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8 October 2014 - TNT Australia is set to expand its hybrid truck fleet – already Australia’s largest – with the acquisition of another 24 Hino 300 Series Hybrids in the coming months. These will add to the 30 hybrid trucks already on its fleet and replace regular diesel-powered vehicles – a move that will reduce the company’s carbon footprint further while easing its reliance on fossil fuels.

A internal study showed TNT’s 30 existing hybrid trucks had emitted 112 fewer tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere than comparable diesel-powered trucks over a four-year period. The study compared 29 hybrid-powered trucks with 29 regular diesel-powered trucks that had the same in-service date range between August 2010 and June 2014 and operated from the same depots. The TNT Hino 300 Series Hybrid trucks travelled a combined total of 2.89 million kilometres in the 2010–14 period, emitting 39 fewer grams of CO₂ per kilometre than their diesel equivalents.

TNT’s Hino 300 Series Hybrids are underpinned by a 100kW diesel engine and 36kW electric motor that optimises fuel use and emissions according to driving conditions and driver input. They can even run in electric drive-only EV mode in stop-start traffic, depending on the level of battery charge.

March 21, 2014 - TNT Express will deliver documents and parcels by bike in The Hague, the Netherlands, during the international Nuclear Security Summit (24-25 March). It will also use cargo bikes and motorbikes to make collections and final mile deliveries in areas that are off-limits for vans. This includes various business districts around the international Schiphol Airport. A bike deliver is able to ride at a speed of 35 km/hour (21 mph).

The heads of states of more than 50 countries and delegates from four international organisations will arrive on Sunday and Monday, 23 and 24 March at Schiphol airport. From there, they will drive to The Hague.

Stringent security measures are being taken to ensure public security. The event will affect road and air traffic in the area known as the Randstad from Sunday 23 March 2014 at 16:00 until Wednesday 26 March 2014 at 17:00. Large sections of roads to and around The Hague will be closed at times. The Dutch airspace and territorial waters will be restricted.

March 6, 2014 -  We are aware of media reports relating to talks between TNT Airways and Qatar Airways. As part of its global procurement policy, TNT Express routinely speaks and works with airlines to operate certain routes and optimise its global transport network. There is nothing else to report.

January 22, 2014 - TNT Express will deploy a fleet of 15 specially built electric delivery vehicles in London this spring. The new vehicles will make more than 1,000 international deliveries into the British capital every day.