Walmart is investing $300 million in a huge fulfillment center near Gastonia, North Carolina.
The U.S. Postal Service is upgrading floor plans and technology tools at local post offices to improve the customer experience.
Cincinnati airport marked the opening of its first warehouse at the CVG Global Logistics Park, which is still under development.
DoorDash on Tuesday unveiled a fulfillment service for retailers, a road-capable delivery robot, an autonomous delivery platform and a smart-scale device to ensure order accuracy.
Parcel industry executives agree that Canada Post can’t afford union demands for greater benefits and that it needs to radically change its business model or risk losing e-commerce customers.
Pharmaceutical and medical companies will be among the key beneficiaries of a new FedEx air freight route between Dublin and Indianapolis.
DHL eCommerce is expanding its footprint in Poland with an agreement to buy the remaining shares of its parcel locker partnership.
Parcel carriers like FedEx and UPS are implementing peak season surcharges to recover costs when there isn’t a spike in volume to gear up for, leaving frustrated customers looking for alternative providers.
Mail carriers went on strike Thursday after the government ordered Canada Post to streamline operations, angering businesses that rely on the postal operator to ship orders.
The Canadian government is shaking up Canada Post to reduce excess capacity and save money as postal demand shrinks.
The U.S. Postal Service is putting a pause on stamp price hikes for the first time in six years.
DHL is rapidly expanding its team of customs agents in the U.S. to help shippers comply with a proliferation of new Trump tariff rules even as it reports a slump in import volumes.
Deutsche Post and Australia Post are among the first postal operators to restart parcel shipments to the U.S. after the duty-exemption for low-value goods was terminated last month.
Target is offering next-day delivery to 35 major cities by the end of October after tweaking its stores-as-hubs logistics model.
UPS is readjusting its air freight network in response to high demand within Asia as volumes from China to the U.S. decrease.
The U.S. cancellation of duty-free treatment for de minimis packages cut FedEx income by $150 million and forced the airline unit to reduce flights.
UPS has dropped its planned purchase of Mexican express delivery company Estafeta because closing conditions were unable to be met.
Canada Post has asked the mail carriers’ union to end its ban on direct mail delivery because it is returning to the bargaining table.
House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would force the U.S. Postal Service to go through a series of steps before it can close contract postal units in retail stores.
Amazon is expanding its multi-channel fulfillment service to merchants on three major off-Amazon platforms.
The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out two types of super-fast automated package sorting machines to improve processing time.
FedEx has moved its airfreight shipping operation at East Midlands Airport to a dedicated facility, away from the parcel processing area.
DHL Express continues to invest in modernizing airport cargo terminals. The latest upgrade is at Barcelona airport.
The first 777 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, modified by Israel Aircraft Industries, will enter commercial revenue service with Kalitta Air in October.
Northern Air Cargo is giving up business with DHL Express to launch scheduled flights between Seattle and Anchorage, but will face stiff competition from incumbent Alaska Airlines.
The Canada Post labor dispute continues to worsen, with letter carriers announcing they won’t deliver marketing mail.
DHL Express and Singapore Post are partnering to facilitate parcel shipping through the postal network.
DHL’s contract logistics arm is buying another last-mile delivery company serving the healthcare industry.
Regional parcel carrier Veho has begun offering retailers last-mile delivery in the Los Angeles area as it continues to grow.
OnTrac is differentiating itself from other regional parcel carriers by offering coast-to-coast service to take more business from FedEx and UPS
Startup cargo airline One Air continues to expand its fleet, airport hubs and service offerings.
FedEx and DHL Express are moving to bigger and more modern package sorting facilities at airports in Turkey and Finland.
The Federal Aviation Administration penalized three companies for improperly shipping hazardous materials on FedEx and UPS aircraft.
FedEx Supply Chain is losing a contract with P&G, which could impact ore than 60 workers.
Amazon Air has extended its wholesale air cargo service to the Caribbean for the first time.
FedEx is investing heavily to expand its parcel and freight logistics service in Saudi Arabia.
Maersk Air Cargo has introduced service to South America and hired two veteran airfreight executives to lead the business.
Private-equity backed ADL Final Mile has purchased DMC Logistics, a courier that operates in the Southwest.
A leadership transition is underway at the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers.
InPost partners with Bloq.it to install 20,000 smart lockers, enhancing out-of-home parcel delivery.
Canada Post and the mail carriers’ union refuse to budge on contract talks.
New UPS and DHL surcharges will add delivery costs for customers during the upcoming peak season.
Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways and My Freighter are adding all-cargo aircraft capacity to the European market.
Atlas Air will provide outsourced transportation with a 777 freighter aircraft to Etihad Airways and DSV.
Ajex Logistics acquisition boosts DHL’s presence in the Middle East e-commerce market.
FedEx Supply Chain to cut 611 jobs in Memphis, Tennessee, as Cummins shifts logistics strategy.
Thieves have stolen eight trucks of cargo from Ceva Logistics in the past year.
Canada Post’s financial troubles worsened in the second quarter driven by a drop in parcel volumes amid a labor dispute.
Korean Air has ordered eight next-generation 777-8 freighters from Boeing.
The end of the U.S. de minimis exemption is disrupting European postal service for parcel customers.
DHL Express is using Global Crossing Airlines on a trial basis to haul packages.
FedEx is targeting its European operation in the next round of cost cuts. Combining U.S. ground and Express networks requires careful balancing to maintain customer service.
The state of Washington has slapped the U.S. Postal Service with a $33,000 penalty for unsafe handling of hazardous waste.
