Cat Logistics acquires MG Rover parts business
Cat Logistics acquires MG Rover parts business
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Brazilian Flash Courier doubles franchise chain
Flash Courier has decided to expand its franchise chain and by this means assure a 100percent growth per year as of 2004. The company currently holds 70 master-franchised and plans 150 by 2007. When it started up ten years ago. Flash used to deliver 50 units per month but in June 2004 it reached the mark of 473,000 units. The company predicts 600,000 deliveries per month in July and believes it may reach 800,000 in December.
Read MoreTNT victory on night flights in Belgium
TNT Express has won a long running battle with protesters seeking a ban on night flights at its air hub in Liege, Belgium.
The city’s court of appeal said TNT had adhered to agreed flight procedures and maximum noise levels and had demonstrated its commitment to controlling the environmental impact of night flights. It said it considered Liege’s night operation an essential contributor to the local economy.
TNT operates 43 flights in and out of Liege, its hub since 1998, between 11pm and 5am.
Read MorePD Ports plc: Announcement of admission to AIM and commencement of dealing
PD PORTS PLC: ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADMISSION TO AIM AND COMMENCEMENT OF DEALING
Read MorePoste Italiane invests EUR400m in digital platform
Italian state-owned postal service provider Poste Italiane has invested some EUR400m (USD495.8m) in technical innovation, the company said on July 10, 2004. Poste Italiane will use the investment for the construction of a new digital terrestrial platform for service integration, for employees training and for introducing e-commerce.
Read MoreAlaskan carriers want post office to obey rules
Nineteen Alaskan air carriers have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) contending that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been shortchanging them as they deliver mail to rural Alaskan communities.
In the complaint, the carriers contend that the Postal Service violated DOT rules and imposed its own mileage chart for reimbursements last November. If left alone, the change could have cost the carriers an estimated USD335,000 a year.
Read MoreSondagsavisen A/S reports Post Danmark A/S to EU for unlawful state subsidies
The Danish publishing and distribution company Sondagsavisen A/S said on 12 July that it would initiate proceedings against the Danish postal services company Post Danmark A/S and the Danish state for violating European Union regulations on state subsidies. According to Sondagsavisen Post Danmark violated EU regulations on state subsidies by transferring the costs of its printed matter distribution services to its mail monopoly operations.
Read MoreUK Royal Mail review of postboxes sparks fears for rural economy
Last post could be brought forward to 9am in some rural areas as part of a Royal Mail efficiency drive. A two-week review of postboxes across Devon and Cornwall may see final collection times brought forward, with fears it could cripple the growing number of small businesses which operate from remote rural barns and cottages.
A total of 9,500 postboxes have been classified as “rural” across the nation, because they are located more than 20 minutes away from a town and the review will assess how much and at what time of day these boxes are used. At present, last collection times are between 4pm and 6pm, but following the review this will be moved forward to between 9am and 4pm.
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