A new portal for courier services has been launched at www.senditbycourier.com.

This website offers services for mail dispatch or receipt from overseas as well as collection and delivery services within Malta through leading courier companies.

Online information includes pricing and transit times offered by various organisations allowing users to select specific services.

Following payment by Paypal or credit card, the courier company selected is then advised by the website to collect the shipment from the user. Customers will have their mail collected from their door.

Prices, excluding VAT, start from less than €18 to the UK and €5.70 for up to 15 kgs within Malta, usually delivered the same day as collection.

"Due to the island's geographical position, local individuals and companies need an efficient and cost-effective way of sending and receiving packages to and from abroad. Larger shippers may benefit from negotiating preferential rates with suppliers - but Malta is made up of many private individuals, small and medium volume shippers who also have this need," the site's director Glen Scowen said.

Mr Scowen, who has over 28 years' experience in the industry, 13 of which as managing director of DHL Express in Malta, added that the site is easy to use: paperwork and booking processes have been automated so that time and money are saved.

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