DX Services confirms has received 415 pence/share cash offer approach
DX Services PLC confirmed that it has received an approach which may or may not lead to a cash offer for the company at 415 pence per share.
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Portugal Postal Traffic
Portugal’s postal traffic exceeded 77 million shipments in the first quarter of 2006, up 30 pct year-on-year, data from the local communications regulator Anacom showed on July 3, 2006.
Compared to the last quarter of 2005, the country’s postal traffic grew by some 14.7 pct.
Some 4.0 million of the total number of 77 million shipments in the three-month period to March 2006 were express mail deliveries.
Read MoreDX Ireland postpones plan for postal service
DX Ireland, which was considering starting a postal delivery service to rival An Post, has postponed the idea until after the postal market is fully liberalised, saying it is not financially viable.
Under the terms of existing legislation, any newcomer to the postal market has to charge 2.5 times the 48 cent charged by State postal operator An Post for all items under 50g.
Read MoreSouth Africa Department of Communications consults stakeholders on postal law
The Department of Communications is consulting stakeholders in the postal and related sectors to inform them about the drafting of the Postal Services Amendment Bill. The road shows started last week in the Western Cape and are scheduled to end in mid-July. The department is utilising these engagements as information gathering sessions to allow stakeholders to submit comments that would help inform the Bill which would be tabled in Parliament later this year.
Spokesperson for the department, Albi Modise, said all the stakeholders consulted so far had expressed satisfaction with the new proposal to the postal bill.
“These will ensure that the market is properly regulated,” he said.
Read MoreFedEx Ground accused of illegal treatment of unionizing workers
The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a hearing on accusations that FedEx Ground violated federal labor laws.
The hearing before an administrative law judge in Philadelphia will hear accusations that the company discouraged drivers from forming a union.
The company is also accused of discriminating against drivers who filed charges or testified against them.
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Presentation at UK EDC by RS Components
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The Blurring Boundary between express and mail.
Presentation at UK EDC by UK Mail.
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The London Freight Plan – tomorrows solutions?
Presentation at UK EDC by Transport for London.
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