Japan and France to jointly offer logistics services
Japan Post Service Co., a mail delivery unit of Japan Post Holdings Co., said it will collaborate with French postal service operator La Poste in strengthening its international logistics businesses.
Starting in October, the two will offer distribution services between Japan and Europe using the networks of their respective logistics units.
Japan Post Service Chairman Norio Kitamura and La Poste Chairman Jean-Paul Bailly reached an agreement on the three-year tie-up, which is effective until 2011, at their meeting in Paris last Tuesday 29th July.
The two companies have so far exchanged information on postal services and personnel. It is the first time for the two to work together.
Japan Post Sankyu Global Logistics Co., a joint venture between Japan Post Service and major logistics service provider Sankyu Inc. and GeoPost, affiliated with La Poste, will take charge of the joint services of large-lot transportation of small cargo shipments between businesses and inventory control for corporate customers.
Express Mail Service from France to Japan, which has been suspended since 1991, will be resumed next year to boost transactions between the two countries.
The Japanese and French postal service operators will also jointly study ways to effectively use electric vehicles in their operations.
Japan Post Service Co., a mail delivery unit of Japan Post Holdings Co., said it will collaborate with French postal service operator La Poste in strengthening its international logistics businesses.
Starting in October, the two will offer distribution services between Japan and Europe using the networks of their respective logistics units.
Japan Post Service Chairman Norio Kitamura and La Poste Chairman Jean-Paul Bailly reached an agreement on the three-year tie-up, which is effective until 2011, at their meeting in Paris last Tuesday 29th July.
The two companies have so far exchanged information on postal services and personnel. It is the first time for the two to work together.
Japan Post Sankyu Global Logistics Co., a joint venture between Japan Post Service and major logistics service provider Sankyu Inc. and GeoPost, affiliated with La Poste, will take charge of the joint services of large-lot transportation of small cargo shipments between businesses and inventory control for corporate customers.
Express Mail Service from France to Japan, which has been suspended since 1991, will be resumed next year to boost transactions between the two countries.
The Japanese and French postal service operators will also jointly study ways to effectively use electric vehicles in their operations.
