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Dutch Selekt Mail expects to process up to 200 mln packages in 2005

Posted by | Nov 4, 2004 | |

Netherlands-based postal services company Select Mail Nederland, a joint venture of Dutch publishing group Wegener and German postal services company Deutsche Post AG expects to double the number of the processed packages in 2005 to some 200 million pieces, the company’s general director, John Kuiper, said on November 3, 2004. According to the company, 2005 will be the third consecutive year, when Selekt Mail will double the annual number of processed packages. The company succeeded in doubling the processed packages number in 2003, therefore it posted a net profit for that year, Selekt Mail said. Kuiper did not provide a forecast for the company’s financial performance for 2004.

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Postcomm seeks views on Royal Mail’s plan to charge more for stamps than for franked business post

Posted by | Nov 4, 2004 | |

Postcomm today (4 November 2004) sought views on Royal Mail’s intention to charge customers different prices depending on how they pay for their post. From 1 April 2005, Royal Mail proposes to charge customers who pay for postage using a meter/franking machine, or Printed Postage Impression (PPI), less than those who stick a stamp on an envelope. Royal Mail’s current intention is to introduce a 1p differential between the payment methods. Similar changes would be made to its international Airmail and Surface Mail products. Royal Mail is able to make these changes under its current price control.

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Russian express market share / volume

Posted by | Nov 3, 2004 | |

In Russia DHL has been working since 1984. Now it has 100 its own and agent offices in the territory of the country. Turnover of the company in Russia is not disclosed. According to the Russian division of DHL, in 2004 it will transport 3.2 million cargoes including 60% inside of the country. According to Post of Russia, the market of Russian express delivery market is estimated at $200-250 million (some market players estimate it at $500 million), $150 million of this sum being international delivery more than 70% of which is controlled by the “big four”: DHL -45% (DHL estimates its share at 57%), UPS and TNT- 15% each and FedEx – about 4%. In domestic delivery market significant market shares belong to Pony Express and SPSR Express.

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