Postal Service weighs serving as logistics partner for federal agencies

The U.S. Postal Service is examining how it can generate additional revenue by offering logistics services to other parts of the federal government, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Monday.

In a letter to members of Congress, DeJoy gave more details about how Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will assist the Postal Service’s ongoing turnaround campaign aimed at improving operational efficiency and product appeal, slashing costs and growing revenue.

Among the initiatives assigned...

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Flashback to enactment of Shipping Act of 1984

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FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

In this week’s edition from the April 1984 issue, we take a step back in time to when the Shipping Act of 1984 was put into place. 

Maritime reform

Even discounting political rhetoric, clearly, the Shipping...

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