Service Announcement

Quick updates on events around the world that may affect the delivery of your mail and parcels. Click here for local service announcement updates.

Year 2013

Latest

• 15 May 2013

Saudi Arabia – Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of Saudi Arabia has advised that normal mail operations and delivery have resumed.

Turkey – Normal Operations
The designated operator of Turkey has advised that normal mail operations for all services have resumed.

Russian Federation – Service Delay
All mail services, including Speedpost, to Russian Federation will be subject to delay due to a fire and malfunction of all servers at the Moscow office of exchange on 13 May 2013.

• 2 May 2013

Saudi Arabia – Service Delay
The designated postal operator of Saudi Arabia has advised that mail operations and delivery will be disrupted due to heavy rainfall in all parts of the country.

• 23 April 2013

St Lucia – Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of Saint Lucia has advised that the industrial action by public officers in Saint Lucia has ended and normal mail operations have resumed.

• 9 April 2013

Moscow, Russia – Disruption of Mail Traffic
Currently, most airlines have stopped accepting mail to Moscow due to serious backlog of mail in the Moscow airport. International outgoing mail items including Speedpost from Singapore to Moscow will be subject to delays as a result of the current conditons.

• 4 April 2013

United Kingdom - Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of the United Kingdom has advised that normal operations resume.

• 13 March 2013

United Kingdom – Disruption of mail traffic
Royal Mail Group has advised that since 11 March 2013, collection and delivery of all postal items in the following postcode areas will be subject to delay due to severe cold weather.

• • All postcodes beginning with BN

• • All postcodes beginning with AB51 and AB39

• • All postcodes beginning with EH, KY, FK and TD

• • KA26, KA18, G74, G75, G67, G68, G83, G84 and ML7–12

• • All postcodes beginning with IV and KW

• • All postcodes beginning with PH, DD and KY

• • CT5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20

• • TN23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30

• • All postcodes beginning with ME

• 8 March 2013

France – Strike
La Poste has advised that the strike by two ground handling companies at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris which started since 7 March 2013 will affect its inbound and outbound mail operations.

• 6 March 2013

Australia - Normal Operations
Australia Post has advised that Cyclone Rusty is over and that services are back to normal in Western Australia.

Jamaica - Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of Jamaica has advised that both inbound and outbound international mail have resumed.

• 4 March 2013

Australia – Service Delay
Australia Post has advised that due to Cyclone Rusty, delivery of all postal items in Western Australia will be subject to delay.

Jamaica – Service Delay
All mail services, including Speedpost items, to Jamaica will be subject to delay due to noxious fumes circulating in Jamaica Post’s headquarters and central sorting office that had affected its mail operations.

• 28 February 2013

Spain – Strike
The designated operator of Spain has advised that processing of inbound and outbound items may be affected if strikes by several trade unions representing the staff of the Iberia airline materalised between 4 and 8 March 2013.

• 26 February 2013

St Lucia – Service Delay
The designated postal operator of St Lucia has advised that inbound and outbound mail would be subject to delay due to an industrial action by local public officials since 21 February 2013.

• 25 February 2013

Malawi - Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of Malawi has advised that normal collection and delivery of international and domestic mail have resumed as the the strikes had ended.

• 21 February 2013

Malawi - Strike
The designated postal operator of Malawi has advised that due to strikes by the country’s civil servants and air traffic controllers since 18 February 2013 and 20 February 2013 respectively, collection and delivery of international and domestic mail would be affected.

• 20 February 2013

Greece – Strike
The designated postal operator of Greece has advised that due to a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 by the Association of Civil Servants and the Confederation of Greek Workers, as well as the two four-hour work stoppages on the same day: the first from 6.00 to 10.00 hours and the second from 17.00 to 21.00 hours(Greece time) by the air traffic controllers, collection and delivery of international and domestic mail will be affected.

• 18 February 2013

Turkey – Service Delay
The designated operator of Turkey has advised that distribution and delivery of incoming registered items (letter post and parcel post) and EMS items will be delayed between 1 February 2013 and the beginning of March 2013 due to its restructuring of the delivery of such items.

• 7 February 2013

United Kingdom – Normal Operations
Royal Mail Group has advised that the mail processing and delivery of all postal items, which have been affected by the snow and icy conditions, have resumed.

• 31 January 2013

Indonesia – Normal Operations
Pos Indonesia has advised that mail operations and deliveries to areas affected by floods in Jakarta have resumed.

• 22 January 2013

United Kingdom – Service Delay
Royal Mail Group has advised that mail processing and delivery of all postal items, including Speedpost, will be subject to delay due to the snow and icy conditions which have affected the whole country.

• 21 January 2013

Indonesia – Floods
Pos Indonesia has advised that heavy rains and floods in Jakarta has caused disruptions in mail operations. Service delays are expected for both inbound and outbound international mail.

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