1. Royal Mail Introduces New International Oversized Parcel Service
On November 3rd, Royal Mail of the United Kingdom officially launched a new international oversized parcel service, offering a new option for both business customers and regular consumers to send larger parcels overseas. Additionally, Royal Mail will provide equal export options for all parcels processed within the UK.
The new service is applicable to most destinations worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Japan, and Ireland, among others. Previously, customers were limited to sending items weighing up to 2 kilograms globally, with a maximum of 5 kilograms to specific destinations, and parcel dimensions restricted to a sum of three sides not exceeding 90 centimeters.
Source: National Postal Administration
2. UPS Plans to Recruit at Least 60,000 Holiday Workers
On November 3rd, UPS announced its plan to recruit at least 60,000 seasonal employees required for the holiday season within one weekend. The recruitment started on November 3rd, with UPS organizing over 600 online and offline recruitment events nationwide.
UPS aims to fill full-time and part-time seasonal positions—primarily package handlers, driver assistants, and seasonal drivers—by offering better wages and benefits. Starting wages for delivery truck drivers are $23 per hour, while package handlers and most driver assistants start at $21 per hour.
Source: UPS
3. Flight Volume of Two Beijing Airports Recovered to 57% of Pre-Pandemic Levels in September
On November 3rd, from October 29, 2023, to March 30, 2024, the Civil Aviation Administration of China began implementing the 2023/24 winter-spring flight schedule. Flights at Beijing's dual-hub airports continued to resume.
Capital Airport Group plans to operate approximately 40,000 passenger and cargo flights per week, an increase of 18.7% from the 2019 winter-spring season. Domestic (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) flights are planned at 37,034 per week, with cargo flights at 746 per week, a 36.38% increase from the 2019/20 winter-spring season. Flights to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are planned at 556 per week, and international flights at 2,448 per week.
Beijing Daxing Airport plans to operate approximately 966 flights per day, including around 65 international and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan flights. After the seasonal change, 21 airlines plan to operate 29 international and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan routes from Daxing Airport. Since the beginning of the year, flight operations at Beijing's dual-hub airports have continued to recover, with the international and regional flight volume for September at both airports reaching 57% of the same period in 2019. With the gradual restoration of passenger flights, belly cargo capacity will also be further released.
Source: Civil Aviation Resources Network, People's Daily
4. Shanxi Opens Its First International Cargo Route
On November 3rd, a Boeing 777F freighter, carrying 43.8 tons of cargo, successfully took off from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, marking the official opening of the regular international cargo route from Mexico City to Taiyuan, Pudong, and Chicago. This is the first regular international cargo route opened by Shanxi Province.
Operated by China Southern Airlines, the route will operate once a week, with inbound flights from Mexico City to Taiyuan primarily carrying fruits, fresh produce, and components, while outbound flights from Taiyuan to Pudong and then to Chicago will carry e-commerce items, mobile phone components, and electronic cigarettes.
Source: Air Cargo News Express
5. Shanghai Issues Action Plan for High-Quality Development of International Air Cargo Hub
On November 3rd, the Leading Group for the Promotion of Shanghai International Shipping Center Construction officially issued the "Action Plan for Promoting the High-Quality Development of Shanghai International Air Cargo Hub (2023-2025)."
The plan proposes key tasks in eight aspects from 2023 to 2025, including strengthening strategic planning and leadership, enhancing the guarantee of air-land resources, attracting high-quality market entities, expanding incremental market business, creating a business-friendly environment, promoting coordinated development between regions and ports, improving the level of smart resilience, and enhancing policy coordination and innovation. The goal is to enhance the cargo and mail handling capacity of Shanghai airports and increase transit business, promoting comprehensive improvement in hub functions.
Source: China Air Transport Association
6. Shopify Officially Launches Web Version of Shop
On November 3rd, Shopify announced the launch of the web version of its Shop app, which not only opens up the product search function but also adds AI-powered search assistance. This move will make Shop a true shopping platform and marks Shopify's direct competition with Amazon. The newly launched web version of Shop aggregates all products sold by Shopify merchants and allows buyers to search for product names. On the right side of the search results, an AI shopping assistant is provided to help optimize the search. If buyers prefer not to use this feature, they can also click to hide it.
Source: Reuters
7. Sanhuan Co., Ltd. Achieves Revenue of 1.292 Billion Yuan and Net Profit of 106 Million Yuan in the First Three Quarters
On November 3rd, Sanhuan Co., Ltd. released its third-quarter report for 2023, revealing that the company achieved a revenue of 445 million yuan in the third quarter, a year-on-year increase of 9.84%, with a net profit of 25.8046 million yuan. In the first three quarters, the company's revenue reached 1.292 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.94%, with a net profit of 106 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.41%.
Source: Sanhuan Co., Ltd.
8. Russian Post Begins Free Delivery of Ozon Orders
On November 3rd, Ozon and Russian Post expanded their cooperation in the project of receiving online retail orders at post offices, increasing the number of offices that can receive goods. With the expansion of cooperation, in addition to the existing 25,000 post offices that have sent out Ozon orders, an additional 41,000 outlets have been added, allowing buyers to receive free delivery.
Russian Post has begun free delivery of orders from over 29,000 offices, and an additional 4,100 offices have joined the delivery program. The company will continue to collect orders from 14 Ozon warehouses in most federal districts of Russia. Currently, Russian Post has 3,500 branches serving as order points for Ozon.
Source: YeeNet
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