UK top 200 IATA forwarders for 2003
UK top 200 IATA forwarders for 2003
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Poste Italiane Ready for Privatisation, Listing End-2004
Italian state-owned postal services company Poste Italiane SpA will be ready for privatisation and listing on the stock exchange at the end of 2004, the CEO of Poste Italiane, Massimo Sarmi, said on August 6, 2004.
Poste Italiane is developing according to the expectations, and all the objectives, included in the the industrial plan, have been already achieved, Sarmi said.
According to Sarmi, although the company is ready for listing on the stock exchange, Poste Italiane will need between 12 and 18 months to prepare its initial public offering (IPO).
Read MoreRoyal Mail UK offers employees prizes to turn up for work
The Royal Mail is taking desperate measures to persuade employees to turn up for work. Absenteeism is so high that staff are being offered the chance to win cars and holiday vouchers in an attempt to lure them into the workplace on a consistent basis.
Postal workers who manage to pitch up every day from last Monday until the end of next January without taking a day off sick will be entered into a prize draw and could win one of 34 Ford Focuses or 68 holiday vouchers worth GBP2,000.
Read MoreSwiss Post Office launches wooden stamp
There have been Swiss stamps smelling of chocolate and made of lace, and now there’s one with an Alpine forest feel. Swiss Post has launched its latest unusual commemorative stamp – a square of pinewood roughly the thickness of a credit card.
Designed by Thomas Rathgeb, a Swiss Post graphic artist, the stamps are made from 120-year-old pines felled in northern Switzerland. They have a face value of 5 Swiss francs, or 4 dollars.
Read MorePanel decides outline for Japan Post breakup
A key Japanese government panel have decided on an outline of its plan to divide Japan Post’s operations into four companies after the public corporation’s full privatisation in 2017.
In the outline, the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy stated that the four functions of Japan Post – its mail service, “Yucho” savings, “Kanpo” insurance, and over-the-counter operations will be separated into four companies under a holding company.
Read MoreDeutsche Post Eur150m media spend up for review
German company Deutsche Post World Net, owner of Deutsche Post, Postbank and DHL, is reviewing its national and international EUR150m (GBP99.2m) media planning and buying accounts, currently split between Mediaedge:cia and Carat.
The incumbents will repitch for business along with Starcom MediaVest, Initiative Media and Mediaplus. The decision will be made this autumn from the company’s German headquarters.
Read MoreDHL Danzas to expand Indonesian market
DHL Danzas Air and Ocean (DHL Danzas), the global freight provider and logistics arm of DHL, plans to set up more facilities in Indonesia by the end of the year to gain from the nation’s improving economy and increased trade within Southeast Asia. “Indonesia is a very interesting market. We would like to take full advantage of the Indonesian market,” DHL Danzas Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Peter Lansiedel told The Jakarta Post and Bisnis Indonesia on Monday. DHL Danzas’ core business is in freight and container shipments above 250 kilograms. Along with DHL Worldwide Express, DHL Danzas is part of the DHL group, which is now fully owned by Deutsche Post World Net. Lansiedel said the company planned to open four new offices and logistics centers for air and ocean freight by the end of this year, but he declined to provide details on the location and estimated investment for the new facilities, DHL Danzas claims to have invested USD2.1 million in Indonesia over the past four years.
Read MoreDHL opens Hong Kong hub
DHL Worldwide has opened a new, USD100 million cargo-handling facility in Hong Kong. “The new central Asia hub will significantly increase express shipment throughput capacity in Hong Kong and southern China,” stated John Mullen, DHL’s chief executive for Asia-Pacific. It will handle 440 metric tons a day in 2004, expanding to 900 tons a day by 2014.
DHL said the investment in the new facility reflects the increasing importance of the Asian market. Shipments among Asian countries now account for nearly half of DHL’s express revenue and are the company’s fastest-growing market segment.
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