2018

• 17 Jul 2018 South Africa – Strike

  South African Post Office has advised that employees launched a nationwide strike on 3 July 2018.  Delays in the collection and delivery of all inbound and outbound mail are to be expected.

• 13 Jul 2018 Japan – Floods

  Japan Post has advised that Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Tokushima, Ehime and Kochi prefectures in western Japan are experiencing typhoons, heavy rains and massive flooding, as a result of which many post offices, domestic sorting centres and mail processing facilities have been closed. Some roads and highways in these areas are also inaccessible to traffic, which is delaying the delivery of mail and parcels.

   

  The affected districts and areas are in the following postcodes (as of 11 July 2018):

  Gifu: 5000000-5099999;

  Kyoto: 6000000-6299999;

  Osaka: 53000000-5999999;

  Hyogo: 6500000-6799999;

  Okayama: 7000000-7199999;

  Hiroshima: 7200000-7399999;

  Tokushima: 7600000-7699999;

  Ehime: 7900000-7999999; and

  Kochi: 7800000-7899999.

• 11 Jul 2018 Bahamas – Delays in postal operations

  The designated operator of the Bahamas has advised that it is currently experiencing delays in the shipping, processing and delivery of all mail items as a result of persistent electrical and air conditioning malfunctions at the BSNASA exchange office. The problem is expected to be resolved within two weeks. To assist the delivery on all registered packets and EMS (Speedpost Priority) items, senders are advised to include phone numbers, post-office box numbers and e-mail addresses (wherever possible).

• 03 Jul 2018 Antigua and Barbuda  – End of Strike

  The postal operator of Antigua and Barbuda has updated that strike has ended and all postal services have resumed.

• 29 Jun 2018 Korea Post - Delay

  Korea Post is experiencing high volume of incoming mails.  Please expect delays on all mail to South Korea. 

• 28 Jun 2018 Sri Lanka – End of Strike

  Sri Lanka Post has updated that the strike has ended and all postal operations have resumed.

• 25 Jun 2018 Antigua and Barbuda – Strike

  Antigua and Barbuda – Strike

  The designated operator of Antigua and Barbuda, the General Post Office has advised that postal staff in Antigua and Barbuda are currently staging a sit-in. 

  This is impeding operations and resulting in delays in the movement of mails.

• 20 Jun 2018 Sri Lanka - Strike

  Lanka Post has advised that the Joint Postal Trade Unions Front launched a strike from midnight of 12 June 2018, which will affect the delivery of all categories of mail from the Colombo Office of Exchange and the clearance of airmail consignments at Colombo International Airport.

• 09 Jun 2018 Maintenance Message

  The Track and Trace function will be unavailable from 09th Jun 2300hrs (GMT +8) to 10th Jun 0900hrs (GMT +8) due to a scheduled maintenance. We apologise for the inconvenience.

• 06 Jun 2018 United States – Normal Operations

  United States Postal Service (USPS) has updated that processing and deliveries have returned to normal in the Northeastern United States, following the disruptions caused by storms.