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Yamato Transport Calls for Downsized Japanese Public Parcel Service

Posted by | Aug 30, 2004 | |

Japan should downsize the public parcel delivery service run by Japan Post, Yamato Transport Co. President Atsushi Yamazaki said Monday. On the planned privatization of the “Yucho” postal savings and other operations, the government should place more priority on the benefits for the whole of the nation instead of on maintaining the jobs of Japan Post’s 270,000 employees, Yamazaki said in an interview with Jiji Press.

Japan no longer needs a public sector role in parcel delivery services, he said, urging the government-owned corporation to at least trim its parcel delivery service.

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TNT Logistics expands UK contract with Anglian Water

Posted by | Aug 30, 2004 | |

TNT Logistics, which has worked with Anglian Water Services since 2001, is expanding its role to include inventory management under a new two-year contract. The company provides a dedicated fleet of vehicles to deliver engineering parts, pipes and meters throughout the Anglian region. It manages a Peterborough warehouse and will now also place orders with manufacturers for delivery into the warehouse or direct to site.

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More sign up for the pallet networks

Posted by | Aug 30, 2004 | |

Scottish haulier J&J Murdoch has joined the Pall-Ex network, serving the Dumfries & Galloway and Borders regions. The Fortec pallet network has also added a new member. RGP International Freight, based in the Irlam area of Manchester, will cover the SK postcode.

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ComReg accuses An Post of missing targets

Posted by | Aug 30, 2004 | |

An Post is falling well short of targets for next-day deliveries, a study for regulator ComReg has found. The study of postal performance in the first half of the year found that only 70 per cent of letters were arriving at their destination the next day, compared with a target of 94 per cent. An Post is also failing to meet the target set by regulators for delivery within three working days. Following a consultation earlier this year, ComReg set a target for this sector of 99.5 per cent but only 95 per cent of letters are arriving in the time. An Post has dismissed the findings, saying the study, carried out by TNS mrbi, is too small and selective to be representative. It says that its most recent indications are that 92 per cent of mail is taking just one day to arrive.

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South Africa Post Office makes trading profit, but net loss

Posted by | Aug 30, 2004 | |

Defying all predictions the SA Post Office (SAPO) made a trading profit of R27 million this year, the postal services group said today.

This was remarkable not only because it was a turnaround from losses of hundreds of millions of rands in the last few years, but also because postal services internationally were in decline, Maanda Manyatshe, the chief executive, told reporters in Johannesburg.

However, although trading operations turned a profit, overall the group incurred a net loss of R74.7 million. This was due to the cost of post-retirement medical benefits, Manyatshe said. Manyatshe attributed the trading profit to the diversification of the services offered and a stricter control of operating expenses.

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Aer Lingus postal service ‘under review’

Posted by | Aug 29, 2004 | |

Aer Lingus may axe its postal service and courier business as part of its low-fares strategy’s faster turnaround, The Sunday Business Post has learned.

A spokeswoman for the airline said the postal and courier service was “currently under review”. Such a move would have serious implications for An Post’s international deliveries, although the postal service has received no notification by Aer Lingus of a review of the service.

Sources at An Post said they would expect a lengthy notification period before any changes were made, in order to make alternative arrangements for its mail service. John Whelan, the chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association, said the decision would hit mail order businesses in particular.

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Irish companies send post through Singapore to slash bills

Posted by | Aug 29, 2004 | |

Irish businesses are sending post from Singapore to Ireland in order to avail of international rates that are 75 per cent cheaper than domestic postal charges, The Sunday Business Post has learned. Post can be sent from Singapore to Ireland for the equivalent of 12 cent – a saving of 36 cent on each letter – due to a trade deal between national governments and the Universal Postal Union. Firms e-mail material to Singapore, where it is printed, packaged and posted as bulk mail to Ireland. An Post claims the practice is illegal under the Postage Evasion Act 1934. A spokesman said that the semi-state planned to prosecute companies which sent post from another jurisdiction. An Post is already prosecuting several companies, including First Active bank, for sending post from Britain by Royal Mail. The prosecutions are taking place under the terms of the 1934 Act, which is largely untested by the courts. It is understood that some Irish companies are printing mail in London, but franking letters with a Singapore stamp, under an arrangement between an Extra Territorial Office of Exchange and the Universal Postal Union.

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Deutsche Post aims at 25 per cent stake in Post Danmark

Posted by | Aug 29, 2004 | |

German postal company Deutsche Post is aiming to acquire the complete 25 per cent stake in Post Danmark, which the Danish parliament has approved for sale, the magazine Focus reported. In its latest issue due to appear on Monday, the Munich-based weekly cited Deutsche Post officials in Bonn as saying an offer will be made by September 6 for the stake. The Danish postal company has been cooperating with Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL in parcel services since the fall of 2003, the report noted.

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