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Unchanged prices for Deutsche Post domestic mail

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, is planning unchanged prices for inland letter post in 2007, in most cases. Applications for pricing are reported by the company to have been submitted to the German networks regulator, and postage is not due to be increased in the regulated section of mail delivery.

Price increases are reported to be planned for deliveries abroad, but the company has indicated that it does not plan to make full use of its scope to raise the price by 0.2 per cent altogether. Deutsche Post expects the regulator to reach a decision within two weeks.

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Deutsche Post reports progress in restructuring of logistics

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal operator, is reported to be showing progress with the development of its logistics division within subsidiary DHL and with the integration of the UK logistics service provider Exel. Integration is expected to be completed by the end of March 2007, according to a press source citing management.

The group’s logistics division is expected to show turnover well above 18bn euros at the end of the current year, discounting land transport, while ebit is expected to amount to a minimum of 700m euros. Last year, turnover reached 7.9bn euros, ebit 315m euros. By the end of the year, Deutsche Post logistics director John Allan will aim to complete the transfer of the group’s European overland transport from its express division to its logistics arm. It is estimated that this will bring the logistics division additional turnover of around 4bn euros. DHL recently won a contract worth turnover of 2.3bn euros to supply the UK National Health Service, and, following resistance among staff to the privatisation plan, business is reported now to be running smoothly.

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Four Soft acquires freight and shipping software business of FWL technologies

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Four Soft Limited (4S), a global leader in software solutions for transportation and logistics vertical, has entered into an Agreement to acquire the assets of the freight and shipping software business of FWL Technologies, UK through it wholly owned subsidiary Four Soft UK Ltd.

Under the terms of the agreement, which was approved by the companies’ boards of directors, the cumulative purchase consideration will be approximately Rs. 10-12 crores based on certain performance parameters in an all cash transaction. The acquisition of business includes IP, staff, customer contracts and business assets.

With this acquisition, 4S expands into the Shipping liner software business while further consolidating its coverage in the transportation and logistics vertical. It adds strong domain and technology teams based out of UK, India, Singapore and USA to Four Soft’s current operations. The customer base will expand significantly to add shipping liner customers and take the employee strength to over 900.

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DHL Express looks at creating hub in Shanghai

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

DHL Express, the express delivery unit of Deutsche Post, could finalise a contract with the Shanghai Airport Authority to build a hub for its regional operations.

Li Derun, executive vice president of the airport authority, has said that “negotiations with DHL for a Shanghai hub are ongoing”.

There is hope that the parties will be able to sign an agreement before the end of the year, Reuters reported.

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December 18, 2006 to be busiest day in FedEx history

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Continuing a nine year trend, FedEx Corp. expects to make history again when a record-breaking total of 9.8 million packages move through its global FedEx Express and FedEx Ground networks on December 18, 2006. This is projected to be the busiest night in the history of FedEx and would break the company’s previous record night of 8.9 million on December 19, 2005.

“From 186 packages on our first day of operations to almost 10 million in one night this holiday season, the busiest day of 2006 will again make history for FedEx,” said Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and CEO of FedEx Corp. “Achieving this milestone speaks to our world class global workforce of nearly 275,000 people, our strong heritage and our leadership both for today and the future.”

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German postal rates fall as competition grows

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Prices in the German postal market are falling as competition grows and new entrants gear up for full liberalisation in January 2008, according to a new, in-depth study from CEP-Research, “The German postal market before liberalisation”.

Although the Deutsche Post exclusive licence still restricts the activities of competitors such as express and parcel firms, specialist mail companies and publishing groups, competition is clearly increasing, leading to lower average prices.

“A clear sign for a price war in the German mail market is shown by the development of market revenues and mail volumes since 1998,” commented Björn Sasse, project manager for the study. Projected figures for 2005, for example, show that total mail volumes are expected to show a rise of 6.5% to 18.1 billion, while overall mail revenues rose just 2% to €10.2 billion. The average mail price dropped by 6% last year.

The 117-page, German-language study also highlights future market potential and likely trends such as increasing outsourcing of in-house postal departments to service providers. “Lower prices, new products, improved services and better service quality for corporate customers can be expected from liberalisation in 2008,” added Björn Sasse.

* “The German postal market before liberalisation” can be ordered online from www.cep-research.com for €800. The 117-page study is only available in German.

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Royal Mail extends deadline for market research tender

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Royal Mail has extended its call for tender for its market research roster until today.

The roster is reviewed every four years, and is worth between £20m and £25m including VAT over that period.

Agencies currently on the roster include Accent, BMRB, BPRI, Illuminas, Continental, Compass, Crucible, FDS, IFF, Moulton Hall, Prescient, Quadrangle, Spinach, Synetics and Aegis agency Synovate.

The contract covers commissioned and non-commissioned, qualitative and quantitative market research services.

The original deadline had been October 13. Further details of the contract can be viewed online.

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Online auctions lift post profits

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Technology helped Australia Post lift its revenue by nearly 5 per cent to AUD4.5 billion in the year to June 30.
It posted a net profit of AUD367.8 million, up AUD26.6 million on the previous year.
Australia Post increased its handling of mail by 1 per cent due to strong growth in international letters and direct marketing, driven by the acquisition of mail and document software provider PrintSoft in 2005. Meanwhile eLetter Solutions (formerly EDI Post), extended its range of services from traditional bulk production of statements and invoices to web-based direct mail, document archiving and retrieval, and ticket production.
For the first time, its parcels and logistics business surpassed letters in earnings, with an increased profit of AUD43 million based on 20 per cent growth. Much of the growth in domestic parcels was in business-to-consumer deliveries, notably through online purchases of wine, electronics, books and DVDs, and from internet trading on auction sites.
The company has invested in a joint venture with China Post to provide regional supply-chain services, while its alliance with postal authorities in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and the US has created a regional express courier network.

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