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Head of Sales & Marketing for DHL Caribbean, Central and South America appointed

Posted by | Aug 11, 2004 | |

Gearing up for a strong focus on sales and marketing in 2005 and promising to maintain its leadership position in the Latin America region, DHL has appointed Mariano Dall’Orso, a veteran in strategic planning and development as the head of the Caribbean, Central and South America (CCSA) Sales and Marketing group.

Dall’Orso will be responsible for developing DHL’s sales and marketing strategy for the CCSA region and overseeing targeted initiatives that will help the organisation meet its customers’ demands and needs. Among the areas which Dall’Orso will manage are advertising, product development, customer service, ecommerce and pricing.

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UPS Trade Direct’s “Warehouse in Motion” can now fly, drive or sail

Posted by | Aug 11, 2004 | |

UPS has announced the expansion of its Trade Direct services by adding air capability to the options for moving goods into the United States, in effect putting warehouses in the sky.

UPS Trade DirectSM services streamline the supply chain by making it easy to move goods directly from international factories through customs to multiple U.S. locations, eliminating the need for warehouse stops at the border for repackaging.

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Target Express new partnership with Polish carrier

Posted by | Aug 10, 2004 | |

Target Express has secured a unique partnership deal with Polish carrier, Stolica. Following the accession of ten new states to EU membership, Europe’s centre of gravity is moving Eastward and Target is responding by extending its network of partnerships, with plans to introduce similar services in other countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. As a result of this deal, Target customers who import or export consignments via Poland can now benefit from the same ‘silver service’ they already experience across the existing network.

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DHL to invest USD40million in Mexico

Posted by | Aug 10, 2004 | |

DHL announced investments of USD40mil to develop its operations in Mexico including infrastructure, maintenance, new systems, and opening of logistics units. The figure doubles the investments made in 2003, while DHL’s 2004 turnover is to increase by 15percent. A strategic agreement with the export-import bank Bancomext would allow it to tap a larger number of small & medium sized exporting companies, adding to the 12,000 corporate customers already on its portfolio. Prospects for 2004 include a 12percent -15percent increase on the packages turnover to 45,000 per day to domestic and international destinations.

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DHL signs 3-year exclusive deal with Saudi’s Axiom Telecom

Posted by | Aug 10, 2004 | |

DHL, the world’s leading express & logistics company, has signed a three year exclusive contract with Axiom Telecom, one of the main distributors of mobile phones in the GCC, who commenced operations in the Saudi market last month.
Under the terms of the agreement, DHL will provide full logistics services to Axiom Telecom, handling inbound and outbound shipments, providing warehouse facilities, inventory management, and delivering items-on-demand to Axiom showrooms and distributors.

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FedEx US to acquire Parcel Direct

Posted by | Aug 10, 2004 | |

FedEx Corp has announced an agreement to acquire Parcel Direct, a division of Quad/Graphics, for USD120 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during the second fiscal quarter and is subject to customary conditions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance.

Based on Parcel Direct’s current size, this acquisition is not expected to have a material effect on the fiscal 2005 financial results of FedEx.

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USPS teams up with private company to offer personalised stamps

Posted by | Aug 10, 2004 | |

The U.S postal service has partnered with a private company to offer personalised postage stamps.

You can put anything from your children to a corporate logo on the stamp using your home computer.

A sheet of 20 first class stamps costs more than twice as much as traditional 37-cent stamps.

This is the first time the postal service has allowed living people on stamps. Because the stamps fall under USPS regulations for metered mail, they are exempt from regular stamp rules, which prohibit living people on stamps and only allows those who have been dead at least 10 years.

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Postcomm publishes draft Welsh Language Scheme

Posted by | Aug 10, 2004 | |

Postcomm has published for consultation its draft Welsh Language Scheme. The
Scheme, a provision of the Welsh Language Act 1993, sets out how Postcomm will
treat English and Welsh languages equally in the conduct of public business in Wales.

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