Worldwide Mail delay hotspots

From time to time, world events such as holidays, severe weather, strike action and political conflict may slow or disrupt delivery service. HotSpots Advisory is a compilation of news and events that could affect the delivery of mail and parcels worldwide.
Reported Aug 12, 2015

Deutsche Post

Deutsche Post won't be delivering letters on Mondays in the next 5 weeks, starting this week. In doing so the Deutsche Post go against their legal obligation to deliver once every working day. Therefore please expect delays in mail traffic. Newspapers and other news magazines will however be delivered.
Reported July 30, 2015

Strike in Australia

Australia Border Force (Customs) has advised Australia Post that industrial action by their staff will be taking place in the inbound Offices of Exchange on Monday, 3 August, during the peak processing times for inbound mail. As such, Australia Post expects disruption to the handling of all inbound mail that day and possible flow on effect the next day, such as backlogs due to processing delays on Monday. Australia Post is currently working together with Customs management to attempt to minimize the impacts.
Reported July 17, 2015

Australia
Heavy snowfall has resulted in closed roads and motorways, making delivery of mail unsafe.  New South Wales is experiencing delays.
Netherlands
There are ongoing "local strikes" in the Netherlands since July 14th.  While every effort is being made for on-time deliveries, some delays are expected.
Denmark
Danish unions have announce a strike against Ryaniar beginning July 18th.  Air disruptions will impact parcel and mail delivery.
Italy, France and Spain
Several air traffic related strikes have taken place this week in Italy, France and Spain.  Disruptions in delivery of parcels and mail are possible.
Reported July 6, 2015

Germany-Strike Ending
After four weeks of continual disruption to mail and parcel deliveries, the strike by postal workers is scheduled to end at midnight tonight, July 6th.   Delays of one to two days are still expected but all services should be back to normal schedules by next week.
France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Netherlands
According to our latest reports, the ferry port is still closed.  We will keep you informed of any updates to this situation.
 Australia
The industrial action by Customs unions/staff is continuing and there is no end is sight.  While there are delays, mail and parcels are still being delivered.

International Public Holidays in July

July 1st

Bandadesh (regional), Bonaire. St Eustatius and Saba (regional), Botswana, Burundi, Canada, Egypt (regional), Ghana, Guatemala (regional), Hong Kong, Macau (regional), Pakistan (regional), Rwanda, Sint Maarten, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania (regional), Thailand (regional)
 

July 2nd

Curacao
 

July 3rd

American Samoa, Belarus, Guam (regional), Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (regional), Virgin Islands. U.S.
 

July 4th

American Samoa, Brunei, Guam, Malaysia (regional), Northern Mariana Islands (regional), Puerto Rico (regional), Rwanda, Tonga, USA, Virgin Islands. U.S.
 

July 5th

Algeria, Armenia, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Venezuela
 

July 6th

Cayman Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Guyana, Isle of Man, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malawi, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Zambia
 

July 7th

Malaysia (regional), Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, Zambia
 

July 8th

Iran
 

July 9th

Argentina, Bolivia (regional), Canada (regional), Palau, South Sudan
 

July 10th

Bahamas, Paraguay
 

July 11th

Belgium (regional), Malaysia (regional), Mongolia, Paraguay
 

July 12th

Kiribati, Mongolia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia (regional), Northern Ireland
 

July 13th

Armenia, Gambia, Kiribati, Mongolia, Montenearo, New Caledonia (regional), Saudi Arabia (regional), UK - Northern Ireland
 

July 14th

France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guinea, lraq, Kiribati, Martinique, Mayotte, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Niger, Reunion, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Saudi Arabia (regional), Wallis and Futuna
 

July 15th

Bangladesh, Brunei, Cote d'Ivoire, Kiribati, Mongolia, Qatar (regional), Saudi Arabia (regional)
 

