Royal Mail Plc will return $540 million to shareholders, saying it’s increasingly confident that the online shopping boom spurring parcel deliveries will persist.
November 18, 2021parcel
Business, Logistics, Top 50
An employee sorts through a trolley of parcels the Royal Mail Plc sorting office in Chelmsford, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
Royal Mail Hands $540 Million to Investors on Parcel Windfall
An employee sorts through a trolley of parcels the Royal Mail Plc sorting office in Chelmsford, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
Business, Logistics, Top 50
Employees handle packages at an SF Express store in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg News)
Chinese Package-Delivery Firm SF Holding Eyes Stake in Kerry Logistics
Employees handle packages at an SF Express store in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg News)
SF Holding Co., one of the largest Chinese package-delivery services, is exploring a potential investment in tycoon Robert Kuok’s listed logistics business, people with knowledge of the matter said.
February 4, 2021
Business, Safety, TCA
A worker seals a mail sack at the USPS Merrifield processing and distribution center in Merrifield, Va., in December 2018. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Risk Remains Low for Coronavirus Transmission on Packages
A worker seals a mail sack at the USPS Merrifield processing and distribution center in Merrifield, Va., in December 2018. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
The CDC has stated on its website that at the moment, “there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with imported goods, and there have not been any cases of COVID-19 in the United States associated with imported goods,” so the concern for anything shipped from overseas is low thus far.
March 26, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA
A worker sorts packages at the USPS Merrifield processing and distribution center in Virginia in December 2018. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Postal Service, UPS, FedEx and Amazon Put Safety First
A worker sorts packages at the USPS Merrifield processing and distribution center in Virginia in December 2018. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the U.S., more people are relying on the mail and delivery services to provide them food, medicine and household items.
March 23, 2020
Business, Logistics
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
UPS Revenues Rise, but Profits Flat in Third Quarter
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
UPS Inc. profits essentially were flat year-over-year in the third quarter, ticking down about 0.5% or $6 million as the parcel giant also announced a 4.9% rate increase effective Dec. 24 to match other less-than-truckload carriers.
October 26, 2017
Technology, Logistics
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June 16, 2016
Editorial, Business
Editorial: Unwelcome Shipping Surprises
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Government, Business
Congress Passes Bill to Set Drug Distribution Standards
A bill that establishes new national standards for the distribution of prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals has been approved by Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Obama.
November 19, 2013