Postal Hub podcast

Jan 31, 2024

Titus Bütler, Head of Transport at Swiss Post, explains why and how Swiss Post is moving more mail and parcels by rail.

• How demands for speed and flexbility drove growth of road freight in the past
• Energy efficiency of rail vs trucks
• Rail terminals at Swiss Post logistics centres
• Ecological and economic benefits of...

Jan 23, 2024

Vienna has set up a carrier-neutral parcel locker network called Wienbox. Some of Wienbox's key proponents discuss the parcel locker network's development and future. Monika Unterholzner, Deputy Director General of the Wiener Stadtwerke Group, whose responsibilities include logistics, Prof. Dr. Andreas Breinbauer, Head...

Jan 15, 2024

Mustafa Tonguç, Managing Director at DHL Express Germany, discusses supply chain resilience and the growth in global B2B e-commerce:

• Why supply chain resilience is crucial
• Manufacturing being stimulated around the world
• DHL helping customers create new supply chains
• Enabling late customer checkout times for...

Jan 9, 2024

Kate Muth, Executive Director at IMAG (International Mailers Advisory Group) discusses developments in international mail.

• Being awarded the Megan J Brennan Award by Women in Logistics & Delivery Services (WILDS)
• US de minimis threshold - currently $800
• Modernisation of US Customs
• STOP Act 2.0 update
• AED / EAD...

Jan 2, 2024

Luke Lloyd, Head of Markets, IPC (International Post Corporation) discusses the 2022 results of the IPC Sustainability Measurement and Management System.

• Background to development of the IPC's SMMS
• Carbon emissions, health & safety, circular economy
• 31 postal operators report under SMMS, including 100,000 buildings,...