July 16th

American Samoa (regional), Bolivia (regional), Chile, Indonesia, Kiribati, Qatar (regional), Saudi Arabia (regional), Turkey (regional), UAE (regional), West Bank, Yemen
 

July 17th

Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina (regional), Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic (regional), Chad, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Eritrea (regional), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India (regional), Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mayotte (regional), Niger, Nigeria, North Cyprus, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand (regional), Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Western Sahara, Yemen
 

July 18th

Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, India (regional), Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon (regional), Libya, Madagascar (regional), Malaysia, Maldives (regional), Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, North Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uruguay, West Bank, Western Sahara, Yemen
 

July 19th

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Comoros, Egypt (regional), Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait (regional), Libya, Malaysia (regional), Maldives (regional), Mauritania, Morocco (regional), Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia (regional), South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE (regional), Yemen
 

July 20th

Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Colombia, Egypt (regional), Indonesia, Japan, Jordan (regional), Nicaragua, North Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar (regional), Saudi Arabia (regional), Sudan, Yemen (regional)
 

July 21st

Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Guam (regional), Indonesia, Saudi Arabia (regional)
 

July 22nd

Gambia, Swaziland

 

July 23rd

Abkhazia, Egypt, Oman, Papua New Guinea

 

July 24th

Vanuatu, Venezuela
 

July 25th

Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador (regional), Puerto Rico (Regional), Spain (regional), Tunisia
 

July 26th

Cuba, Israel (regional), Liberia, Maldives
 

July 27th

Cuba, Haiti (regional), Liberia, Maldives (regional), North Korea, Saudi Arabia (regional)
 

July 28th

Faroe Islands (regional), Haiti, Peru, San Marino, Saudi Arabia (regional)
 

July 29th

Faroe Islands, Peru, Wallis and Futuna
 

July 30th

Bermuda, Laos (regional), Morocco, Myanmar, South Sudan, Thailand (regional), Vanuatu, Western Sahara
 

July 31st

Bermuda, Sri Lanka, Thailand (regional)
Reported June 30, 2015

Germany-Continuing Strike Action
The strike is ongoing in Germany. The strike started on 8 June and currently some 32,000 postal workers are on strike.
All domestic letter and parcel sorting centres are affected. Approximately 70% of mail is delivered on time. For the remaining letters and parcels the delays are 2 to 3 working days. Since Wednesday 24 June also the Offices of Exchange in Frankfurt and Niederaula are on strike. This means that international mail into Germany and international mail leaving Germany are also experiencing delays of 2-3 working days.
France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Netherlands
 As a result of industrial action in Calais, the ferry port is currently closed.  The closure of the ferry means additional freight traffic travelling via the Eurotunnel, however due to serious disturbances earlier today the tunnel has also been closed for a period of time.  Unfortunately due to these port closures, delays can be expected to mail and parcels being sent to destinations within Europe in the coming days.
United Arab Emirates
 Emirates Post Group, the postal operator for the United Arab Emirates, has informed that due to the unavailability of flights to Asmara Airport the transit mail service to Eritrea is suspended until further notice.
Australia
The industrial action by Customs unions/staff is continuing. Delays can be expected for the next several days.
India
Heavy rains and a flood warning have brought life in Mumbai to a standstill.  This is causing severe air and rail traffice disruptions.  Delivery delays continue.
Italy
A fire in May continues to cause disruption at Rome's Flumicino Airport.  Flights have been redueced by 40%, resulting in an impact on mail delivery services.
Reported June 24, 2015

Germany-Continuing Strike Action
The strike called by Germany's postal workers continues to escalate.  As of Monday, June 22nd, 25,000 workers were on strike.  This has had an impact on inbound and outbound delivery of parcels and mail.  Expect a 2-3 day delay.
France
Delays are expected in the following regions due to strike action:  Montbrison (42600), Privas (07000), Romans sur Isere (26100), Les Sables d'Olonne (85100), Aubenas (07200), and Beaumont Les Valence (26760).