The German parcel, logistics and express service company GLS has launched a new service. Companies which send their parcels by “guaranteed 24-hour service” can be sure that they will be delivered by 17.00 the next working day.
Read MoreThe court in Nuremberg, Germany, has ruled in favour of Dutch mail and logistics company TNT NV’s mail division TNT Post, which may continue using the word ‘post’ in Germany, TNT said on April 27, 2006. The court ruled against Deutsche Post and dismissed its claim against competitor TNT Post. Deutsche Post has been challenged by the use of the word ‘post’ by other companies for years, repeatedly saying, it would undertake legal actions through to the highest court if necessary. The court ruled against Deutsche Post also in other cases. Deutsche Post said, it would appeal the judgment of the court in Nuremberg.
Read MoreThe company that is preparing for Japan Post’s privatization on Friday outlined the privatized corporation’s organizational structure and business plans. According to the blueprint drafted by the preparatory company called Japan Post Corp., postal savings and insurance business companies that will be established at the start of the 10-year privatization process in October 2007 would not launch new lines of businesses initially. Japan Post Corp. is set to work out a final version of the organizational structure and business plans based on the draft and submit it to the government by the end of July.
Read MoreThe federal Minister responsible for Canada Post, Lawrence Cannon, says he will decide within days about the status of the country’s international mail delivery sector. The Crown corporation has won court rulings that essentially gives it monopoly power over the 100-million dollar sector and, as a result, could push private-sector providers out of business. “We are actually looking at that issue now and we will take note not only of that issue but we will be
advising this House as to what we want to do in the coming days,” Mr. Cannon told the House of Commons. Companies in the international mail delivery industry, or re-mail, have been pushing Ottawa to change the law governing Canada Post to ensure the Crown corporation cannot exercise monopoly control over this sector.
Prices of the postal services in Portugal will grow on average by 2.0 pct as of May 1, 2006, according to a publication of Portuguese economic news portal Agencia Financeira on April 27, 2006. The price increase resulted from two agreements earlier signed between Portuguese postal operator CTT-Correios de Portugal and the country’s communications regulator Anacom. Apart from the price increase, the agreements envisage also improvement of the postal services quality. However, prices of stamps for up to 20 g normal and express mail will remain unchanged at 0.30 euro (USD0.38) and 0.45 euro (USD0.57), respectively.
Read MoreFedEx has announced the opening of Nanjing subsidiary aimed to further strengthen the presence in Eastern China. The new company, located in Jiangning Development Zone in Nanjing City, covers a plot of land as large as 2,340 square meters. Its operating station is composed of professional import & export sorting and picking system, storage area, and operation sector and it is able to handle nearly 1,000 parcels every hour at the fastest speed.
Read MoreDHL continued in 2005 its success in the Russian market. DHL Express reports that in 2005 shipment volumes increased by more than 30% in comparison with 2004, while revenue increased by over 40%. The strongest volume growth was in DHL Domestic products. In 2005 DHL Domestic MidDay Express 12 and DHL Domestic StartDay Express 9 services both had growth rate of over 100% in 2005 as opposed to 2004. ‘I am very pleased that the positive trend of DHL’s development in the Russian market continues. With our investment programme of nearly 50 mln. USD within the next few years in the facilities and infrastructure in Russia, we are in position to allow our customers to move their goods across borders and within the country seamlessly and quickly. DHL in Russia and globally is committed to consistently delivering outstanding quality and value to underscore that for DHL the customer always comes first’, says Frank Ungerer, General Director DHL in Russia.
Read MoreAn Post is to seek a further 1,100 voluntary redundancies and early retirements.
The company has earmarked 40m for the payoffs. It has 9,343 full-time and casual staff. Should the offer be taken up and the full amount of 40m is paid out the average payout would come to over 36,000. An Post chief Donal Curtin said some 1,200 workers had taken up the company’s early redundancy or severance packages over the past three years. He added that a further 1,100 have confirmed their applications to leave the company over the next 24 months.
The changes agreed with the Communications Workers Union (CWU) will ultimately see a 20pc reduction in staff levels.
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