Estonian Post accedes to Nordic express service network
Eesti Post (Estonian Post) has acceded to Pan Nordic Logistics, an express services network established by the Nordic countries’ postal firms.
“The domestic ELS express service provided by Estonian Post has justified itself and has become the market leader operating in conditions of competition. By acceding to the Pan Nordic Logistics network we can provide the same service also in the Baltic and Nordic countries,” Estonian Post board chairman Alo Streimann said.
According to plans, delivery of parcels and express mail in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania should be launched already as of April 1.
“We will expand to the logistic services market with our main services, as the growth rate of traditional postal services is slowing down or even declining, while demand for logistics services with a bigger surplus value will increase in the next few years,” Streimann said.
The cooperation in the framework of PNL will include joint sale and marketing of express services, as a result of which the postal firms acceding to the network are hoping to achieve a 45-percent increase in operating volumes.
Press Release from Pan Nordic Express, 25.2.03
Over 85 percent of Nordic companies send parcels and pallets within the Nordic countries and the Baltic region. To meet the needs of these customers Pan Nordic Logistics (PNL), owned by the Norwegian and Danish postal companies, has today signed an agreement with postal companies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The result is a comprehensive network that reaches every household and enterprise in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The partnership also includes sales and marketing. This new partnership is expected to deliver a volume increase in the region of 45 percent. More and more postal companies are joining forces with PNL. On this occasion it is the postal companies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic region has expanded rapidly in the last few years. Many Nordic and other European companies have established a presence there. The future looks bright, too. In 2004 the three Baltic nations will join the EU, which will make it very simple for Swedish companies to reach a new market with a population of eight million. ‘We have been working in close partnership with the Finland Post Corporation since last autumn. Now we are taking this a step further and entering into an alliance with the Baltic postal companies. This means we can now offer the most comprehensive Nordic and Baltic network in this sector and so help our customers reach every home and business in the region,’ says Benny Rhe Hansen, CEO of Pan Nordic Logistics. Finland Post Corporation is now sharing its expertise in the Baltic region and will be an active partner in the new Baltic co-operative enterprise. For instance, PNL will be using Finland Post Corporation´s production solutions for logistics between the Nordic and Baltic regions. ‘Our new partnership agreement with PNL will bring us a large step closer to our goal of becoming the best logistics company in Estonia. The new partnership will enable us to offer our customers the same services in the Baltic region and Nordic countries and to the rest of the world,’ says Alo Streimann, Chairman of The Management Board of the Estonian Post Office.” (Source: Pan Nordic Logistics)
