The Jersey Post Group has added to its global network with an investment in a specialist Latin American (LATAM) parcel and logistics partner APG International.

This investment extends Jersey Post’s network into LATAM countries, providing its existing network partners with services into these areas and also providing Jersey Post with opportunities to expand in the Americas.

APG International, established by the 2018 merger between Aprisa Express and Pakya, provides a combination of parcel and logistics services focused on the Americas region and operates in both the wholesale and the retail market.

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UPS is enabling its US customers to sell their products globally with the same delivery speed as domestic shipments with a new Saturday service offering.

Businesses that schedule a Saturday pick-up from the USA to 57 key international markets will have their shipments processed and shipped on Saturday and delivered as soon as Monday, one day faster than previous UPS time-in-transit. The destination countries are located across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, with more key markets to be added later this year.

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Honeywell has entered a strategic collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University to advance robotics technology for distribution centers.

The initiative brings together Honeywell Intelligrated – a division of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions – and Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The two organizations are advancing the capability of artificial intelligence and robotics technologies to solve challenges facing distribution centers.

Today’s distribution center systems are becoming more integrated and complex as result of the rapid growth in e-commerce and the need to improve productivity and performance to fulfil orders.

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FedEx has bolstered its sustainable efforts by adding 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles to its fleet.

FedEx is purchasing 100 of the vehicles from Chanje Energy and leasing 900 from Ryder System. The purpose-built electric vehicles will be operated by FedEx Express for commercial and residential pick-up and delivery services in the USA.

Mitch Jackson, chief sustainability officer at FedEx, said, “FedEx continually seeks new ways to maximize operational efficiency, minimize impacts and find innovative solutions through the company’s Reduce, Replace, Revolutionize approach to sustainability.

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Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) has received a major order for the Zürich-Mülligen mail sorting center. The contract with Swiss Post encompasses the integration of a fully automated sorting system into the existing infrastructure and its commissioning, as well as the optimization of processes using innovative, digital solutions.

The boom in e-commerce is driving a sustained growth in parcel numbers worldwide, and this is presenting mail service providers – including Swiss Post – with new challenges.

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Hermes will be offering additional support and reassurance to the UK’s retail industry ahead of Christmas 2018 by bringing back its unique money back delivery guarantee.

The initiative, now in its sixth year, helps retailers to avoid disappointing online shoppers by pledging that all purchases will be delivered before Christmas Day.

The terms of the commitment apply to each individual parcel that enters the Hermes network with a UK mainland address by 23.59 on December 20 for standard deliveries and 23:59 on December 21 for next-day delivery.

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Royal Mail is introducing a selection of ‘singing’ postboxes across the UK ahead of the festive season, which serenade the user once a letter or card is posted.

The singing postboxes – a first for the company – are adorned with beautifully seasonal snowflakes, and respond to post with one of three festive-themed ditties ranging from the sound of sleigh bells to a jolly season’s greeting from Santa Claus.

The boxes are located in the four busy hotspots of Greenwich in London, Cardiff (Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland), and will be in place for the entire festive season.

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Research by distribution company Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has found that online retailers are exploring growth opportunities in markets outside of Europe in response to uncertainty around trade regulations caused by Brexit. Despite these ambitions, retailers cite delivery as their biggest challenge after taxes and duties.

The USA is the most desirable e-commerce growth market by far, with 64% of surveyed online retailers ranking the nation as their number one market for growth opportunities.

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The International Post Corporation’s (IPC) sustainability report has found that the 20 postal operators from five continents in its sustainability program achieved further improvements in all components of the program during 2017.

The IPC Environmental Measurement and Monitoring System (EMMS) remains one of the few service sector-wide initiatives responding to the risks posed by climate change.

In 2008, EMMS participants set themselves two targets to reach collectively by 2020 – to achieve a score of at least 90% in carbon management proficiency, and to reduce combined carbon emissions from own operations by 20%.

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