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Italy postal service sector turnover up 7.1 Pct Y/Y Q4 2004

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

Italy’s postal service sector registered a 7. 1 pct year-on-year increase in turnover in the fourth quarter of 2004, the Italian National Statistics Institute ISTAT said on March 30, 2005.

The postal service sector posted an average year-on-year increase of 4. 8 pct in 2004.

The turnover of Italy’s air transport sector rose by 0. 4 pct in the fourth quarter of 2004, but fell by 2. 9 pct for the whole year.

The turnover of the Italian wholesale and intermediary trade sector increased by 2. 8 pct year-on-year in the last quarter of 2004.

The telecommunications sector registered a 4. 2 pct year-on-year increase in turnover and sales in the sea transport sector rose by 3. 8 pct year-on-year in the last three months of 2004.

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Datamat consortium wins 54.6m Euro Poste Italiane contract

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

A consortium led by Italian information and communication technology (ICT) group Datamat has won a 54.6 mln euro (USD70.7 mln), 48-month contract to provide technology infrastructure services to Italian state-owned postal services company Poste Italiane, Datamat said.

IBM Italia, a subsidiary of U.S. IT group IBM, IBM Italia’s unit Sistemi Informativi S.p.A. and Finsiel, the data processing unit of Telecom Italia, are the other parties in the consortium.

Work to the value of 3.3 mln euro (USD4.3 mln) will be placed with Datamat.

Under the contract, the consortium will provide Poste Italiane with hardware, software and special infrastructure technology for financial and operational applications.

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Size, weight, thickness and price – Royal Mail opt for complex approach

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

After consulting customers about a move to Size Based Pricing (SBP) and for
a period Format Pricing during 2003 and 2004, Royal Mail has added further
confusion by now announcing its Pricing in Proportion (PIP) proposals.

Peter Carr, Chairman of Postwatch commenting on the proposals said: “We
understand and support moves by Royal Mail to price products in accordance
with associated costs. It is important that the dominant monopoly service
provider’s products are cost reflective in the UK’s fledgling competitive
market. Otherwise Royal Mail could unfairly subsidise some of its services
to retain market share.

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UK Royal Mail Group changes plans for bulky post

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

Royal Mail has amended its plans for size-based pricing to provide limited relief for companies that send light but bulky items through the post, including mail order photo finishers and compact disc retailers.

The proposals, which still have to be approved by regulator Postcomm, are more generous to some companies sending bulky packages than the initial plans outlined last April. But Royal Mail is sticking with its intention of abandoning its practice of charging solely according to weight.

The move to size-based pricing is supported by many in the mail order industry, including homeware retailers. But it is opposed by greeting card makers, magazine publishers and mail order photo finishers, who claim it would cost their industries millions of pounds in extra postage.

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Nipost Earns N3.3bn in 2004

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

Nigerian Postal Services (NiPost) raked in a total of N3,301,050,514.57 as internally generated revenue (IGR) for the year 2004.

Minister of Communication, Chief Cornelius Adebayo who stated this during the official launching of NiPost’s Logo and Postmen Uniform, disclosed that the organization is striving to meet a new target of 48 hours delivery.

Chief Adebayo who reiterated that NiPost has turned out to be an enviable parastatal of the communication ministry, pointed out that apart from being the official courier of the presidency for local and international mail, “NiPost” is now the benchmark for mail circulation in Africa as declared by the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

He explained that NiPost had purchased 359 new motocycles, Eight new Peugeot partner vans, 17 fairly used Starlet cars and four Mitsubishi cargo buses as part of its repositioning effort.

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Two new UPS initiatives deliver environmental benefits

Posted by | Mar 29, 2005 | |

UPS is implementing two new initiatives to protect the environment – 11,000 computers soon will automatically go to “sleep” when not in use, and 14 California facilities have begun purchasing “green” power.

UPS also has joined the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership.

“Energy conservation and choosing renewable energy sources are just two of the many ways UPS actively pursues its commitment to sustainable business practices,” said Mike Herr, UPS vice president of environmental affairs. “We have always believed that working green and working smart are synonymous.”

The computer initiative is part of what’s known as the ENERGY STAR® Million Monitor Drive. UPS is installing “sleep” software on 11,000 of its computers in Atlanta, Louisville, Towson, Md., and Mahwah, N.J., to conserve energy while saving the company almost USD145,000 per year.

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DHL Philippines considering online payment service to clients

Posted by | Mar 29, 2005 | |

Courier company DHL Express (Philippines) Corp. is considering offering an online payment service to local customers.

The service is seen to complete the end-to-end e-commerce offer of a company that will address a market that is still slow in using electronic commerce services. The online payment service is being developed in conjunction with the redesign of the website.

The local arm of DHL is currently upgrading its website, which is part of the “rebranding exercise” all DHL operations worldwide are going through as a result of the acquisition of Deutsche Post World Net of DHL International in December 2002.

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Eesti Post audited financial results for 2004

Posted by | Mar 29, 2005 | |

The profit of AS Eesti Post exceeded budgetary expectations by one-third. Owing a halt in the increase of costs and greater income from logistics services and universal postal services, the group’s profits grew by 23.1% to MEEK 29.3 compared to the year 2003. According to Jüri Ehasalu, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AS Eesti Post, the company’s financial results for the previous year are the expected result of the changes made in the company’s management. “I am glad that progress was made both in terms of service
volumes and quality,” said Ehasalu. Peeter Raudsepp, Chairman of the Management Board of AS Eesti Post added that the company’s financial results were very good in a situation where the prices of fuel, electricity and other resources necessary for postal services have gone up substantially and the
company only expected a profit of MEEK 22. “A targeted reduction of management costs and continuing greater sales of express services also play important roles in generating a greater profit.”
P:LibraryPostalAnnual ReportsEesti Post 04.pdf

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