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UPS Taps Its Global Network To Provide Financial And Logistics Support To Aid Ecuador Earthquake Recovery

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packagetracking-before-content US 05/04/16 Miami, FL Company Collaborating with WFP, UNHCR, CARE, UNICEF, MedShare and the U.S. Ecuadorian Embassy to Provide Vital Relief Supplies and Logistics Expertise The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced an initial cash and in-kind commitment of more than USD $500,000 to aid in response and recovery efforts … Read more

UPS Receives Prestigious Informationweek Elite 100 “Decade” Award

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packagetracking-before-content US 05/04/16 Atlanta, GA Integration of UPS My Choice® delivery service and UPS Access Point™ network recognized for industry-leading innovation UPS (NYSE: UPS) was recognized with a Decade Award, given to 10 companies that have averaged the highest rankings on the annual InformationWeek Elite 100 list over the past decade. UPS ranked 17 on the … Read more

TNT Express announces its intention to sell TNT Innight

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packagetracking-before-content Publish Date : 04 May 2016 19:35 CET – Hoofddorp, the Netherlands TNT Express N.V. today announced its intention to sell its overnight distribution subsidiary TNT Innight to the private equity firm Special Situations Venture Partners III (“SSVP”) advised by Orlando Management AG. The sale is motivated by TNT’s wish to concentrate resources on … Read more

FedEx Launches Fourth Annual Small Business Grant Contest

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packagetracking-before-content $100,000 in Prize Money up for Grabs in 2016 Contest MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 3, 2016—FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today launched its fourth annual Small Business Grant Contest.  This year, the contest offers grants to ten small businesses, distributing a collective prize pool of $100,000—the largest sum since the contest’s inception. Among them, one Grand … Read more

UPS Unveils Updated Hybrid Electric Fleet To Extend Range

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packagetracking-before-content US 05/03/16 Long Beach, CA Rolling Lab Paves Way for Next Generation Vehicles UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced updates to 125 hybrid electric delivery trucks that extend their range and improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. A compact, quiet-running 2-cylinder engine replaces a prior 4-cylinder engine to extend their range, … Read more

UPS Named Top Logistics Company

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packagetracking-before-content US 05/03/16 Atlanta, GA UPS ranked No. 1 on list of top logistics providers UPS is ranked No.1 in Transport Topics’ annual issue of Top 50 Logistics Companies in North America. UPS also ranked No. 8 on the top warehousing list, No. 10 on the top dedicated contract carriers list, No.15 for the top ocean … Read more

DPD Germany is once more “TOP SERVICE provider”

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packagetracking-before-content Award-winning customer service in Germany The Institute for Market-oriented Management and the management consultants ServiceRating and YouGov confirm the DPD subsidiary’s high level of customer focus For the fifth year in succession Nuremberg-based DPD iloxx eService GmbH is among Germany’s 50 companies offering the best customer service Nuremberg/Aschaffenburg, 2 May 2016 – DPD iloxx … Read more

UPS Brazil Receives “Authorized Economic Operators” Certification

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packagetracking-before-content US 05/02/16 Sao Paulo, Brazil AEO certificate allows UPS expedited processing of goods, enhance international trade and increase customer UPS Brazil has obtained an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification by Brazil’s Tax Authority, Secretaria da Receita Federal. Aiming to ensure better security and facilitation of global supply chains, the AEO certification allows UPS to offer its customers … Read more

Ministry of Commerce People’s Republic of China Unconditionally Approves FedEx Intended Acquisition of TNT Express

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packagetracking-before-content Final Required Regulatory Approval Launches Last Stages of Transaction Process Acceptance Period Ends May 13, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee; Hoofddorp, the Netherlands – April 29, 2016 – FedEx Corporation (FedEx) (NYSE:FDX), FedEx Acquisition B.V. (the Offeror) and TNT Express N.V. (TNT Express) jointly announce that on April 29, 2016, they obtained the unconditional approval of … Read more

Postal Service Previews Spectacular National Parks Stamp Pane

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packagetracking-before-content WASHINGTON(April 28, 2016) — The U.S. Postal Service previewed its stunning pane of 16 National Parks Forever stamps today in this collection that celebrates the National Park Service on its 100th anniversary. The June 2 first-day-of-issue ceremony will take place at New York City’s Jacob Javits Center at 11 a.m. as part of World … Read more