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Postal and delivery services

Delivery riders say it’s natural to push ahead to earn more despite safety risks

Delivery riders made up the bulk of platform workers who had injuries in 2025.
Delivery riders made up the bulk of platform workers who had injuries in 2025.

Coupang nears full user recovery after data breach

The recovery marks a sharp turnaround from the depths of the crisis.
The recovery marks a sharp turnaround from the depths of the crisis.

Maersk launches fully automated Singapore hub for e-commerce surge

DPM Gan Kim Yong with EDB chairman Png Cheong Boon (2nd from left) and AP Moller-Maersk chief executive Vincent Clerc (3rd from left), looking at a model of World Gateway II, a $200 million facility designed to help companies store and ship goods.
DPM Gan Kim Yong with EDB chairman Png Cheong Boon (2nd from left) and AP Moller-Maersk chief executive Vincent Clerc (3rd from left), looking at a model of World Gateway II, a $200 million facility designed to help companies store and ship goods.

Iran strikes snarl e-commerce delivery times to Middle East

Delivery estimates for goods being shipped to consumers across the region by China’s major online retailers have surged by several days.
Delivery estimates for goods being shipped to consumers across the region by China’s major online retailers have surged by several days.

SingPost maintains 10% tariff on US-bound goods

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A Singpost postman driving out of an industrial estate on an electric bike on Feb 13, 2026.
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A Singpost postman driving out of an industrial estate on an electric bike on Feb 13, 2026.

SingPost Q3 operating profit falls 38.3% on continued drop in letter mail, cross-border deliveries

Revenue for the quarter fell 26.8 per cent year on year to $92.3 million from $126.2 million.
Revenue for the quarter fell 26.8 per cent year on year to $92.3 million from $126.2 million.

RedMart launches fast delivery service in south-central, western Singapore

RedMart said it plans to expand the RedMart Now service to other parts of the island.
RedMart said it plans to expand the RedMart Now service to other parts of the island.

As Coupang data leak probe in South Korea drags on, delivery workers and sellers bear the cost

Coupang's monthly active users fell by about one million users from December 2025 to January.
Coupang's monthly active users fell by about one million users from December 2025 to January.

UPS to eliminate 30,000 more jobs amid ongoing pivot from Amazon deliveries

Reductions  in 2026 will come from attrition and driver buyouts, said UPS.
Reductions  in 2026 will come from attrition and driver buyouts, said UPS.

India presses quick-commerce firms to end 10-minute deliveries

A food delivery worker for Swiggy rides along a street in Bengaluru on Jan 6, 2026.
A food delivery worker for Swiggy rides along a street in Bengaluru on Jan 6, 2026.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.