The Australian Post reports that as of Feb. 3, all problems with the EDI system have been resolved.

Honduras Post has informed that the Government has declared a state of national emergency, as a result of the heavy rains that have been falling in the country since Oct. 10. The rain is expected to continue over the next few days, and postal services may be affected.

The PostNL has reported that EDI messages have not been sent out since 4:00 p.m. June 14. They are working to restore services as soon as possible. Once services are restored, missed messages from June 14 will be sent.

Turkish Post reports that the serious earthquake on 23 October 2011 has disrupted mail operations, and delays in deliveries of letter, parcel and EMS items to Van and Erciþ are expected. The Turkish Post will keep designated operators informed of the situation via EmIS.

Turkish Post has advised that the forwarding of letters and parcels by airmail or S.A.L. from Turkey to Libya has been suspended. Any such items received will be returned to the country of origin. Turkish Post will not provide any open or closed transit services on behalf of third countries until further notice.

As reported by the Belgium Post, the International Post Corporation (IPC) was advised by GXS, that a technical issue on a server prevents access to the ESU system. GXS is working on the problem.

Belgium Post reports that the trade unions have announced a national strike for Jan. 30. The road transport federations may also take part in this strike. As a result of the impending strike, a number of industrial estates and strategic roads will be blocked. Road access to Belgium's OE's is not guaranteed, and outbound transport from Brussels EMC (BEBRUA) is likely to be disturbed. Mail delivery in Belgium will be heavily affected by this strike.

The Hungarian Post reports that the MRD (Mail Registration Device) application has been successfully installed and has now been operating since Aug. 1. All handlers at Budapest Liszt Ference Airport are using it in a full production mode set-up. The expectation is that the coverage of handovers by MRD scans will improve gradually.

The Peruvian Post reports that Serpost S.A. has been affected by strike action since July 17, resulting in a disruption of all services countrywide (inbound and outbound mail). The collective bargaining process is in the final stages, and a solution should be forthcoming.

As reported by Uruguay Post, in regard to the indefinite suspension of Pluna airline flights; through the use of other airlines, the problem concerning air transport have been resolved as of Aug. 9.

As reported by the Royal Post, dispatches from HWDC and Coventry Parcelforce, Great Britain, will be as follows:

Outbound:

• Aug. 27 - Normal Monday Operations (No air dispatches for Priority letter mail and Parcels. Road dispatches will be as bilaterally agreed with Administrations involved.)
• Aug. 28 - All Priority letter mail and Parcel dispatches are canceled.
• Aug. 29 - All Priority letter mail and Parcel dispatches are back to normal operation

Inbound:

• All mail arriving before CTT on Aug. 25 is due for delivery Aug. 28.
• All mail arriving after CTT on Aug. 25 is due for delivery Aug. 29.

The Royal Post has reported the following changes.

Affective immediately, all LC/AO items for delivery in Great Britain should now be addressed to IMPC code "GBLALA" address "LANGLEY HWDC". (US exception follows below)

Affective immediately, the following OEs currently dispatching packet (AO) mail to GBLONB - MOUNT PLEASANT are now asked to dispatch to GBLALA - LANGLEY HWDC.

• AT ATVIEC * AU AUDRWC *CZ CZPRGA *CY CYLCAA *DK DKCPHA *ES ESBCNB, ESMADB *GR GRATHA *FI FIHELA *FR FRLBGA *IS ISREKA *HU HUBUDA
• MT MTMARA *NO NOOSLA *PL PLWAWA *PT PTLISA *SE SEARND, SESTOD, SEARND, SEMMAI *SK SKBTSA

US Exception:

• US IPC & Domestic trays dispatched from USHNLY, USJFKY, USLAXY, USMIAY and USORDY should be sent to GBLALA
• US Packets from USHNLA, USJFKA, USLAXA, USMIAA and USORDA should continue to be dispatched to GBLONB

India Post has reported that on Oct. 18 at 6:10 PM, an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the state of Sikkim and other parts of northeastern India. This was followed by two more quakes of lower intensity during the night of Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, as well as incessant rain and landslides in the hilly areas of Sikkim and Darjeeling Dist (West Bengal). Postal services in these areas have been disrupted as a result, as has the transmission of EDI messages. India Post will notify of changes in the situation

The Philippine Post reports, that as a result of tropical depression Sendong (international codename: Washi) between Dec. 15 and Dec. 18, 31 municipalities and 8 cities in the 13 provinces of the Philippines suffered damage. As reported by the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council, some roads and bridges in the impacted areas are open only intermittently, or are impassable or barely passable for vehicles. The transport of all classes of inbound international mail may be rerouted or temporarily discontinued until the main network of roads in the impacted areas reopen. These conditions will result in delivery delays in impacted areas, until situations return to normal.

The following municipalities and cities were affected:

As reported by Zimbabwe Post, the Zimbabwe Posts has reported that due to difficulties encountered in migrating to version 5.11, Zimbabwe Posts has reverted to IPS version 4.24. Normal services have been restored on the 4.24 platform. Zimbabwe Posts will advise when version 5.11 has been successfully implemented.

Costa Rica Post has informed that the territory of Costa Rica is suffering the effects of extreme weather, which could delay the delivery of mail to various regions of the country. This situation could continue for at least two weeks, as the extreme weather and flooding has damaged the country's road network. The management of Correos de Costa Rica is making every effort to minimize any disruption to postal communications.

Costa Rica Post has informed that the Government of Costa Rica has postponed the public holiday scheduled for Oct12 (“Encuentro de Culturas”) until Oct17. As a result, letters, parcels and EMS will not be delivered on Oct17. Correos de Costa Rica apologizes to its customers for any inconvenience caused by this government decision.

