Sendle and Toll team up
Australian parcel delivery company Sendle and logistics provider Toll have announced a new partnership.
View ArticleToll opens Fremantle facility
Toll Group has opened a new $20 million intermodal freight facility at the Port of Fremantle.
View ArticleJapan Post gears up for IPO
Japan Post is gearing up for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in November, through which it hopes to raise 1.39 trillion yen ($11.5bn).
View ArticlePrice set for Japan Post Holdings IPO
Japan's government is set to raise about $11.9bn through the privatisation of Japan Post and its banking and insurance units.
View ArticleJapan Post share prices surge on market debut
The triple IPO of Japan Post's holding company and its banking and insurance arms has raised $12bn and share prices surged on their debut.
View ArticleYamato launches PR campaign over fairness in Japan’s parcel delivery market
Japanese parcel delivery company Yamato has placed advertisements in national newspapers calling for fair competition in the parcel delivery market.
View ArticleJapan Post reports drop in revenues
Japan Post Holdings, which has recently mounted a huge initial public offering (IPO), has reported a drop in earnings and revenues for the first half of fiscal 2015.
View ArticleNew CEO for Japan Post?
Masatsugu Nagato, the Chief Executive of Japan Post Bank, may be set to succeed Taizo Nishimuro as the head of Japan Post Holdings.
View ArticleQatar Post hosts collaborative workshop
Qatar Post yesterday (16 March) held a workshop in collaboration with Japan Post, which was also attended by representatives from Saudi Post and the Emirates Post Group (EPG).
View ArticleJapan Post adjusting shipping rates
Japan Post will reportedly be reducing shipping rates on small parcels for retail customers by up to 30% in October.
View ArticleJapanese mail unit halts graduate recruitment
Japan Post Service Co. has been forced to scrap plans to hire new graduates for the next fiscal year.
View ArticleJapan Post workers could face the chop
Non-regular workers at Japan Post Group could face the axe as the business looks to improve its financial situation.
View ArticleService restrictions continue in Japan with recovery underway
Postal delays are continuing in Japan in the wake of last week’s massive earthquake and tsunami, with service suspensions remaining in place in northern areas of the country.
View ArticleJapan Post reports “significant damage” after earthquake
Last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan has left 330 post offices destroyed or damaged, according to Japan Post and the Universal Postal Union.
View ArticleReliability seen as key to Posts competing with integrators
The Kahala Posts Group, an alliance of 10 postal operators from Europe, Asia and America that aims to more effectively compete internationally with the large integrators, met in Barcelona this week to...
View ArticleTiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
James Cartledge explores the explosive growth of e-commerce shipping in the Asia Pacific region, the venue for World Mail & Express in June 2012
View ArticleJapan Post to improve overseas ecommerce shipping in eBay alliance
Japan Post said today it has formed an alliance with US-based online shopping giant eBay to help propel the growing market for cross-border e-commerce.
View ArticleJapan Post records 40% profit increase thanks to cutbacks
Japan Post Group has achieved a 40% year-on-year increase in its net profit in the six months up to September, thanks to extensive cuts in labour costs.
View ArticleUSPS ranked top postal service in world's 20 biggest economies
The US Postal Service has been named as the best postal service within the world's top 20 largest economies for access to services, resource efficiency and public trust.
View ArticleJapan Post partners with Internet giant Rakuten on ecommerce
One of the world's largest ecommerce marketplaces - Japan's Rakuten - has formed an alliance with Japan Post to expand ecommerce sales overseas.
View ArticlePostal Digest – News from Japan, Brazil, Spain, Italy and the US
Rounding up some more news headlines from the postal sector around the world, including innovation in Japan and Spain, investment at Brazil Post and regulatory transparency in the US...
View ArticleProtected: Japan Post: Reduction likely in post office operations
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View ArticleJapan’s bankers demand Postal Bank restrictions ahead of IPO
Japan's finance industry is demanding firm plans from the Japanese government on when Japan Post and its important banking division will be privatised.
View ArticlePostal Digest: News from Poste Italiane, PostNord, VietnamPost, Latvian Post
More of the latest news headlines from the postal industry around the world, including innovation from Poste Italiane and Latvian Post, and expanded services at Japan Post and VietnamPost...
View ArticleJapan Post teams with SingPost on cross-border e-commerce fulfillment
Japan Post and Singapore Post have formed an alliance to provide a new fulfillment service for Japanese e-commerce companies selling overseas.
View ArticleThe year that was: 2012 (Part One)
Bringing you the first part of our annual review of the year, and the major stories shaping the mail and express industry across the world.
View ArticleJapan Post allies with GeoPost to launch cross-border e-commerce service
Japan Post is forming an alliance with La Poste’s international parcel-express company GeoPost to further its ambitions in the e-commerce space.
