https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Deutsche Post is developing a nationwide delivery network for online food purchases, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121205/46573 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:16:00 +0100 46573 Monster trucks could soon be coming to a German autobahn near you. A controversial programme aims to test the 25-metre-long "gigaliners" on the country's roads. https://www.thelocal.de/20110817/37015 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:54:00 +0200 37015 Deutsche Post, the world's leading logistics company, said Tuesday that its second quarter net profit more than tripled from the same period a year earlier to €278 million ($396 million). https://www.thelocal.de/20110802/36689 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:14:00 +0200 36689 Months after terrorists sneaked a letter bomb past German airport cargo checks all the way into the Chancellery mail room, logistics security reportedly remains lacking as inspection jobs remain unfilled. https://www.thelocal.de/20110609/35555 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:09:00 +0200 35555 The German government said Saturday it has relaxed its ban on flights from Yemen, allowing passenger planes to travel between the two countries but still forbidding freight. https://www.thelocal.de/20101113/31155 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:34:00 +0100 31155 Officers from the Federal Office of Civil Aviation have conducted unannounced checks on more than 20 shipping and logistics companies in Germany in what appears to be a reaction to two separate parcel bomb incidents last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20101111/31101 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:21:00 +0100 31101 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday called for tighter security measures for international cargo shipments and postal services, one day after an explosive package was discovered in the Chancellery’s mailroom. https://www.thelocal.de/20101103/30923 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:30:00 +0100 30923 Deutsche Post, the world's biggest postal and logistics company, said Tuesday that its first quarter net profit leapt by 80 percent to €1.7 billion. https://www.thelocal.de/20100511/27115 Tue, 11 May 2010 11:22:00 +0200 27115 German logistics giant Deutsche Post said Tuesday that it swung back into the black last year, following a massive 2008 loss, and was in good shape for 2010. https://www.thelocal.de/20100309/25755 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:00 +0100 25755 Germany's national postal service Deutsche Post has finalised the details of its new “hybrid mail” service. The combination of e-mail with traditional "snail mail" will be €0.09 cheaper per letter, the company said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100115/24597 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:36:00 +0100 24597 The German logistics giant Deutsche Post said on Monday it would cut 9,500 jobs as part of restructuring of the loss-making DHL express mail delivery activities in the United States. https://www.thelocal.de/20081110/15431 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:10:00 +0100 15431 The German bank Postbank announced on Monday an emergency capital increase worth up to €1 billion ($1.24 billion) to replenish it balance sheet which has been hit by the international financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20081027/15155 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:16:00 +0100 15155