WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will resume accepting mail for Canada starting Tuesday, June 28, as a result of legislation passed yesterday by the Canadian government requiring Canada Post employees to return to work tonight. Mail that was held in the U.S. Postal Service network since the work stoppage began is being released today and transported to Canada in stages. Customers will experience some delays in service due to the large volume of mail [...]

Due to the expectation by Canada Post officials that the strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will last until at least sometime next week, USPS will suspend accepting mail destined to Canada — effective Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:59 p.m. CDT — with the exception of Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) shipments. “As a convenience to our customers and to minimize service disruptions, we arranged to accept mail destined for Canada as long as [...]

eBay told sellers it would begin charging fees on Shipping & Handling charges starting July 6th – currently the Final Value Fee applies only to the selling price. But what happens beginning in July if customers overpay for shipping when ordering multiple items in one transaction? Will eBay refund FVFs for S&H overcharges for sellers who refund their customers? Read the entire article on AuctionBytes.

Online PR News – 09-June-2011 –Shipsurance Insurance Services is proud to announce the release of InsurePost.com. InsurePost allows shippers to cover their packages quickly and at a great coverage rate. The entire process of insuring a package all the way through the claims process can be managed from one central online service. Shipments sent via the United States Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, and Canada Post can be insured for a fraction of the carrier cost. [...]

In a move geared to further compete with FedEx and UPS, the United States Postal Service has added two new services: Adult Signature Required and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery. These new services are meant to be used when a packages need to be received by an adult over 21 years of age. The two services are described as: Adult Signature Required Requires the signature of anyone in the household who is 21 years of age [...]