The Dublin Post has reported a shortage of blue International Letter Post Bags. They are kindly requesting that all countries return these bags to Dublin OE without delay.

The Polska Post reports that the Office of Exchange of Warszawa WER is experiencing a temporary shortage of red labels used for UR dispatches. As a temporary fix, the OE Warszawa WER may use red or blue replacement labels.

As reported by the Denmark Post, a strike among the Security Staff in Copenhagen Airport started Mar. 15 at 5:00 a.m., and ended at 8:30 a.m. During this time, Denmark could not tender any outbound mail to aircrafts. As a result, a substantial amount of export priority mail will be delayed, but is expected to be cleared by the end of the day.

Japan Post has informed member countries of the following updated information regarding the impact on postal services of the Pacific Ocean earthquake off the Tohoku region coast and the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident:

• Japan Post is continuing its efforts to deliver postal items, not only to addresses in the affected areas, but also to evacuation centres where affected addressees are staying temporarily The number of areas in which there are difficulties delivering postal items has decreased.
• Japan Post has provided a link to the sites of government agencies — including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism — which are providing updated information regarding radiation levels in Japan, including information released by international organizations (ICAO, IATA, IMO and IAEA).

Additional information is available at
http://www.post.japanpost.jp
/int/information/2011/0331_01_en.html.
For an up-to-date list of the areas still facing delivery problems, use the listed url and go to the page entitled “Delivery delay of international postal items caused by the Pacific Ocean earthquake off the Tohoku region coast”.

The Correios Post has reports a strike of the Air Traffic Controllers is underway. The strike is taking place 7–9 a.m., April 12–13, 19–20, and 26. Due to delays and/or cancellation of flights, the regular flow of outbound mail from Portugal may be affected. Mail to Portugal will not be delayed.

As reported by France Post, The Office of Exchange of Mitry-Mory (FRMIME) is planned to close in gradual phases.

Effective Feb. 25, 2013, all non-priority inbound letter mail by air (mail class B) with final destination FRMIME will be handled in Roissy-en-France Charles De Gaulle Airport (FRCDGA).

Modify destination IMPC codes accordingly and route this mail to FRCDGA.

The France Post will keep members informed of the next steps in the closing of FRMIME.

As reported by the Kenyan Post, Kenyan postal workers began an industrial action on Dec. 16. This action will result in delays of inbound and outbound mail delivery.

The relocation of its central services and mail processing center from the Kacyiru district to central Kigali that began May 23 is still underway, causing delays in the processing of mail and parcel delivery. Track and trace operations are not being performed at the normal rate. The EMS call center has temporarily suspended operations. Also, prompt replies to Rugby System messages is not possible. The relocation also has disrupted telephone and fax connections. Communications by mobile telephone and email still is possible.

The Deutsche Post reports that on Sept. 7, the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) called for cabin crews to strike against Lufthansa (LH). This lead to massive flight delays and cancellations. The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) and Lufthansa (LH) signed a preliminary agreement to halt the strike until an arbitrator's ruling.

Lufthansa resumed normal flight operations by Sept. 9. LH Cargo freighter services were not affected by the strike, and operated as scheduled on Sept. 7, 8, and 9. All LH Cargo shipments affected by flight cancellations were loaded onto the next available flight.

Effective immediately, all U.S. Postal Service locations cannot accept any mail addressed to recipients in Libya. This suspension affects Global Express Guaranteed® (GXG®), Express Mail International®, Priority Mail International®, First-Class Mail International®, International Priority Airmail™ (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag items. Mail addressed to Libya that has already been accepted by the Postal Service — other than items already at an International Service Center — will be returned. Upon request, the Postal Service will refund postage and fees on items returned due to the temporary suspension of service. Items already at an International Service Center may be returned or held for dispatch in accordance with USPS policy once service is restored

The industrial action preventing mail delivery to the island ended Oct. 6, 2012. All operations are normal.

The Greek Post reports that the Confederation of Greek Workers have announced a 24-hour strike beginning Wed. Feb. 20th, 2013. The air traffic controllers have also announced two, four-hour work stoppages that same day; the first from 6:00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and the second from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (local time).

These actions will affect both international and domestic mail collection and delivery.

The Luxembourg Post reports that due to an IT crash on Sept. 5, receptacles booked on the IPC Sprinter did not receive a transit scan in Luxembourg. Mail was loaded and shipped with initial documents. Concerning Luxembourg dispatches on the Sprinters, PREDES messages were sent after the system was restored. EMSEVT messages were not affected.

The Correos Post has reported the closure of all international operations in Barcelona OE (IMPC codes ESBCNB and ESBCNC) on June 25. Outbound volumes from ESBCNB and ESBCNC will gradually decrease beginning the week of June 18, with the final dispatch expected to be sent on June 23. From June 23, the OE in MADRID (ESMADB) will process all outbound mail, concentrating completely on all processing tasks. Correos remains committed to quality of outbound service and is expected to maintain the same level of existing service.

As reported by Guatemala Post, Union member countries have had heavy rain storms since Oct. 13, leading to landslides, swelling of the main rivers, and the destruction of bridges. The storms have caused major damage to key roads and a number of Correo de Guatemala offices in these areas. Access is not impossible but it is very difficult, and significant delays in mail deliveries are to be expected. As a result, mail collection and delivery is suffering disruption in the following areas:

MaltaPost p.l.c. has advised that the forwarding of letters and parcels from Malta to Libya has been suspended MaltaPost p.l.c. will not provide open or closed transit services on behalf of third countries until further notice. Any such items will be returned to the country of origin, including mail already en route to Malta or currently in possession of carriers within Malta.

Syrian Post reports that due to the current exception circumstances in its country, there will be delays in the delivery of parcels and letter-post items. The Syrian Post thanks all for their understanding.