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Austrian Redmail opens first private post office

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

Private Austrian postal group Redmail will open a private post office in Dellach/Gailtal in the province of Carinthia, on September 1, 2005, where the post office of state-owned Post AG will be closed on August 31, 2005. Redmail will offer complete services for the population in the region, it was reported on August 29, 2005. Further details of Redmail’s further plans and its proposals for the necessary changes in the new postal law to facilitate privatisation, will be presented at a news conference in Vienna on September 1, 2005.

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DHL to set up network of service centres in Hungary

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

DHL is setting up a network of service centres in Hungary to better cater to small and medium-sized businesses, Joseph Borocz, sales manager for DHL Express Magyarorszag, announced on Tuesday. Big businesses, which account for 80pc of DHL’s revenue in Hungary, use DHL couriers for their pick ups as well as deliveries. But smaller businesses, which may not get daily deliveries, can opt to drop off their deliveries at the service centres, called “Servicepoints”.
DHL’s market research shows a big increased in demand for express delivery services by SMEs since Hungary joined the EU, Mr Borocz said. DHL expects its market in Hungary to expand rapidly over the next five years.

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An Post close to selling off two non-core businesses

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

An Post is close to selling off two further subsidiaries as the company awaits a decision on a new price rise application. It is understood the company is involved in ongoing negotiations to sell two courier and distribution firms, and that one of these is JMC Vans Trans Limited. The company has two other courier operations, Waldermar Ltd and Transpost Limited. One of these is also likely to be sold. The purchase price for the two subsidiaries is likely to be well below the EUR80 million the company received for the two top-up companies it sold earlier this year to Alphyra. The decision to sell comes after the company conducted a review of its subsidiaries and associated undertakings. The company is anxious to exit from non-core businesses.

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Tunisia: 153 new post offices to open soon

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

According to Al-Horria newspaper (August 29, 2005), to avoid long lines in the posts offices in Tunisia during the beginning of the new academic year, the Tunisian Post Office announced opening 153 new post offices all over the Tunisian districts on September 1st, 2005. The new offices will operate from 8:00 o’clock in the morning until 18:00 o’clock in the evening in order to satisfy all residents’ needs for postal and financial transactions.

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TNT launches ultimate supply chain solution launched at Liege

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

TNT Express is introducing a new service proposition for Europe – the Value Added Service Centre (VASC). The VASC, based at TNT’s European Air Hub in Liège, Belgium, has been specifically designed to meet customer demands in the fast-changing global distribution industry. The VASC service offerings include a range of market leading services such as spare parts and emergency stock replenishment, with the VASC team ensuring that the shipments can instantly and at any moment be injected into TNT’s air or road networks.

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UPS among first to deploy new customs security technology

Posted by | Aug 29, 2005 | |

UPS today announced it has become one of the first transportation carriers to deploy a trade processing system developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that accelerates cross-border commerce while improving security at the nation’s borders. The Automated Commercial Environment, or ACE, is part of a multi-year modernization effort by the CBP that automates the flow of information about packages approaching U.S. borders in trucks, making it easier for customs agents to decide what they wish to inspect. UPS worked with CBP to pilot the program in Blaine, Wash., the first land port to transition to the new system.

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UK catalogue bosses warn of PIP ‘Black Monday’

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

Catalogue chiefs are warning the industry that it faces ‘Black Monday’ following Postcomm’s decision to allow Royal Mail to introduce pricing in proportion (PIP) in a year’s time. Mail order bosses plan to postpone their August 2006 campaigns until after the scheme’s inception in September, as PIP is expected to reduce costs by 60 per cent. But Nigel Swabey, chairman of mail order firm First Resources, claims Royal Mail will not be able to cope with the resulting deluge of deliveries. He is calling for Postcomm to allow the postal operator flexibility with catalogue deliveries, to prevent chaos.

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Pitney Bowes expands global business with Brazilian Post Contract

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

Less than seven months after its launch, Pitney Bowes Semco Equipamentos e ServiVos Limitada has won a USD1.4 million annual service contract from the Brazilian postal service. Pitney Bowes Semco Ltda. is a joint venture company formed by Pitney Bowes Inc. and Semco Group. The terms of the contract include the servicing of approximately 1,200 Pitney Bowes Galaxy mailing systems employed by the Brazilian postal service. The agreement lasts one year, renewable annually for each of the next four years, and covers equipment deployed in six states including the Federal District, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Parana and Minas Gerais.

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