Cathay Pacific subsidiary Air Hong Kong has signed a long-term lease for an additional Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to support DHL Express and other customers in Asia markets.

UPS wants to reduce the size of its workforce in the UK by transferring last-mile delivery to outside couriers, which would significantly change the labor landscape for legacy parcel cariers.

The Teamsters union is gearing up to file grievances against UPS for allegedly funneling package delivery to Roadie, a subsidiary that uses less-expensive gig drivers.

Seattle-based logistics company Expeditors International is cutting more than 200 IT jobs.

FedEx says it has significantly reduced cargo backlogs at its warehouses in Vietnam after a messy switch to a new ground delivery partner and new technology system.

Canada Post announced it plans to transition nearly 500,000 more people to centralized community mailboxes because home delivery is too expensive.

Under pressure from the Teamsters, UPS has retrofitted 2,000 package cars with air conditioning and the union says its enforcement campaign is forcing company compliance across many areas of their labor contract.

Amazon has opened up its trucking network to partial-load shippers who need pallets delivered to their door, as part of a full suite of supply chain services available to third-party businesses.

FedEx pilots have finally approved a collective bargaining agreement after years of labor unrest.

DHL Express and digital platform Stasher are partnering to provide luggage storage for travelers in the United States who are in-between accommodations or destinations and need a convenient, secure drop point.

Amazon has deployed 1 million robots, mostly in the United States. Now it is investing heavily to expand robot use across fulfillment centers in Europe.

Walmart is making e-commerce delivery more convenient with a new 30-minute delivery service, an offer to deliver Subway sandwiches from in-store restaurants, and the expansion of its membership program, which includes free delivery, in Canada.

FedEx and China Southern Cargo promise to work together on finding joint cargo efficiencies.

Canada Post is turning its attention to pricing and operational reforms aimed at restoring financial stability after unionized letter carriers ratified a new contract.

A FedEx air cargo contractor says it wants to use bigger aircraft on Caribbean routes, but that FAA rules governing how far the planes can fly over water jeopardize continued service.

Two e-commerce fulfillment providers have opened new warehouses in Texas and Oklahoma.

Target is beefing up its food supply chain with a new facility in Colorado to support more in-store food selection.

Global Crossing Airlines filed a breach-of-contract suit against freight broker and investor Ascent Global Logistics, alleging the former partner harmed its cargo business by awarding charter flights to its competing in-house cargo airline.

FedEx is investing $54 million to add capacity at its Netherlands trucking hub to keep up with growing transport demand in Europe and enable easier connections to its air cargo network.

Atlas Air announced plans to acquire 49% of Air Atlanta and its fleet, which it will lease back to the carrier to continue operating.

UPS says it has invested $50M in elevating service for freight shippers that use its parcel network between Mexico and the U.S. with the introduction of guaranteed day delivery and freight-specific pricing.

A new $10 billion delivery contract with DHL eCommerce is an example of how the U.S. Postal Service under new Postmaster General David Steiner is trying to be more responsive to the shipping needs of online retailers and their logistics partners.

Amazon is making deliveries in the District of Columbia using battery-powered cargo bikes, part of a broader micromobility policy aimed at reducing emissions, noise and congestion in cities.

Air China Cargo has exercised options for four additional Airbus A350 cargo jets. Airbus now has almost double the amount of orders for large, next-gen freighters as Boeing.

Walmart is using automation to help streamline inbound shipment consolidation for vendors who prepay for the service.

The U.S. Postal Service and its largest block of unionized letter carriers are headed to mediation over a new contract.

Australia Post is raising stamp prices to stem losses.

Condor, the passenger airline with the unique striped livery on its aircraft, is marketing its ability to handle express cargo shipments.

Stord investors have provided more funding to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in the company’s e-commerce fulfillment centers, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $800M over the past decade.

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is calling for an investigation into Chinese-controlled parcel delivery companies in the U.S., saying they receive heavy subsidies that allow them to underprice domestic carriers and could be sharing critical U.S. market data with the Chinese government.

Walmart’s sophisticated supply chain system is allowing it to speed up delivery speeds to customers who order online. The extra convenience was a key factor in the company’s 26% gain in e-commerce sales during the first quarter.

Target has made it a strategic priority to improve supply chain operations so it can avoid out-of-stock situations and reduce costs.

Global logistics provider DHL provides the logistics support that makes Formula 1 races possible around the world. Traditionally relying on air, ocean and road transport, DHL has now moved the first F1 shipment between race locations by rail.

Target has recruited ex-Walmart exec Jeff England away from QXO to be its next chief supply chain officer.

Dollar Tree’s massive new distribution center in Arizona is ready to go live.

Amazon is expanding its new 30-minute delivery service to dozens of U.S. cities this year.

The U.S. Postal Service wants to change some pricing mechanisms for parcel shipments, which will increase costs for shippers.

Six months after the crash of a UPS plane and the FAA ordered the grounding of all MD-11 aircraft, FedEx has been authorized to fly the freighter jets again.

The U.S. Postal Service has selected a former UPS executive as chief strategy officer.

The U.S. Postal Service made strides in the second quarter reducing heavy losses, but has a long way to go to become profitable.

FedEx is in the final stages of resurrecting its MD-11 fleet after helping Boeing redesign a part that contributed to the fiery crash of a UPS jet in November, executives said during an employee briefing on Wednesday.

DHL is ditching the Deutsche Post corporate name and giving it to its Post & Parcel Germany unit as part of an internal reorganization.

Sun Country Airlines is preparing for a late June deployment of two new freighter aircraft provided by Amazon to increase air capacity in its domestic logistics network.

The Iran war is impacting FedEx operations in Dubai, which wants U.S. permission to pause flights there from Hong Kong so it doesn’t lose the right to fly that route.

Qatar Airways Cargo is restoring service to Baghdad despite ongoing hostilities in the Gulf region.

DHL Express gets four years of labor peace after Teamster union workers voted in favor of a negotiated contract.

Amazon announced that same-day grocery delivery is now available to Business Prime members.

Amazon announced it has stitched together logistics services into a unified supply chain product for manufacturers and retailers to move and distribute heavy freight and parcels, which poses a potential threat to other freight management and transport companies.

DHL Global Forwarding is partnering with sister units DHL Aviation and DHL Express to provide dedicated transport service for customers with non-parcel, heavy freight cargo moving from Asia to the U.S. and Europe.

Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to ban MD-11s from flying again following the November crash of a UPS jet in Louisville last year.

DHL Express led DHL Group to a profitable first quarter as the integrated logistics provider navigated through Middle East supply chain disruptions.

UPS announced that it will eliminate a total of 51 parcel distribution centers this year as part of a network downsizing effort, as it reported lower profits that still topped consensus forecasts by analysts.