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GLS invests in international parcel service

Posted by | Jul 12, 2006 | |

General Logistics Systems B.V., Amsterdam (GLS) is investing more than 100 million euros to strengthen its pan-European network in the current business year. The focus here is on the expansion of cross-border structures and services. Customers appreciate quality and service: already last year, the cross-border parcel volume rose by 26 per cent.

A total of 45 million euros are currently being invested in new constructions, the expansion or the modernisation of locations. Two international hubs will be built in France and another one in Hungary. Important investments will also be made in Denmark (hub expansions in Copenhagen and Kolding), Germany (six new depot constructions) and Poland (new headquarters construction with an adjacent depot).

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DHL Middle East first company in region to implement Single Point of Entry agreement

Posted by | Jul 12, 2006 | |

DHL, the Middle East’s leading express logistics provider, today announced it has successfully implemented the Single Point of Entry (SPE) agreement as part of the GCC Customs Union.

The move is set to provide a swift enhanced service to DHL GCC customers by cutting shipment delivery times by up to half a day. Implementation of the SPE agreement of GCC Customs Union allows DHL to perform one time processing of customs clearance upon entrance into its hubs in the region.

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4 Japan Post firms to be called Japan Post Group

Posted by | Jul 11, 2006 | |

Companies to emerge under Japan Post after its privatization in October 2007 will be called Japan Post Group, according to the public postal corporation’s privatization plan draft obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Japan Post Corp., which will become the holding company of the four separate entities, is considering calling its savings bank Yucho Ginko (postal savings bank), and its postal life insurance firm Kampo Seimei Hoken (postal life insurance).

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Belgian Post to open 120 service agencies this summer

Posted by | Jul 11, 2006 | |

Belgian Post plans to open 120 services agencies this summer as part of its cost-saving restructuring of its postal network. The agencies offer basic postal services.

The post office, which already had about 40 such agencies, has opened 40 new “Points Poste” in recent weeks and expects to increase this figure to 120 outlets by the end of the summer.

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Businessmen to head 4 Japanese postal entities after privatization

Posted by | Jul 11, 2006 | |

The government on Tuesday announced the appointment of private-sector businessmen as chief executive officers of the four companies to be created through the privatization of postal services in October 2007.

Koji Furukawa, a 68-year-old senior adviser to the president at Mitsubishi Corp., will take the helm of the postal savings bank, while President Josuke Shindo, 61, of Tokio Marine & Nichido Systems Co., will become the CEO of the postal insurance company, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka said at a press conference.

The top post of the mail delivery service company will be assumed by Norio Kitamura, 64, chairman of Toyota Motor Italia, and the company in charge of over-the-counter services at post offices will be headed by Shigeo Kawa, a 59-year-old corporate officer of Ito-Yokado Co., Takenaka added.

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Business Post says Q1 trading in line with expectations

Posted by | Jul 11, 2006 | |

Business Post Group PLC said first quarter trading was satisfactory and in line
with the board’s expectations.

In a statement prepared for today’s AGM, chairman Peter Kane said the performance improvement initiatives within Parcel Services continue to make progress.

Parcel Services, comprising the overnight business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and cross-border parcel delivery activities, continues to make steady progress following the difficulties experienced in 2005, Kane added.

He said service levels have remained at a very high standard and the programme of reducing unit costs within the Linehaul operation is proceeding to plan.

Further progress has also been made in improving the performance of the franchise network.

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