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Four named Malaysia's best logistics service providers

Posted by | Jul 24, 2006 | |

Four foreign-owned companies with operations in Malaysia have been named Malaysia’s best logistics service providers in the areas of automotive, pharmaceutical, retail, fast-moving consumer goods and information technology (IT)/electronics by consulting firm Frost &Sullivan. Frost &Sullivan named Germany-based Schenker as Malaysia’s Best Automotive Logistics Service Provider in its annual 2006 Asean 4 Logistics Awards. Swiss logistics group Kuehne &Nagel AG was voted Best Pharmaceutical Logistics Service Provider, while Germany’s DHL took both the Best Retail Logistics Service Provider and the Best Fast Moving Consumer Goods Logistics Service Provider awards. The Best IT/Electronics Logistics Service Provider award was won by Japan’s Nippon Express Co Ltd. Frost &Sullivan recently honored top logistics firms in five major sectors from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand at its Asean 4 Logistics Awards based on a Voice of the Customer research.

Mukhtyar estimates that the outsourced logistics market in Asean is expected to grow 9.9 per cent to 14.8 billion USD (RM54.5 billion) this year from 13.5 billion USD (RM49.7 billion) in 2005.

In Malaysia, the outsourced logistics market is expected to grow 8.3 per cent to reach a revenue figure of 3.25 billion USD (RM12 billion) this year, from 3 billion USD (RM11 billion) last year.

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Peerflix Teams with United States Postal Service to Provide Online DVD Tracking for Nation's Largest DVD Trading Network; Online DVD Tracking, Google Maps(TM) Mash-up and Printed Postage Enhance Peer-to-Peer Experience

Posted by | Jul 24, 2006 | |

Peerflix, the leading peer-to-peer (P2P) network that allows members to legally trade DVDs online, today announced a relationship with the U.S. Postal Service allowing Peerflix members to track the shipping status of their DVDs online. Peerflix members, who trade DVDs directly with one another, will be notified each time a DVD is scanned at a U.S. Postal Service location as it travels to their home, in a pioneer application of U.S. Postal Service technology traditionally leveraged by large businesses. Taking the service one step further, Peerflix added visual tracking capabilities by building a Google Maps mash-up that allows users to follow the journey of their DVD against a map of the U.S. Furthermore, Peerflix announced that postage will be automatically printed on its patent-pending PeerMailer envelopes, eliminating the need for stamps. The result for Internet users is a safe and accountable peer-to-peer network that serves a community trading more than 300,000 DVDs across the U.S. and Canada.

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Forward Air Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter 2006 Results; 12.0% Revenue Growth; 22.8% Operating Margin; 10.8% EPS Growth

Posted by | Jul 24, 2006 | |

Operating revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 increased 12.0% to a record $86.8 million from $77.5 million for the same quarter in 2005. Income from operations was $19.8 million, compared with $16.8 million in the prior-year quarter, an increase of 17.7%. As a percent of operating revenue, income from operations improved to 22.8% from 21.7% for the same quarter last year. Net income during the period increased by $1.1 million, or 8.9%, to $13.0 million from $12.0 million in the prior-year quarter. Diluted income per share from operations for the second quarter of 2006 was $0.41 compared with $0.37 in the prior-year quarter, an increase of 10.8%. The second quarter of 2005 included a one-time gain of $0.9 million after-tax income, or $0.03 per diluted share, from the Company’s settlement of its lawsuit with the City of Atlanta.

Operating revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2006 increased 15.0% to $169.1 million from $147.0 million for the same period in 2005. Income from operations was $36.7 million, compared with $30.2 million in the prior-year period, an increase of 21.7%. As a percent of operating revenue, income from operations expanded to 21.7% for the first six months of 2006 from 20.5% in 2005. Net income during the period increased 16.4% to $24.0 million from $20.6 million in the prior-year period. Diluted income per share from operations for the first six months of 2006 was $0.75 compared with $0.63 in the prior-year period, an increase of 19.0%.

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Making the right connections;Superbrands: Britain's strongest brands 2006;Sponsored supplement

Posted by | Jul 23, 2006 | |

As more business is done over the net, CLARE GASCOIGNE assesses the power of online branding

When Honda ran a television campaign showing Honda owners who look like their cars, it invited viewers to post photos of themselves and their vehicles on its website. The move generated so much traffic that the car maker had to set up a new site.

It is a good example of one of the net’s key features: interactivity. The ability to engage can help develop a brand and inspire customer loyalty.

“The key word with online branding is simplicity,” says Michael Peters, chairman of Identica, a branding consultancy. “People have so little time, you have to be able to sustain their interest. Online branding should be about distilling the essence of what the brand is until you get to its core values.”

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Courier companies fear losses

Posted by | Jul 23, 2006 | |

The Centre is planning to permit transit of postage below 300 gm in weight only through India Posts.

Courier companies feel this is a `protectionist move’ that will hit their interests Business houses, small traders, are not happy with the Government’s move.

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More orders for transport companies: DPD freight exchange now online

Posted by | Jul 21, 2006 | |

With its online freight exchange DPD now provides transport operators with the chance to generate additional business for themselves. At www.dpd.net/frachtenboerse service providers can now obtain information in a fast and uncomplicated way about the latest requirements for transport services.

At a few clicks of the mouse all the relevant tour information is available for both long-distance and local transport, including the number of stops and parcels involved and the daily number of kilometres to be driven. Transport operators will also be able to apply for contracts directly online. With this new service DPD intends to create more transparency between the individual depots and their partners, so that it will be possible in future to react even more flexibly to the requirements of the market. ”Via this freight exchange the depots can provide information over a wide area on their requirements for additional long-distance and local transport. In addition to greater transparency this will also enable us to work more efficiently“, says Hans Fluri, Chief Executive Officer of DPD GeoPost (Deutschland) GmbH & Co. KG. For the providers of transport services the latest online information could be especially useful during the autumn and pre-Christmas seasons, when high parcel volumes mean that additional tours have to be made.

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Geodis supporting FedEx

Posted by | Jul 21, 2006 | |

The Paris (France)-based transport and logistics group Geodis, which is majority controlled by the French state railway SNCF, has signed a contract with the US-based express service provider FedEx Express. The terms of the agreement stipulate that Geodis collect and deliver consignments for FedEx Express in and around all French cities in which FedEx does not have a direct presence. The contract is valid for a three-year period commencing on 2 January 2007.

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TNT Helps the News Flow at the FT

Posted by | Jul 21, 2006 | |

The mailroom management arm of a business-to-business express delivery giant has scooped a new two-year contract to provide a range of services for one of the most famous newspapers in the world.

TNT Managed Services, a division on TNT Express Specialist Services, has been tasked to provide a full goods in/goods out, portering and mailroom solution at the Financial Times headquarters building at Number One, Southwark Bridge, central London.

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