Press Releases from Shiply (3 total)
Small Couriers Amongst The Hardest Hit By Fuel Duty Increase, Warns Shiply
With fuel prices still within 3pence of the record high set in May this year and duty increases planned for 2012, the cost of transporting goods is set to skyrocket. The public are outraged at the increase in their cost of travelling, but to delivery and removal companies the hikes may hit even harder.
Despite scrapping the fuel duty escalator proposed last year, the government are still planning a fuel duty…
10,000,000 KG CO2 EMISSIONS SAVED BY ONLINE TRANSPORT MARKETPLACE WEBSITE
London, UK – 06/07/2011 –Shiply, an online transport marketplace, has saved more than ten million kilograms of CO2 emissions.
Shiply.com was launched in June 2008 to tackle a serious transport issue – trucks and vans running empty or only part-full on the road. Described as “eBay but for moving goods”, consumers list items to move on Shiply.com and get competitive quotes from delivery companies going there anyway.
The website has been…
SHIPLY CELEBRATES MILESTONE OF 500,000 LISTINGS
Since June 2008, Shiply [http://www.shiply.com], a website matching people moving goods with delivery companies already making similar journeys has reached the massive milestone of 500,000 actual live listings. This means since its launch, users on Shiply.com have listed over 500,000 items, from cars to boats to house moves, looking to save up to 75% off their transport costs.
Today a listing is created every 24 seconds on Shiply! With…
