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Dubai Custom works with DHL to create groundbreaking integration solution

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Dubai Custom and DHL today officially announced the launch of an integration solution to facilitate a faster clearance process of global import consignments in the UAE.

The revolutionary system incorporates Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which allows express and logistics companies to send shipment information electronically and receive Customs clearance within minutes.

Commenting on the launch, Bachi Spiga, DHL Area Operations Director Middle East, said:

‘The implementation of this integration solution will provide total customs-clearance and real-time visibility into regional and global trade processes.’

‘Unless there is a need to seek clarification, all transactions will be cleared on the same day. Customs automated feedback over declaration of inbound shipments indicates three possibilities; cleared, on hold or failed depending on the individual status,’ said Mohammed Al Rasasi, Project Manager, Dubai Customs.

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DHL expands operations in Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

DHL today announced plans to expand its Charlotte, NC operations by moving to larger facilities located near Charlotte International Airport and U.S. Customs.

The 52,000 square-foot site, located at 4925 Sirona Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28273 combines the now-integrated operations of DHL Danzas Air & Ocean and Exel Freight Management, each of which previously did business at separate locations in Charlotte. Open for business December 4, the new facility will house DHL Global Forwarding’s Charlotte-based air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing operations. The new site will be more than twice the size of the company’s current operation.

By being situated closer to the airport and customs facilities DHL will be able to expedite shipment handling and collection of air and ocean shipments moving to and from the United States, as well as the processing and clearance of customer goods entering the country. Charlotte is the company’s only station in the Carolinas to handle both international air and ocean consignments.

The new site will also have 38,000 square feet of warehouse space–more than twice the capacity of the existing building.

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Pakistan Post clearly leading the way in the Indian sub-continent

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Pakistan Post has prepared a comprehensive plan to transform this national institution on modern and professional lines, said Chairman Pakistan Postal Services Management Board Arshad Khan. While addressing the operational staff, he further said that this plan envision Pakistan Post as customer-friendly, efficient, modern and yet as a self-sustainable organization and 24 goals and targets have been set to achieve above stated key objectives. While touching some of key elements of new vision plan including human resource development, technology upgradation and process reengineering, he said that improvement in quality of service and credibility has been given highest priority. He also said that plan encompasses incentive based policies to benefit staff and motivate them to discharge their duties in efficient manner. He asked the staff to change market dynamics and emphasized them for service-oriented and customer-friendly culture in order to remain competitive in rapidly changing market situation. He also briefed about departmental courier service and collection of utility bills from doorsteps of the public through postman staff.

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Indian Govt Plan to Cap Foreign Investment in Courier Cos May Hit Roadblock

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

The government’s plan to cap foreign investment in courier companies may hit a roadblock. The commerce ministry is opposed to the foreign direct investment (FDI) related proposal in the Indian Post Office Amendment Bill, after severe opposition from industry. Commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath, who received a letter from the Investment Commission chief Ratan Tata on this issue, has decided to oppose the Bill’s intent to impose a cap on FDI in postal services. At present, there is no such cap.
Ratan Tata has requested that any move to impose limits on FDI in the postal sector must be opposed. Tata has said that a limit on FDI will not be in tune with the spirit of reform. Nath, in turn, is said to have noted that the commerce ministry must oppose this proposal too, in a reply that is now said to be with the Investment Commission.

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The 13th interdepartmental committee meet to discuss the european postal directive

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

France plans to require “the maintenance of the sector reserved” if “the correct operation of the postal public utility” is not guaranteed by the negotiations in progress around the European postal directive, according to an official statement of Matignon.

The thirteenth interdepartmental committee in Europe joined together on Monday morning in Matignon to consider the postal proposal for a directive adopted by the European Commission on October 18. This relates to the opening of competition on January 1, 2009 of the “reserved” sector known as the letters of less than 50 grams.

“France is attached to the existence of a postal universal service of high quality and at an accessible price on the whole of the own territory”, the services of the Dominique de Villepin Prime Minister underlined in an official statement. Consequently, “it will aim at the time, negotiations to guarantee the correct operation of the postal public utility”.

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Deutsche Post to digitise corporate post

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post AG is planning to offer to its corporate customers digitisation of their mail as of January 2007, the company said on November 27, 2006.

According to the announcement, Deutsche Post will open digitisation stations in Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Essen, Cologne, Stuttgart and Munich in January 2007. In December 2007, it will start operating such stations also in Nuremberg and Leipzig.

At the digitisation stations the corporate mail will be scanned and the data will be entered into the data processing system of the company. In most of the cases, the scans will be available in the data processing system on the morning of the day on which the mail is received at the stations, Deutsche Post (www.deutschepost.de) spokesman, Stefan Hess, said.

The company decided to launch the new service due to the higher requirements of its corporate customers, according to the project leader for Frankfurt, Peter Scheller.

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Deutsche Post to introduce part time work schemes for postmen

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post AG will introduce part-time work schemes for almost 6,000 of its postmen and will aim to deliver all the mail to the recipients until 1300 hours local time, the group said on November 24, 2006.

Deutsche Post has more than 79,000 postmen who will be affected by the restructuring and will have to cope with reduced payment and changed place of work.

Unlike the parcel delivery and the sorting centres, where there are part-time and “mini-jobs”, up to now all postmen were on full-time schedule. Deutsche Post will continue to avoid “mini-jobs” in the future as well.

The restructuring concept will be introduced from the beginning of 2007 to the end of 2009. One of the priorities is to ensure mail delivery until 1300 hours each day in a bid to boost quality of service and assist its private clients.
As much as 90 pct of the mail for corporate clients and 80 pct of the mail for private clients is delivered by 1300 hours.

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Overnight cargo service

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Want to send a huge consignment of dress materials, vessels or truckload of cardamom? Or want to vacate your house and send your domestic articles to your new destination? All at nominal cost. If yes, contact your nearby post office because India Post, run by the Department of Posts, has entered the express cargo segment by launching Logistics Post for delivering consignments in southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

“To make India Post a one-stop source for people to send goods and parcels at a cheap tariff, India Post has introduced `overnight cargo service’ at nominal cost from November,” said K. Balasubramanian, Director, Postal Services. He said the area of coverage of the service would be between Madurai and Nagercoil, through Virudhunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti and Tirunelveli. Every day, the service would start at 10 p.m. in Madurai and reach Nagercoil at 4.30 a.m. and vice-versa on all days except on closed holidays, he said.

As an value-added service, India Post would offer free pick up and delivery service within a radius 20 km in Madurai, 10 km in Nagercoil and 5 km in other towns, besides free loading and unloading up to 500 kg. A postal department employee would accompany the consignment.

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