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Mexican Sepomex and USPS sign new Security Protocol

Posted by | Jul 13, 2004 | |

The Mexican Postal Service (Sepomex) and the United States Postal Service (USPS), the largest mail system in the world, will sign on Wednesday the so-called “Mexico City Postal Security Protocol” agreement, reported Gustavo Islas, director of Sepomex.

This will increase the volume of mail and packages that both countries receive, and will be largely to the benefit of those Mexicans that live in the United States, stated Islas. “The protocol consists of boosting the security measures to safeguard postal service integrity, quality and control,” explained the official.

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French La Poste to begin launch of new sorting centres in 2007

Posted by | Jul 13, 2004 | |

French postal operator La Poste is to open the first of a series of new, highly mechanised sorting centres in the eastern region of Lorraine in 2007. The new centre, based on what has been dubbed the most modern sorting technology in Europe, will be placed midway between Metz and Nancy to replace existing sorting centres in those two cities.

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UAE Door-to-door postal service in six months

Posted by | Jul 13, 2004 | |

Door-to-door postal delivery service will get under way in the UAE within six months, once the logistical arrangements are in place and Emirate Post has successfully matched the market requirements with the operational costs of the service to suit the customers’ pockets. Speaking to “Khaleej Times”, Abdullah Al Daboor, Director General of Emirates Post, said the feasibility report on the door-to-door postal service is ready. “One thing is clear that the people in the UAE have expressed the need for door-to-door postal service which is some ways already exist in the form of home and office delivery of several government documents by Emirates Post and its subsidiary company Empost.

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Japanese Government to resume postal privatisation talks next week

Posted by | Jul 13, 2004 | |

Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka said Tuesday the government will resume discussions on postal privatization next week and draw up a final report on the issue in September.

“We will soon start full-fledged discussions on postal privatization,” Takenaka said at a news conference, suggesting that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy will restart the discussions next week.

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Powergen abandons UK Royal Mail

Posted by | Jul 13, 2004 | |

Powergen has become the first major company to abandon the Royal Mail. The German-owned household energy company has moved contracts worth millions of pounds a year to Business Post, the monopoly-busting company that launched its alternative postal operations two months ago.

It is understood that a Vodafone subsidiary has also quit the Royal Mail for Business Post, which expects to sign another six customers soon.

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USPS research shows direct mail drives online sales

Posted by | Jul 12, 2004 | |

The US Postal Service today unveiled the key findings of an independent study showing a positive relationship between Direct Mail and Internet sales. “The Multi-Channel Catalog Study” demonstrates that catalogs drive Internet sales and benefit retailers by enhancing business growth. Among other findings, the study revealed that 15 percent of consumers who receive a catalog and visit the cataloger’s web site make an online purchase. The study was conducted for the Postal Service by comScore Networks, Inc.

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Sales by Baltic logistic system Vilnius surge 27percent

Posted by | Jul 12, 2004 | |

Baltic Logistic System Vilnius, the leading Lithuania’s logistic company, reported sales of 8.2 million litas (EUR 2.38 mln) for the first six months of 2004, a surge of 27 percent from the January-to-June period of previous year. Baltic Logistic System Vilnius, the leading Lithuania’s logistic company, reported sales of 8.2 million litas (EUR 2.38 mln) for the first six months of 2004, a surge of 27 percent from the January-to-June period of previous year.
The company, which provides parcel delivery services under the trade name of Bizpak, boosted its international parcel shipments by 59 percent, to 5,600 parcels from 3,500 in the first half of 2003. On domestic market, the company delivered 498,000 parcels, a rise of 42 percent, in year-on-year terms.

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TNT Logistics expands home delivery services for Sears in North America

Posted by | Jul 12, 2004 | |

TNT Logistics has expanded its network of home delivery operations for Sears Logistics Services (SLS) in North America. TNT Logistics will deliver home appliances and other white goods to Sears’ new residential construction customers in the Nashville, Tenn. and Royersford, Pa. markets.

The Royersford operation began in May, with the Nashville operation beginning in July. Earlier this year, TNT Logistics renewed its contracts with SLS for home delivery operations in two other locations. These expansions bring to 23 the number of home delivery operations that TNT Logistics has for Sears Logistics Services in North America.

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