Police refuse to rule out terrorism as possible cause after recent fires in packages sent from Baltic state
European officials say DHL parcel fires were result of test runs for using similar methods to attack transatlantic flights
Package caught fire at DHL depot in Birmingham in July
Logistics group is building new warehouses across alternative manufacturing hubs including Mexico, Malaysia and Vietnam
Two-year deal will add to central bankers’ fears over wage demands fuelling high inflation
German logistics group benefits from sustained high freight rates
Automation gathers pace as logistics groups struggle to find workers to deal with surge in next-day deliveries
German logistics group posts record profits with strong growth across all five divisions
Ecommerce boom and recovering global trade help deliver German group’s best-ever first quarter
Frank Appel accuses governments of failing to plan for delivery of jabs
Results surpass group’s most optimistic forecasts as ecommerce surge boosts courier division
Email to customers signals logistics industry’s deep concerns about impact of Brexit
Covid-19 has changed rather than ended cross-border flows
Logistics group can deliver to nations in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and South Asia
Delivery company invests €1bn on increasing capacity to cope with boom in online shopping
Two-thirds of the world unlikely to have easy access to vaccines requiring frozen storage
German group offers optimism as investors are becoming inured to sob stories
German logistics group to pay dividend as business prospers despite coronavirus emergency
Frank Appel sees ‘advantage’ in fewer passenger flights squeezing cargo capacity
France and Spain cut services while UK, Germany and Italy run operations as normal
Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal
Its streamlined approach to delivering items is also delivering results
Scale is less important with individual deliveries to doorsteps
Switch of distributor at an ill-judged time wrought havoc on the group’s supply chain