COVID-19 again drove international postal news in the past quarter. Postal services around the globe continue to adapt and innovate to fight the pandemic’s effects. Beyond the pandemic, there were many notable developments. Australia Post suffered fallout from an executive scandal, India entered an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service,...
A historic crush of e-commerce packages is threatening to overwhelm U.S. Postal Service operations just weeks before Christmas and runoff elections in Georgia that will decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to agency employees and postal industry tracking firms. As Americans increasingly shop online because of the coronavirus pandemic, private...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Postal Service has dealt with another public health crisis — illegal shipments of opioids to the United States. The 2018 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act requires foreign post offices to include advanced electronic data (AED) on all U.S.-bound packages coming through the Postal Service,...
The U.S. Postal Service has postponed the date for awarding a $6.3 billion contract to build its new mail trucks to next year due to challenges posed by the coronavirus. “The COVID-19 pandemic previously resulted in the expected production award being pushed to the end of 2020. However, amid continuing COVID-19...
Picture this: That expensive gift you spent weeks waiting for on back order finally gets delivered in time for the holidays, only to be swiped from your doorstep without a trace. Millions have fallen victim to package theft at some point, and the growth in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic...
Prices to mail packages will rise at least 3 percent under a new rate schedule the United States Postal Service announced Nov. 16. Some rates will increase even more. Subject to approval of the Postal Regulatory Commission, the higher prices will be effective Jan. 24, 2021. The agency’s board of governors approved...