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CTT Portugal signs deal with Iberdrola

Posted by | Apr 11, 2005 | |

Iberdrola SA said it is targeting to reach a 15-20 pct share of the Portuguese electricity market in five years after signing a marketing deal with the country’s Grupo CTT Correios de Portugal today. In a statement, Iberdrola said the chairman of its Portuguese operations Joquim Pina Moura, signed a collaboration agreement with CTT’s Carlos Horta e Costa today in Lisbon to market electricity through the Portuguese communications company’s 3,500 offices in the country.

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DHL given lead role in setting up GCC-wide Emirate

Posted by | Apr 11, 2005 | |

The Deutsche Post World Net subsidiary revealed that it had agreed to partner Dubai Customs in implementing the pilot programme that will lead to the full-blown GCC system. The Dubai project is expected to lead to full e-clearance in the Emirate within the next 18 months and the possibility that shipments could be cleared even before they enter port.

Phil Couchman, DHL’s Director for the Middle East, said: ‘We are in the process of helping to adapt the system to the needs of all of the GCC countries. Progress has been extremely promising.

DHL, the region’s leading express and logistics supplier, has announced that it will play an imperative role in the introduction of a GCC-wide system of digitalised e-clearance that will allow shipments to be cleared through customs within seconds.

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Higher noon for SystemPlus

Posted by | Apr 11, 2005 | |

SystemPlus, the German-based road haulage alliance, has launched a new time-definite service with guaranteed delivery times in key European markets.
Since the start of April, the group has offered a noon delivery service in Denmark, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Other countries are in the pipeline. In Germany, noon and 10am services have been standard for several years.

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Stiff Competition Jolts NIPOST

Posted by | Apr 10, 2005 | |

In a bid to find relevance in the fast expanding market, especially with mushrooming private courier service providers in the country, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has intensified its campaign to re-orientate its entire staff towards creating a better delivery system and economic survival.

The Postmaster-General of the Federation, Alhaji Abubakar Musa Argungu, admitted the fact in an address he presented recently at the inauguration of the Edo Territory ServiCom Committee in Benin-City, but promised customers better service under the new progrmamme.

The exercise is in part of the “NIPOST ServiCom Awareness/Public Enlightenment Campaign in the South-South Zone of Nigeria (and it) is part of our efforts to guarantee optimum customer reception in all our post offices throughout the country”, he assured.

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Deutsche Post bid rumours lift Exel

Posted by | Apr 9, 2005 | |

Shares in Exel hit a three-year high, up 5 per cent at 894 1/2p for the week, on rumours the logistics group could face a bid from Deutsche Post. Traders became excited after Europe’s largest postal group said it would seek to more than triple the number of shares it could issue to fund potential acquisitions. But though there was some substance to the speculation, with trading volume for Exel on Monday more than twice the daily average, shareholders should note that just last month a DP executive told the Financial Times the company was not interested in such a deal.

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Manifesto pledge to hold on to UK Royal Mail set to please Labour loyalists and unions

Posted by | Apr 9, 2005 | |

The Royal Mail is to remain in government hands, Labour’s election manifesto will pledge next week in a promise that is likely to be welcomed by party loyalists and trades unions. Tony Blair has decided that, while competition to open up the postal market should continue as the government brings more private involvement into the running of public services, the Royal Mail itself should remain in state ownership. The manifesto pledge effectively rules out a partial sell-off of the business, one option that is thought to interest Allan Leighton, its chairman. There has been persistent speculation that the government might approve a part-privatisation after the general election. However, ministers are in agreement with trades unions, which have argued fiercely against it.

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DHL sees 45pc increase in China freight revenue

Posted by | Apr 8, 2005 | |

DHL Express expects China-related revenue to grow at least 45 per cent this year as more mainland manufacturers shift to producing high-technology commodities such as electronics and computer peripherals, according to a senior company executive. Scott Price, the new chief executive for Asia Pacific, said the company’s China sales grew 50 per cent to 60 per cent last year as it moved the greatest share of the mainland’s international express cargo, which analysts say is expected to reach USD1.2 billion this year. “We are very confident that our calculations on China market share are correct and we think we’re No1 at 40 per cent,” Mr Price told the South China Morning Post. “The fact that we are growing at these extraordinary levels reflects China’s move to more hi-tech manufacturing than it has ever produced before.”

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PROFILE – PETER CARR (Postwatch): Carr draws up final battle plan

Posted by | Apr 8, 2005 | |

Postwatch chairman Peter Carr has used his experience in the retail world to force Royal Mail to put the customer first. As his reign comes to a close, Jessica Phillips asks who else will defend user needs so fearlessly

For most men on the verge of retirement, there is an inevitable ‘winding down’ period as the prospect of ‘pipe and slippers’ moves ever closer. For Postwatch chairman Peter Carr, however, this could not be further from the truth, as he draws up the battle plan for his final eight months in the role.

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