Postal operators worldwide experienced modest revenue growth in 2025, with average group revenue rising by 1.4%, driven mainly by parcels, according to preliminary results published by International Post Corporation (IPC).

The 1.4% figure is an unweighted mean based on results from 33 postal operators, including An Post, Canada Post, China Post, Correos, DHL Group, Japan Post, La Poste Groupe, PostNL, Royal Mail, Swiss Post and the United States Postal Service. Comparative figures for 2023 and 2024 are drawn from the IPC Global Postal Industry Report 2025, based on a sample of 48 posts.

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DHL Group and Statkraft have signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable electricity from an onshore wind farm in northern Germany, broadening DHL Group’s renewable energy portfolio beyond offshore wind.

Under the agreement, which began in February, Statkraft will supply around 35GWh of renewable electricity annually, covering roughly 8% of DHL Group’s current electricity demand in Germany. The electricity comes from the newly constructed Sollwitt-Pobüll onshore wind park in Schleswig-Holstein, which was commissioned in 2025 and has an installed capacity of 13.2MW.

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Bpost is now allowing consumers to rent lockers for personal use in its Bbox parcel locker network, expanding the range of services offered through the system.

The new service, called Bbox Rent & Store, lets users rent a locker directly from the locker screen for a set period, storing or handing over items for between four hours and a maximum of two days. It is available 24/7 in nearly 400 Bboxes across Belgium, mainly in urban areas and along the coast.

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Sustainable toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap has partnered with electric courier Hived to reduce the carbon footprint of its last-mile deliveries in the UK.

From July 15, one in every four UK orders will be delivered using Hived’s all-electric fleet, which operates across Greater London, Bristol, Bath, Bournemouth, Plymouth and Southampton. The company says replacing a standard diesel van with an electric Hived vehicle cuts last-mile emissions by up to 76% for each delivery made this way.

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PostNL has begun delivering standard letterbox mail within two days, describing the change as an important intermediate step toward a more sustainable postal service. Next-day delivery will remain available for those sending priority mail.

Maurice Unck, director of Mail NL at PostNL, said, “Where people in the Netherlands used to receive around three mail items per day, that number has now dropped to just three per week. From July 12, the mail deliverer will pass all streets in the Netherlands three days a week as standard.

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A Qantas Airbus A321 has become the first freighter aircraft to land at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI), touching down as part of a readiness flight ahead of regular freight operations.

Flight QF7301 landed at WSI at 2:00pm, helping validate key operational processes at the airport’s new Cargo Precinct, including aircraft handling, ground operations, systems, airside coordination and cargo transfer procedures.

Regular domestic freighter operations from WSI will begin on July 27, with the new terminal expected to handle more than 850 metric tons of freight each week.

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FedEx Corp. has launched FedEx Life Sciences, a dedicated organization created to support the movement of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, clinical trials and other healthcare shipments.

The new organization combines the FedEx global network with a dedicated healthcare team and advanced monitoring capabilities, aimed at serving pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals as supply chains for temperature-sensitive therapies, clinical trial materials and patient-critical shipments become more complex and regulated.

Nick Gennari has been appointed president of healthcare and life sciences, focusing exclusively on the new segment.

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Evri Group, the UK’s largest dedicated parcel delivery company, is now delivering more than one billion parcels annually, following a record financial year for volumes in FY25/26.

Group parcel volumes increased 17% for the 12 months to February 28, 2026, supported by an £80m (US$110m) investment into operations, service and people. Following the completion of its merger with DHL eCommerce UK in October 2025, the enlarged group has hit its one-billion-parcel target three years earlier than planned, and is now targeting 1.4 billion parcels annually by 2030.

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Rob Carlisle, head of logistics at Argon & Co, explores what Amazon’s move into wider third-party logistics services means for the sector.

In this episode:

• Why Amazon is opening its network beyond marketplace sellers
• Should incumbent operators like DHL and GXO be frightened?
• The need for differentiation and the opportunities for smaller operators
• Will customers trust Amazon to provide consistency during peak?

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The last-mile parcel delivery industry has spent years optimizing for speed. Faster sorting, routing, notifications and handovers. Customers wanted certainty, retailers needed shorter delivery windows, and courier companies had to manage growing volumes without letting costs spiral. Nowadays, speed still matters and it always will, but it is no longer the only key measure for how customers judge a delivery experience.

A parcel can arrive quickly and still create frustration. Maybe the recipient cannot change the delivery address, or the payment option is inconvenient.

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