View ArticleJapan Post to provide delivery to parcel lockers for Rakuten
E-commerce giant Rakuten has launched a new delivery service with Japan Post that will make use of parcel lockers.
View ArticleJapan Post makes $5bn offer for Australia’s Toll Group
Japan Post has made an audacious $5bn bid for Australian transport and logistics giant Toll Group, which could transform the logistics and e-commerce market in the Asia-Pacific region.
View ArticleAustralia Post faces stiffer parcels competition if Toll Group is sold
Japan Post’s takeover of the Australian logistics and express giant Toll Group has "massive implications" for Australia Post and its parcels business.
View ArticleRegulators give Japan Post green light to buy Toll Group
Regulators in Japan have given the go-ahead to Japan Post’s proposal to buy Australia-based logistics giant Toll Group.
View ArticleJapan Post partnering with IBM and Apple to offer services for elderly clients
Japan Post will be working with IT giants IBM and Apple to extend its national Watch Over service.
View ArticleFinal regulatory approval given for Japan Post to buy Toll Group
Toll Group said yesterday that it has now received all regulatory approvals needed for its takeover by Japan Post.
View ArticleToll Group shareholders vote in favour of takeover by Japan Post
Toll Holdings Ltd shareholders have voted in favour of Japan Post’s proposed takeover of the company.
View ArticleJapan Post CEO announces new Toll Group board
Japan Post President & CEO Toru Takahashi has announced the formation of a new board that will provide governance to Toll under Japan Post.
View ArticleJapan Post testing electric vehicles for postal duties
Japan Post has been using Toyota electric vehicles for postal pickup and delivery duties on a trial basis.
View ArticleToll Group unveils plans for Singapore logistics hub
Toll Group, the transport and logistics provider recently acquired by Japan Post, has unveiled its blueprint for a 100,000 square metre "Toll City" logistics hub in Tuas, Singapore.
View ArticleJapan Post to sell shares in its insurance unit to boost the group’s...
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. is selling nearly a third of its outstanding shares in Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. In addition, Japan Post Insurance has revealed it would buy back its own shares worth...
View ArticleJapan Post to team up with Daiwa Securities Group
Japan Post Holdings is to reportedly partner with Daiwa Securities Group to create new investment products says Nikkei Asian Review. Under an agreement to be announced today, Japan Post Bank and Daiwa...
View ArticleJapan Post CEO considers resigning
Masatsugu Nagato, the chief executive of the former state-owned postal and financial services group Japan Post Holdings Co. said he is considering resigning in the wake of an investigation that...
View ArticleManagement changes at Japan Post over improper sales of insurance policies
Hiroya Masuda, a former minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, will replace current Japan Post CEO Masatsugu Nagato on 6 January. Three executives have stepped down from the company in the...
View ArticleJapan Post: “We must regain trust”
Hiroya Masuda took up the reins as new President Japan Post Holdings Co. on Monday and pledged to regain the public’s trust in the former state-owned postal group, reports The Japan Times. “We are...
View ArticleJapan Post could dismiss 5% of its employees
Japan Post Holdings Co. has received a proposal by a group company to cut 10,000 jobs, reports the Nikkei Asian Review. Japan Post Group and its labour union will start talks on reviewing its...
View ArticleJapan Post: our transportation performance has significantly declined
Japan Post has announced a temporary suspension of the acceptance of international mail from 126 countries for EMS and Air Mail, and for all types of mail from 27 countries. The postal operator stated...
View ArticleJapan Post to sell Toll Holdings
Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd has decided to sell its Australian logistics arm Toll Holdings Ltd, reports local media. In 2015, Japan Post acquired Australia’s transport logistics firm Toll for A$6.5...
View ArticleToll to explore sale process for its Global Express business
Following a strategic review of the global Toll business, Japan Post has said it intends to explore a potential sale of the Toll Global Express business. Toll’s Global Logistics and Global Forwarding...
View ArticleNew alliance to strengthen ties between the Japan Post Group and the Rakuten...
Japan Post Holdings Co.,Ltd., Japan Post Co., Ltd. and Rakuten, Inc. have signed a business alliance agreement to strengthen their collaborations across a range of fields, including logistics, mobile,...
View ArticleJapan Post to deliver mail by drone by 2023
Japan Post is joining forces with Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL), a domestic drone manufacturer, to start delivering mail by air. Japan Post Group announced its plans to collaborate with...
View ArticleNew Director General of the UPU announced
Masahiko Metoki of Japan has been elected the new Director General of the UN specialized agency for postal matters – the Universal Postal Union. In the first round of votes, held at the 27th Universal...
View ArticleUPU Head: I will do everything possible to strengthen the ties that bind us...
New Director General of the Universal Postal Union, Masahiko Metoki, from Japan, and Deputy Director General Marjan Osvald, from Slovenia, were honoured during a handover ceremony at the UPU’s...
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