News / What's the future for global mail after Covid has put its stamp on services?

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Europeans expecting mail from the US will need considerable patience in the coming months.

On 20 May, the US Postal Service (USPS) sent a consolidated shipment of mail from Chicago, New York and Miami across the Atlantic by sea, to arrive at the port of Rotterdam this week.

It was the fourth time the USPS resorted to ocean transport to move international mail since the Covid-19 pandemic hit international flows and the collapse of international flight schedules.

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