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DHL goes for home run in rivals’ back yard

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

If there remained any doubt about DHL’s commitment to becoming a force in the US, it disappeared last week when the German-owned package delivery company struck a deal to sponsor Major League Baseball. Attaching its name to America’s “national pastime” is the most brazen sign to date of DHL’s ambitions to challenge United Parcel Service and FedEx on their home turf. DHL, part of Deutsche Post, said it had been adopted as an official partner of baseball’s top league for the next three years, raising the profile of a company that had until recently been largely absent from the US. The sponsorship is the latest in a series of initiatives by DHL to break the dominance of UPS and FedEx, which together command nearly 80 per cent of the US market.

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Lockheed Martin names Judy F. Marks to leadership of Transportation and Security Solutions

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

Lockheed Martin named Judy F. Marks executive vice president of its Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) business unit, effective May 1, and said she will become company president in October 2005 as Don Antonucci transitions to retirement. Marks has served as president of Lockheed Martin Distribution Technologies line of business in Owego, NY, since March 2001.

In her previous role, Marks was instrumental in positioning Lockheed Martin as one of the world’s leading suppliers of automation and recognition systems for national postal providers such as the U.S. Postal Service and the United Kingdom’s Royal Mail.

“Judy Marks’ engineering, business and leadership experience will provide a solid base for developing both new customers and market domains for our Transportation and Security Solutions business,” said Robert B. Coutts, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Systems Business Area, which includes TSS.

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‘Any consignment, anywhere, any mode’ – Mr Chris Callen, Country Manager, DHL Express, India

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

A seasoned professional with over 25 years experience in the Express and Logistics industry, Mr Callen worked with many companies before joining New Zealand Post Ltd as Group Manager Distribution. He was a key member of the team that played a pioneering role in deregulating the postal market and developing the express and logistics industry in New Zealand. In 1998, he was made Chairman of joint venture airline Airpost Ltd. Mr Callen joined DHL in late 2002, and was recently elected Chairman of the Express Industry Council of India and is a Trustee of The American School of Bombay. Mr Callen spoke to Business Line about the Express industry, DHL, its new partners and its customers.

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UPS marks anniversary of Philippine hub by announcing significant expansion

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

UPS Philippines today celebrated the third anniversary of its intra-Asia air hub by announcing expansion plans in a ceremony attended by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Since its establishment in 2002, UPS’s intra-Asia hub has grown into the company’s largest air hub in the Asia Pacific region. The hub is now home to 90 flights per week, a 50 percent increase since its opening. To meet growing demand, UPS announced plans to triple the hub’s sorting capacity from 2,500 packages to 7,500 packages per hour.

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Germany has no plans now to hand Telekom, Deutsche Post shares to KfW

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

The German government currently has no plans to transfer further shares in Deutsche Telekom AG and Deutsche Post World Net AG to KfW Bankengruppe, sources said. However, if required, the government may sell some shares later on this year, sources told dpa-AFX news agency. The last such transaction was in January, when KfW bought a 12.7 pct stake in Deutsche Post World Net AG from the government for 1.7 bln eur, raising its total stake to 48.8 pct.

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Japanese Government to sell stake in privatised postal savings and insurance

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

The government has decided to sell its entire stake in postal savings and insurance units by the 2017 end of a controversial proposal to privatise Japan’s postal system over a 10-year period, government sources said Monday.

The decision is part of an outline of legislations to privatise Japan Post in the face of strong reservation within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

The outline is expected to be announced later in the day after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi conveys it to ministers at a morning meeting.

The government has also decided to set up a 1 trillion yen fund to make up for possible losses from providing the postal savings and insurance services in thinly populated communities as a result of maintaining uniform nationwide operations at the two privatised entities, the sources said.

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Australia Post introduces Express Courier International

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

Australia Post have began a new international express courier service, Express Courier International, aimed at servicing the unique needs of Australian Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

According to research undertaken by Australia Post, the cost of doing business overseas is a significant issue for SMEs, with more than 75 per cent currently using international courier services citing cost as a key concern.

Until now there have been few options available to SMEs.

Present courier offerings target corporate customers that benefit from high-volume discounts while SMEs tend to pay full price for an overnight service they rarely require, Australia Post says.

The Australia Post survey found two out of every five SMEs using international courier services never require overnight delivery.

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IMIN presentation

Posted by | Apr 1, 2005 | |

Summary of how the system works. IMIN is a software system that manages customer communication using mobile and internet technologies designed for the home shopping market.
P:LibraryB2CIMIN software presentation Mch05.ppt

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