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UPS and Waymo partner to begin self-driving package pickup
Atlanta, GA and Mountain View, CA — UPS and self-driving technology company Waymo announced a first-of-a-kind partnership to pilot autonomous vehicle package pickup in the Metro Phoenix area. Starting in the coming weeks, Waymo’s Chrysler Pacifica minivans will shuttle packages from The UPS…
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With investment, UPS fast-tracks fleet electrification
Atlanta, GA — UPS announced its venture capital arm, UPS Ventures, has completed a minority investment in Arrival, which makes electric vehicle (EV) platforms and purpose-built vehicles. Along with the investment in Arrival, UPS also announced a commitment to purchase…
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UPS expansion to add 5 million sq. ft. to global capacity
Atlanta, GA – For the third consecutive year, UPS will bring online substantial processing capacity globally with 20 new or remodeled, highly automated, data-driven facilities in 2020. The projects will add more than 5 million square feet of new automated sortation globally,…
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Amazon lets third party sellers use FedEx ground again
New York, NY — Amazon said it will allow its third-party sellers to start using FedEx’s ground service again after banning them from using it for about a month during the busy holiday shopping season because FedEx purportedly wasn’t delivering on time.…
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Canadians plan to shop smarter this holiday season: UPS
Mississauga, ON — UPS Canada is gearing up for another busy holiday season as 60 per cent of Canadians indicate plans to shop smarter this year. According to a Leger study, commissioned by UPS Canada, online gift purchases are up…
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Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1 day delivery
New York, NY — This year, holiday stress may take on a whole new meaning for online retailers. Amazon, Walmart and others have promised to deliver more of their orders within 24 hours of customers clicking on “Buy.” The coming…
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DHL completes upgrade of its air hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport
Bonn, Germany — DHL Express presented its new Strategy 2025 on the occasion of the opening of its EUR 123 million state-of-the art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport. A new green logistics centre, the building includes an ice energy storage system…
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Deutsche Post DHL Group opens new mega parcel centre
Bonn, Germany — Deutsche Post DHL Group is continuing to strengthen its efficient parcel network in Germany and opened a state-of-the-art mega parcel centre in Bochum. With a sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour, the Bochum parcel…
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Purolator increases Canadian footprint with new Toronto facility
Toronto, ON – The morning after Toronto’s first snowfall, it was only fitting Purolator held the official opening of its new state-of-the-art terminal in North York, part of the company’s network expansion that will help process an estimated 35 million…
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UPS CEO talks about holiday shipping, drones, Amazon threat
Dallas, TX — Online shoppers are becoming more demanding — impatient might be a better description — and that is good for UPS. Profit at United Parcel Service Inc. is rising partly because next-day and second-day deliveries in the U.S.…
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DP DHL to invest $2B in digital transformation
Bonn, Germany — Deutsche Post DHL Group announced its new Group Strategy. With “Strategy 2025 — Delivering excellence in a digital world” the Group is laying the foundation to continue its successful growth trajectory beyond the horizon defined by its…
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UPS completes expansion of high-speed hub
Nashville, TN — UPS announced completion of the multi-phased expansion of its Whitescreek, Tenn. ground package sortation and distribution facility. The project has brought more than 300 new full- and part-time jobs to the area. According to the company, businesses…