The son of the late FedEx founder has been nominated to the board of directors, in what could be an initial step in his succession to CEO.
Air Canada and striking flight attendants have negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement, which enables the airline to resume operations late Tuesday.
Air Canada flight attendants are refusing a government order to end their strike, leaving travelers and cargo shippers without service for a third consecutive day.
The Canadian government’s decision to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants is good news for the airline and its customers.
Canada Post and union negotiators will head back to the bargaining table next week amid ongoing operational and financial challenges.
Saudia Cargo is leasing Airbus A330 cargo aircraft and crews from ASL Airlines Ireland to operate on its behalf.
Businesses want the government to prevent a strike by Air Canada flight attendants because of the impact on cargo deliveries.
Amazon is scaling up same-day delivery for fresh groceries, giving it the ability to capture more of the online grocery market.
FedEx has named Accenture executive Vishal Talwar as chief digital and information officer.
Air Canada flight attendants are set to strike Saturday. Cargo shipments are at risk.
UPS’s 11th-hour resolution of multiple labor grievances has prevented the Teamsters from orchestrating a strike at multiple facilities.
A startup cargo airline in Uzbekistan has started offering scheduled service between a major Chinese city and Amsterdam to support shippers in the EU market.
UPS is closing a shift in Texas and a facility in North Carolina as part of network reconfiguration, which will cost dozens of workers their jobs.
Driver subscriptions for UPS’s buyout offer are lower than expected, forcing the company to give workers more time to make a decision.
The U.S. Postal Service intends to add a temporary delivery surcharge on packages for the peak shipping season, starting in early October.
The U.S. Postal Service is on track to lose nearly $7 billion in the current fiscal year as inflation made it difficult to hold the line on costs in the third quarter.
Cargojet posted unspectacular results for the second quarter, but analysts considered that good because of the global trade uncertainty caused by new U.S. tariff policies.
DHL has extended its long-term dedicated transport contract with Cargojet with two years left on the existing contract.
Air Lease said its decision to ditch an order for Airbus A350 cargo jets was based on development delays and its preference to focus on passenger aircraft.
DHL said the U.S. crackdown on tariff-free trade for cheap overseas packages is impacting volumes and its bottom line.
Saltchuk Aviation, which is downsizing its air cargo operation, sold StratAir’s cargo handling business to acquisitive airport services provider PrimeFlight Aviation.
Canada Post mail carriers turned down the company’s last contract offer, extending a 20–month labor dispute that has helped private couriers siphon package business from the postal operator.
All Nippon Airways has acquired Nippon Cargo Airlines after waiting 28 months for regulatory clearance.
Sun Country Airlines is preparing the final three aircraft from Amazon to enter into service by the end of this quarter, just in time for the peak shipping season.
The brother of Patrick Tillman, who joined the Army in the middle of a promising NFL career and died in Afghanistan, has been charged with setting fire to a U.S. post office.
The Trump administration is wiping out duty-free treatment for low-cost imports shipped by e-commerce retailers direct to consumers as it ratchets up tariffs on countries around the world.
A Ceva Logistics truckload with millions of dollars worth of electronics from Apple and other manufacturers was stolen in Reno, Nevada.
UPS’s stock price slid Tuesday after it reported lower parcel volumes and difficulty cutting costs as it works to right-size its delivery network.
Ceva Logistics has named a top executive from France to improve the performance of its North American business, as it tries to improve profit margins in the wake of a major acquisition last year.
The Teamsters union says the UPS offer to buy out delivery drivers from their contract is a slap in the face.
UPS has notified workers at a New Orleans facility that they will lose their jobs as the company downsizes its physical footprint.
Widebody aircraft received in the Hawaiian Airlines acquisition have allowed Alaska Airlines to increase domestic and international cargo capacity and cargo revenue as the company continues to integrate the two operations.
The Government Accountability Office has documented outdated warehouse and road infrastructure at U.S. airports, but says the Department of Transportation has failed to monitor the situation or consider policy prescriptions.
Boeing and Airbus are moving into the production phase for their next-generation freighter aircraft, which they hope to release to customers later this decade.
Struggling Northern Air Cargo is exiting markets in the Caribbean and a Los Angeles-Honolulu lane to save money and focus on flying smaller aircraft in Alaska and Hawaii.
The Cargo Airline Association is applauding the U.S. Department of Transportation effort to pressure the Mexican government to reverse restrictions on U.S. carriers, which it says are anti-competitive.
Businesses will stop using Canada Post if workers decide to go on strike again, worsening the existing mail drain, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
The Trump administration is taking punitive steps against Mexico, including the potential cancellation of a joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, for alleged violations of a bilateral air service agreement.
Many businesses are diverting parcel shipments to cheaper carriers as FedEx and UPS hike rates and surcharges, according to the latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
The Canadian government is going around union leadership to force a vote on Canada Post’s contract offer to mail carriers. Voting starts next week.
Four years into its turnaround plan, the U.S. Postal Service is still a work in progress. New Postmaster General David Steiner now has the job of returning the agency to financial health.
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have finalized a new collective bargaining agreement.
Germany-based DHL Group has made a series of management changes in the past month, including new CEOs for the Forwarding and Supply Chain divisions.
The U.S. Postal Service is raising shipping and stamp prices. Bulk mailing companies say the increase is too high.
FedEx has committed to buy the first ATR 72-600 converted freighter, supplementing the production freighters already in its fleet.
FedEx will honor founder Fred Smith, who died last month, at a large ceremony in August.
Australia Post is responding to e-commerce growth by building dedicated parcel post offices and rolling out an ultra-low cost shipping option aimed at small retailers.