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DHL hub move to Leipzig underway

Posted by | Jan 30, 2006 | |

DHL has begun operating aircraft out of Leipzig in eastern Germany, two years before the airport becomes fully operational as its main European hub. Five aircraft have been switched from Berlin to the new facility, with five more due to call at Leipzig later this year to serve eastern Europe. DHL is investing EUR300m in Leipzig, which is expected to handle 2,000 tonnes of freight a day at maximum capacity. From 2008, 60-70 aircraft movements through Leipzig are expected every night. Peter Kruse, CEO of DHL said: “Not all [European] aircraft will need to go to Leipzig; our existing hub in Brussels will still be operational as a smaller gateway serving the Benelux.”

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Japan's Nippon Express to join ANA-Japan Post cargo venture

Posted by | Jan 30, 2006 | |

Nippon Express Co and Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd will invest in an international cargo airline that All Nippon Airways Co (ANA) and Japan Post plan to jointly establish, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported without citing sources. Nippon Express and Mitsui OSK will take stakes of about 10 pct and 5 pct respectively in the joint venture. The new company will be capitalized at 30 mln yen and will be set up in February initially as a wholly owned subsidiary of ANA, the report said. The airline will then sell a portion of its stake to Japan Post, Nippon Express and Mitsui OSK in April, when Japan Post is allowed to enter the international shipping business. As a result, ANA’s stake will decline to 51.7 pct and Japan Post’s will reach 33.3 pct.

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PalletFORCE enhances quality of network service with major investment in IT

Posted by | Jan 30, 2006 | |

PalletFORCE’s commitment to continuous improvement in quality has been underlined by a major investment in a state-of-the-art IT system, providing comprehensive real-time ‘track and trace’ for all of the Network’s Depots and their customers. The installation, designed by logistics specialist Trans-aXion, registers every pallet with a unique identification, which is used to trace deliveries throughout the distribution process. A dedicated section of Trans-aXion’s web-site allows customers to chart the progress of pallets in real-time from dispatch to delivery, the latter confirmed by electronic signature capture.

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Business Post trading statement

Posted by | Jan 30, 2006 | |

Since the Interim Announcement of 14 November 2005, the Board’s expectations of margin improvements in the Group’s Parcel Services business, resulting from improved selling prices and lower costs, have not been achieved. On 5 December 2005, Guy Buswell was appointed Chief Executive. He has made a number of significant changes to the management team designed to simplify and streamline the management of the Group’s activities and provide greater focus to those areas requiring margin improvement. A strategic root and branch approach is now being adopted to the development of the business focusing on customer mix, service and cost control. As part of his assessment of the business as its new Chief Executive, Guy has concluded a review of the franchise network and identified that further one-off investment of GBP1.5m is required in order to secure its long term future. Accordingly, it is anticipated that the additional costs relating to the franchise network will be around GBP4.5m in the current financial year. Consequently, the Board now expects profit before tax and exceptional items for the year to 31 March 2006 to be approximately GBP9m.

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Financial, distribution experts eyed ahead of Japanese postal privatization

Posted by | Jan 29, 2006 | |

Japan Post Corp. will recruit private-sector experts in financial and international parcel delivery services before the privatization of Japan’s state-run postal services begins in 2007, company officials said Sunday.
Securing such experts to compete with private-sector companies is a pressing task for the company, which mainly consists of officials from the public corporation Japan Post, they said. Japan Post Corp., created last Monday by the public corporation as a new stock firm, will convert itself into a holding company in October 2007 to place four postal services companies under its wing.
Most of Japan Post Corp.’s 45 employees are from the public corporation, with their status changing from that of public employee to private-sector official. Japan Post Corp. plans to eventually boost the number of its workers to 100.

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FedEx Express appoints new Senior Manager of Operations

Posted by | Jan 29, 2006 | |

FedEx Express has announced today the appointment of Mohamed Al Sayegh as Senior Manager Operations for FedEx Direct served countries, as well as Iraq, Qatar and Oman. Commenting on the appointment, Hamdi Osman, FedEx Vice President for the Middle East, Indian Sub Continent, & Africa, stated, ‘With over 17 years of engineering and operations experience, Mohamed will bring comprehensive international knowledge and strategic expertise to his new regional management role.”

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Irish An Post names preferred joint-venture partner

Posted by | Jan 29, 2006 | |

An Post has submitted the name of a preferred partner for its planned financial services joint-venture to the department of communications. It hopes to have approval and sign-off for the new business before Donal Curtin, the chief executive, leaves the company this July. GE Money, the giant US services group, is regarded by industry insiders as the lead candidate for the venture. But the identity of the preferred partner is being closely guarded. A total of four banks submitted proposals for the joint venture late last year. It is understood that Allied Irish Banks was also on the shortlist. A spokesperson for An Post said the company would not comment on the process as it was still going on. It is believed, however, that departmental approval will trigger talks on the finalisation of a deal.

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