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Indonesian domestic courier industry needs fair regulation

Posted by | Sep 23, 2004 | |

The local courier industry has enjoyed rapid growth over the past several years thanks to a significant growth in economic activities in the country’s provinces outside Java.

The association of the Indonesian delivery companies (Asperindo), however, said that the lack of a sound regulations could hamper the local courier companies’ future growth.

According to the association, Law No. 6/1984 which regulates courier service providers’ activities in the country was no longer appropriate in the globalised business world.

“We certainly need a more modern, visionary regulations so that we will have a level playing field in conducting our business,” the association’s chairman, Johari Zain, said.

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Courier giants upbeat in Indonesian market

Posted by | Sep 23, 2004 | |

The world’s major express and logistics companies remain confident about the long-term prospects of the Indonesian courier market despite uncertainties in the country’s foreign trade.

Big players such as DHL, Fedex, TNT and RPX believe the long-term prospects for the Indonesian courier market remain bright, although many problems still hamper Indonesia’s international trade.

“There have definitely been improvements in the business, especially in the area of heavyweight shipments,” Edi Parayitno, the communications and e-commerce manager of DHL Express in Indonesia. Edi said that DHL Express, which operates through its Indonesian partner, PT Birotika Semesta, had recently launched an air service between Jakarta and Singapore in response to the high volume of inbound and outbound shipments

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UK direct mail volumes 1993-2003 (million items)

Posted by | Sep 23, 2004 | |

UK direct mail volumes 1993-2003 (million items) Consumer Business Total 1993 1,772 664 2,436 1994 2,015 715 2,730 1995 2,198 707 2,905 1996 2,436 737 3,173 1997 2,700 887 3588 1998 3,123 891 4,014 1999 3,283 1,062 4,345 2000 3,516 1,148 4,664 2001 3,706 1,233 4,939 2002 3,940 1,293 5,233 2003 4,240 1,198 5,438 * Source: Royal Mail

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Deutsche Post to offer some of its mail carriers part-time contracts

Posted by | Sep 23, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG plans to offer some of its 79,000 German-based mail carriers part-time contracts as part of its drive to reduce costs, the Financial Times Deutschland reported without citing its sources.

A Verdi union spokeswoman told the newspaper that the part-time contracts will be offered primarily to trainees who do not have permanent contracts. They will work 30 hours instead of 38.5.

‘We are afraid that they (Deutsche Post) want to cross a threshold here so that they can reduce their salary costs on a massive scale in the future,’ the spokeswoman said.

Deutsche Post has said it is planning to close around 1,000 branch offices by the end of 2005 in order to save money.

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La Poste France 1H Net Profit EUR383 Mln

Posted by | Sep 23, 2004 | |

France’s state-owned postal service La Poste said Thursday its net profit more than doubled in the first half compared to a year-earlier period it called exceptionally weak. La Poste’s net profit was EUR383 million in the first half, up from EUR187 million last year when the company blamed increasing competition from electronic mail and a weak stock market for a plunge in its bottom line. Revenue for mail delivery, which accounted for 60% of La Poste’s EUR9.4 billion first-half revenue, rose 6.7% during the period thanks to higher prices for stamps, La Poste said.

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Four Spanish savings banks raise joint Azkar stake to 5 pct

Posted by | Sep 22, 2004 | |

Savings banks Sa Nostra, Caja Canarias, Caja Sur and Caja Extremadura have increased their joint stake in Transportes Azkar SA to 5 pct from a previous 3, according to a filing with stock market regulator CNMV.

The additional shares were acquired in the stock market by the savings banks’ investment vehicle Zoco Inversiones.

Basque savings bank BBK and Caja de Ahorros de Galicia also each hold 5 pct of Azkar.

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Belgium’s PM Verhofstadt says no deal yet on DHL expansion

Posted by | Sep 22, 2004 | |

Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt told reporters last night that the Belgian regional governments have not reached an accord on the extension of Deutsche Post World Net AG’s unit DHL at Brussels National airport. Yesterday crisis talks were held as DHL threatened to end its activities in Belgium if it is not allowed to increase its night flights. Verhofstadt said he put on the table a compromise deal which the Flemish and Wallonian governments ‘unfortunately could not approve today’. Verhofstadt has asked the two governments to meet again today and give their response. DHL said it still hopes for a compromise deal.

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