USPS Updates

 

·     Service to Libya will be available effective 2nd June

·     Service to Myanmar is suspended effective 2nd June

 

Currently USPS have suspended service to: 

·     Afghanistan

·     Belarus

·     Bhutan

·     Myanmar

·     South Sudan

·     Sudan

·     Syria

·     Timor L’Este

·     Turkmenistan

·     Yemen

 

 

June Canada Fuel Surcharge

 

The average national diesel retail price in Canada for the month of May was CAD 1.542 per liter, as reported on https://charting.kalibrate.com/. Effective June 7th, the Canada Fuel surcharge applicable to our Priority Parcel with Delivery Confirmation – DDP service will be 8.0%.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS

 

HEADLINE COUNTRIES

 

ITALY – ITALY – residual delays following the extreme flooding earlier this month impacting postal codes 4***

 

OTHER DELAYS

 

CHILE – the post reporting some IT issues impacted the ability to provide tracking for all parcel shipments; they are working to resolve as soon as possible

 

ISRAEL – Israel Post report that delays following a recent cyber attack have been resolved with normal service resumed

 

MEXICO – Mexico Post reporting  there may be some delays due to transport issues in the Mexican postal network, and some backlogs caused by the closure of Mexico City Intl Airport in mid May.

 

PHILIPPINES – deliveries in MANILA may be subject to delay following fire at central post office. The office of exchange was not impacted, with no delays to other areas within country

 

SOUTH AFRICA – Post Office is still working through their funding issues with the government regulators, and some areas are seeing extended delivery times