E-Commerce & Shipping

Drone delivery company Wing will begin the next phase of development in its business, as it plans to deploy a new operating model called the ‘Wing Delivery Network’ next year.

Leading e-commerce logistics provider Asendia is expanding its services to businesses in Australia and New Zealand, providing online retailers selling internationally, with sustainable parcel solutions.

All Australia Post plastic satchels will now contain recycled plastic as the organisation delivers on the pledge it made at the National Plastics Summit in March last year.

Sustainability is more important to Australian consumers than ever before, with 63% stating they would gladly pay more for an environmentally-friendly online delivery service.

More packaging is arriving on doorsteps across the nation with extended lockdowns and parcel volumes hitting heights not seen since Christmas last year. In response, Australia Post is set to boost jobs and weekend deliveries.

Smart Send is urging Australian businesses to be diligent and consistent with their packaging strategies and processes, to ensure they safeguard their goods, their brand and the environment.

Circular fashion label and Australian Fashion Laureate winner, A.BCH, is piloting a new circular packaging option, to complement its own circular design approach for its products.

Sealed Air Corporation is playing a role in providing the essential packaging solutions needed to help customers in the fight against Covid-19.

The shipping and freight industry has not recovered since 2020 and is plunging into worse conditions, according to the industry assessment of Jackson Meyer, CEO of freight forwarder company, Verus Global.

Biogone has developed landfill-biodegradable and home compostable mailing satchels to help combat e-commerce plastic packaging waste.

Australia Post has opened the biggest mail sorting facility in the Southern Hemisphere, as new research finds global shipping volume is set to hit 200 billion parcels by 2025.

The e-commerce packaging market is enjoying double digit growth and is worth tens of billions of dollars, according to a new report.

Amcor has opened a pair of new labs to test and certify packaging for e-commerce.

Amcor has joined six other brands, as well as online retailer JD.com, to found a new ecommerce alliance with the aim of creating ecommerce-ready packaging standards in China.

With an Australian-first end-to-end offering, e-commerce drinks business Brewtopia's integrated model could be a game-changer in the full-service delivery of personalised packaged beverages. PKN spoke to MD and co-owner, Jessica Simes.

Australia Post will give small businesses access to customised packaging and other services that will help them grow.