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For the last year, Bud Martin of Hempfield has used the U.S. Post Office in New Stanton as a regular mail service stop to avoid the traffic quagmire caused by ongoing construction in Youngwood. On a recent stop, Martin, 41, readily confessed that he “never noticed” a state historical marker
This year especially, and with the pandemic, it's been more challenging than most. >> reporter: the retail giant says it has increased the number of ports of entry it uses by 50%, doubled its capacity to process containers at ports, and will expand its fleet of amazon cargo planes to 85 later this season. >> we've added airplanes. we've added trailers. we've added trucks. we added vans. and so it allows us to see kind o how do we optimize our network for customers. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service, fedex and u.p.s. also looking for solutions to the crisis. boosting capacity and hiring thou...
Floating semisubmerged in the owing is a significant navigational risk for small and large ships. >> reporter: the ship was hit by rough weather, holding at sea due to an over crowded port. >> that day when the storm came through there were probably upwards of 10 to 12 container ships literally loitering off the coast waiting. >> reporter: the events adding stress to a pipeline of shipping backups worldwide and ongoing supply chain shortages. as holidays approach many consumers already are anxious about delays. many suffered disappointments last christmas when gifts arrived late. in february t...
Nigeria joined the global postal body to mark the 2021 World Post Day with committment to leveraging technology in its service delivery.
>> and it seems the biden administration is very much in sync can that, as well. before you go, sir, on friday, i know you took part in a chicago-based oversight committee hearing regarding the recent failures of the united states postal service. what did you learn about the issues slowing mail service? i ask on behalf of everyone as the holidays approach. >> what i learned is that louis dejoy is at the heart of why we've had a mail slowdown. he's worsened delivery standards and he's raising rates e. it's a horrible recipe for any kind of business model. and i think the best christmas present ...