Presentation at Rutgers04 by Per Jonsson, Postal Affairs Department, Swedish National Post & Telecom Agency (PTS)
Market share: Sweden Post 93%, City Mail 6.5%
Mail by items: parcels 1, unaddressed 48%, letters 51%
Sales: unaddressed 10%, parcels 17%, letters 73%
mail by type: Bus to home 68%, BtoB 26%, HtoB 3%, HtoH 3%
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The French magazine and news press unions SPMI and SPPMO are reported to have contacted the minister of industry regarding the planned increase in postal tariffs.
According to the unions, French postal service operator La Poste has demanded that the ministry increase postal charges for the press by 2.13 per cent with effect from July 1.
Read MoreThe Mailing Industry CEO Council commended the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee’s unanimous approval of the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act” (S. 2468). The bipartisan vote of 17-0 sends a strong message in support of the need for postal reform. The Mailing Industry CEO Council is the leading mailing industry group with members who are leaders of a cross-section of companies that depend on the postal system. “The CEO Council applauds the continued leadership of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee in moving comprehensive postal reform legislation forward,” said Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes Inc., and President of the Mailing Industry CEO Council.
Read MoreDeutsche Post, the German postal service operator, is reported to have reached an agreement with the German services sector union Ver.di regarding pay increases for the coming two years, thereby averting strike action. The agreement will be valid until the end of April 2006.
Read MoreJapan Post is expanding its mail operations for China, particularly Express Mail Service (EMS), in light of the increasing presence of U.S. and European rivals.
EMS handles 9.45 million units per year, and delivers documents and packages faster than standard mail service. About 20 per cent of EMS volume goes to China, and traffic to that country is increasing about 10 per cent annually.
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Read MoreA clash between DHL and China’s postal service over the German group’s entry into the domestic express delivery market has highlighted the tensions between foreign companies and the Chinese government over regulation of the country’s parcel delivery market.
Last month DHL, a unit of Deutsche Post, announced the launch of a domestic express delivery service, the first operated by a foreign company in China.
Read MorePresentation at Rutgers 04 in Cork by Gregory Swinand and Sean Lyons, London Economics
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