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Deutsche Post DHL wins the EMC Blue Sky Supplier Sustainability Award 2014

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packagetracking-before-content DHL becomes the first logistics provider to be recognized with EMC’s sustainability award Acknowledgement for sustainability reporting, and improving social and environmental responsibility Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading postal and logistics group, has been recognized as the winner of EMC’s third annual Blue Sky Supplier Sustainability Award 2014. With the award, the market … Read more

Australia Post introduces new travel card to cash in on China’s travel boom

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packagetracking-before-content 17th November 2014 Australia Post, together with UnionPay International and Bank of China, today launched Australia’s first UnionPay multi-currency travel card to support the significant number of Australians travelling to China for business and leisure. China UnionPay is a fast growing international payment brand, with more than 4.5 billion cards issued, and is accepted … Read more

UPS Adds Three “Next Generation” Training Centers

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packagetracking-before-content Atlanta, November 17, 2014 Additional UPS Integrad learning sites accelerate driver and management training across the U.S. UPS® (NYSE: UPS) today announced the addition of three new UPS Integrad™ driver training locations in Dallas, Phoenix, and Portland, Ore. There are currently UPS Integrad locations in Franklin Park, Ill., and Landover, Md. UPS Integrad training … Read more

Purolator announces busiest shipping dates of the holiday season: Cyber Monday and Dec. 17

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packagetracking-before-content Purolator’s holiday season ship-by dates released for domestic, U.S. and international shipping TORONTO, ON, Nov. 14, 2014 – Heading into the busy holiday season, Purolator forecasts its busiest shipping day of the year will be Dec. 17, when the company expects to move approximately 1.3 million pieces. For the second consecutive year, Canada’s leading freight, … Read more

Postal Service Board of Governors selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service

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packagetracking-before-content WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors today announced the appointment of Megan J. Brennan, the current chief operating officer of the Postal Service, as the 74th Postmaster General and CEO. Speaking at a public meeting of the Board this morning, Mickey D. Barnett, chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors, … Read more

Postmaster General Donahoe to Retire February 2015

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packagetracking-before-content WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service Board of Governors announced today that Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick R. Donahoe has decided to retire February 1, 2015, after 39 years with the Postal Service. At a public meeting of the Board of Governors this morning, Mickey D. Barnett, Chairman of the Board, … Read more

Deutsche Post DHL and Teach First Deutschland celebrate their five-year partnership working for better educational opportunity

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packagetracking-before-content Deutsche Post DHL has been Teach First Deutschland’s largest partner since the organization was launched So far over 330 participants have been deployed in schools in Germany Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics group, has been the largest supporter of Teach First Deutschland (TFD) since the organization was founded in 2009. … Read more

UPS Applauds Breakthrough on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

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packagetracking-before-content Washington, November 14, 2014 Quick action on implementation needed to facilitate global commerce and support economic growth UPS®, a global logistics provider and leading advocate for global trade, welcomes the news of a breakthrough agreement to resolve differences between the United States and India. The accord ultimately allow the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to … Read more

FedEx Hosts “Information Generation” Roundtable

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packagetracking-before-content FedEx recently hosted a virtual roundtable, ‘Information Generation: IT & Global Connectivity,’ in which FedEx executives, Raj Subramaniam and Michael Foster, and The Boston Consulting Group’s, Ralf Dreischmeier, discussed the role of internet technology (IT) in driving global connectivity and economic growth. From the virtual to the physical, information technology (IT) has revolutionized global commerce. … Read more

Fedex WTO Trade Facilitation Moves Forward

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packagetracking-before-content Michael L. Ducker, FedEx Express President and Chief Operating Officer responds to the announcement that the United States and India have reached an agreement to move forward with the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. “FedEx is pleased that a solution has been found to move the WTO Trade Facilitation agreement forward.  The WTO agreement will cut red … Read more