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NOVA POSHTA SEES 55% RISE IN DELIVERY IN JAN-JUNE

20 July , 2016  

KYIV. July 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Nova Poshta (Kyiv) delivered 49 million packages in January-June 2016, which was 55% up year-over-year, and over 60% of them are documents and parcels weighing up to two kilograms.

“The results of the second half of the year are evidence of growth and strengthening of the e-commerce market. During the six months of this year the company delivered 10.9 million orders from online shops – this is 68% up year-over-year. Automatic parcel terminals are popular too: the number of parcels received via the terminals almost tripled compared to the first half of last year,” the company said in a press release.

Development Director Maksym Rabynovych said that the company’s strategy is to ensure high-quality service in all points of contact with clients.

“We hear their wishes and develop top-priority directions. Among them are improvement of address servicing, expansion of the range of financial and logistics services for individuals and business. Special attention is paid to easy and affordable international delivery. We are designing new products in this direction for various categories of clients,” he said.

The company said that at present its fleet consists of over 3,300 trucks. The chain of depots delivering parcels up to 30 kilograms is being expanded.

Today the Nova Poshta chain consists of 37 transloading terminals with gross area of 82,600 square meters and almost 2,300 depots and over 1,400 automatic parcel terminals. By the end of the year it is planned to open up to 200 automatic parcel terminals in regional centers.

The company delivered over 12,300 humanitarian parcels with gross weight of over 1,000 tonnes in cooperation with 120 volunteers in January-June 2016.

“Nova Poshta supports initiatives aimed at medical rehabilitation of ATO troops. The company plans to implement projects focused on social and psychological adaptation of military servicemen,” the company said.