First in a series of four reports dealing with postal services policy and development in the wider markets of Australasia. Prepared for Postwatch by Arrowhead Consulting Ltd.
Introduction
Report Scope
Country Selection
Report Structure
Overview and Implications
Introduction
Implications
Country Review
Introduction
Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
Japan
Hong Kong
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Read MorePitney Bowes Inc., one of the world’s largest makers of postal equipment, on Friday said it acquired all the outstanding stock of Danka Canada Inc. for about USD14 million. Danka Canada’s parent, Danka Business Systems PLC, said separately that it sold the unit because it has not been profitable, posting a loss of USD7.7 million on USD35.9 million in sales for the latest fiscal year ended March 31.
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Read MoreThe US Department of Homeland Security has awarded a contract valued at up to USD12 million to DHL Express, Plantation, Fla., for express package delivery services.
Read MoreAn Post is in deep trouble, and at least one former member of its board expects its plight to worsen. In his resignation letter, Paul Kavanagh made it clear who he thinks must take the blame. The company needs to modernise. The private sector is cutting into the traditional business and will go on doing so. An Post hopes for a future in technology and financial services, not junk mail and cards – which in the resigning director’s view would leave it “in a catastrophic position”. Mr Kavanagh says that “certain elements” (meaning the trade unions) “cynically disrupt, delay and frustrate all efforts.” If the union agenda prevails, it will result “in far greater downsizing and redundancies in the future.”
Read MoreBahrain Financial Harbour has appointed DHL as its exclusive logistics provider. The agreement is expected to have additional benefits to both parties, with DHL recommending BFH’s facilities worldwide, and BFH promoting DHL to its tenants. DHL will also offer competitive rates to BFH and its partners.
Bahrain Financial Harbour has appointed DHL as its exclusive logistics provider. The agreement is expected to have additional benefits to both parties, with DHL recommending BFH’s facilities worldwide, and BFH promoting DHL to its tenants. DHL will also offer competitive rates to BFH and its partners.
Read MoreNew figures today from Royal Mail showed a 5% improvement in the amount of UK mail delivered without loss, damage or substantial delay during 2004-05 than in the preceding year. More than 99.93% of the 22 billion letters collected and delivered by Royal Mail were last year delivered safely, to the correct address and without substantial delay. There was also an 11% rise in the number of inquiries and complaints to Royal Mail’s customer call centres – from 1,647,000 in 2003-04 to 1,824,000 last year, when mail services were disrupted because of massive changes in Royal Mail’s network.
Read MoreAt end-2004 there were 90 parcel delivery companies on the market, six times as many as in 1996. Their number grew by 32 last year, as 42 new companies started operations and 10 moved out of business. Estimating how much the market is worth is difficult, with estimates ranging between ZL1-2 billion. Different companies define their market share in different terms, and many believe the regulator, URTiP, should set a standard in this regard. The URTiP recently drew up a report about the postal services market for the infrastructure ministry, but the report, as containing commercially sensitive data, is confidential.
According to Rzeczpospolita, the largest company on the market last year was DHL, with sales of ZL596 million, up 22 percent on the previous year, and a market share of 36.8 percent. It was followed by Stolica (recently acquired by UPS), Z192 million, up 5 percent, a share of 11.9 percent, and TNT, ZL160 million, up 26 percent, a share of 9.9 percent.
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