
The most unusual DHL shipments in 2024
From a chimpanzee with paralysis to famous James Bond props and a mobile heart clinic - DHL is constantly receiving unusual orders. Here are the company's five most unusual deliveries in 2024.
CEO of GeoPost and DPDgroup passes away

The parcel and express service DPD is in mourning: Boris Winkelmann, CEO, died suddenly on December 15 at the age of just 51 in his native city of Hamburg.

DHL Express has opened its new logistics center at Malpensa Airport. With the new location near Milan, the company is expanding its capacities in Europe.

While the courier, express and parcel industry (CEP) in the German market grew by 3.8 percent according to BIEK, GO! achieved growth of just under nine percent in the same period. In figures, this equates to a turnover of 330 million euros and around 7.5 million consignments.

Product innovation from the system integrator
Dutch system integrator VanRiet Material Handling Systems BV presented its new sorter for small parcels for the first time at the Parcel+Post Expo: the HC Smalls Sorter.

Part 135 Standard certification
UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc. has received the first full Part 135 standard certification from the U.S. government to operate a drone airline.

In order to take account of the increasing number of employees at their locations, Frank Liebelt took over Group responsibility as Managing Director of the overnight logistics company Sovereign Speed alongside Karim El-Sayegh and Martin Araman on September 1.

UPS and BPW recently announced that they are jointly testing a new e-vehicle model in Germany. The delivery vehicle is a converted diesel van.
The parcel service DPD Germany relies on SOTI MobiControl to manage its mobile devices in the DACH region, thereby improving its own operational efficiency within and outside the company.

DB Schenker enters into a strategic partnership with Magento, one of the world's leading providers of e-commerce platforms.

Mini hub and Movr box from Rytle
Following its successful launch last year, UPS is further expanding its city logistics solution for parcel delivery in Munich.