FedEx has introduced a new service to Libya and Algeria through a network of Global Service Participants (GSPs). In Libya Fedes will work with Al Zajel Express as its GSP. Four offices have already been etablished by the GSP in the major Libyan cities to suppot cutomers across the country. In Algeria, FedEx service will be provided by GSP Falcon Express Inc, which already handles delivery services for FedEx in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria and Yemen.
Read MoreTNT announced its domestic foray in India at a press meeting in Mumbai today. The expansion plan in India is in line with the global strategy of focusing on building quality networks in emerging markets. TNT will make an investment of around 100 million Euro into the Indian market over the next five years, further reinforcing its commitment to the booming Indian economy. This launch makes TNT the first multinational brand in India to offer international and domestic services using an integrated air and road network. TNT will clearly differentiate from its competitors in the express segment, through its offering of a gamut of “first ever” services. TNT aims to be the leading integrated player in the Indian market by 2010.
Read MoreFinnish state-owned postal and logistics services provider Finland Post Corporation (Suomen Posti Oyj) said on Wednesday (1 February) that it is acquiring the Swedish logistics company Roadlink Spedition AB. Roadlink Spedition has an annual turnover of EUR25m and it has four outlets with terminals based in Stockholm, Malmo, Gothenburg and Jonkoping. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
Read MoreGerman national postal services provider Deutsche Post is hoping to streamline its costly post office network when it loses its monopoly on letter deliveries at the end of 2007. Deutsche Post believes that the law on the legal obligations of the monopolist (PUDLV) should simply set out a minimum number of post offices to be run by the group, rather than telling the group where exactly to site post offices and boxes. The group also hopes to alter the number of deliveries made in the week.
Read MoreYamato Transport Co. appealed to the Tokyo High Court on Wednesday against a lower court’s dismissal of the company’s request for an injunction on the parcel delivery service Japan Post is offering in a tie-up with convenience store operator Lawson Inc. On Jan. 19, the Tokyo District Court rejected Yamato’s claim, filed in September 2004, that the Japan Post service poses unfair competition. Yamato is a parcel delivery company and the core unit of Yamato Holdings Co. The district court ruled that the public postal concern is not charging prices below cost because the growth of its delivery service has not pushed it deeper into the red.
Read MorePostal charges for heavier items are to be increased from later this month. The new charges announced by An Post yesterday will apply to letters, large envelopes, packets and parcels weighing from 50g to 100g. The current standard 48 cent charge for letters of up to 50g will remain unchanged. However, in a statement last night the regulator for the communications sector, ComReg, criticised An Post for comments on the charges which appeared to suggest that ComReg had approved the increases. “An Post has claimed that rates for posting large envelopes and packets weighing up to 50g will increase from Monday, March 20th, 2006, as required by ComReg. ComReg has not required An Post to increase these prices,” it stated. It said of the 20 principal postage rates quoted by An Post in a newspaper advertisement to be published today, only three are subject to ComReg’s prior approval. Under the increases introduced by An Post, postage for letters weighing between 50g and 100g will increase from 48 cent to 60 cent.
Read MoreTNT NV said it will invest 100 mln eur in its India operations in the coming five years. TNT said it wants to increase its market share in India by expanding its workforce and enlarging its capacity. TNT hopes to employ approximately 1,600 staff by the end of 2010 and hopes to then be market leader in the country.
Read MorePalletways has completed the process of joining up the domestic IT systems across all the European countries served by the company’s networks, making it the first pallet network to offer a truly integrated delivery service to a vast European marketplace.
Read More
Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.
