We should be aware that the international mail market is still in the reserved area. It has special EU approval because so much of their domestic market is already deregulated, i.e. currently Correos Espana has a monopoly below 100 gms and in 2006 it will be below 50 gms.
Read MorePostcomm has published its observations on the access agreement, under which Royal Mail will deliver mail for UK Mail Ltd.
The document shows that the average prices agreed between Royal Mail and UK Mail were very close to those which Postcomm would have proposed, and are within the margin of judgement inherent in such calculations. Prices charged by Royal Mail for this “final mile” service range from 13p for a letter weighing up to 60g to around £3.65 for an item weighing 2kg.
Read MoreThe public has a right to know every aspect of Thailand Post’s financial details now that it has increased postal fees and begun its move toward privatisation, a leading consumer rights advocate said yesterday. “We must challenge the government’s perception that all public utilities must make a profit and those profits should help boost the stock market,” said Saree Aongsomwang, director of the Foundation of Consumers. “This perspective is dangerous because the state has an obligation to provide public services.”
Read MoreFOUNDED August 28, 1907, in Seattle, Wash., USA
ESTABLISHED IN ASIA PACIFIC 1988
WORLD HEADQUARTERS Atlanta, Ga., USA
ASIA PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS Singapore
UPS ASIA PACIFIC PRESIDENT Ken Torok
WORLD WIDE WEB ADDRESS www.ups.com
GLOBAL VOLUME & REVENUE
2003 REVENUE US$33.5 billion
2003 DELIVERY VOLUME 3.4 billion packages and documents
DAILY DELIVERY VOLUME 13.6 million packages and documents
DAILY INTERNATIONAL VOLUME 1.3 million packages and documents
ASIA PACIFIC AREAS SERVED More than 40 countries and territories
ASIA PACIFIC POINTS OF ACCESS More than 1,913 (UPS Centers, express centers, authorized shipping outlets)
EMPLOYEES More than 4,600 in Asia Pacific; 357,000 worldwide
ASIA PACIFIC DELIVERY FLEET More than 1,000 vehicles (package vans, trucks and motorcycles)
DAILY FLIGHT SEGMENTS
INTRA-ASIA PACIFIC 133
INTERNATIONAL 69
AIRPORTS SERVED
INTRA-ASIA PACIFIC 14
INTERNATIONAL 9
ASIA PACIFIC AIR HUBS Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Singapore; Pampanga, Philippines
BROKERAGE OPERATIONS 6
EXEL WINS FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH JD WETHERSPOON WORTH £100 MILLION
Read MoreFedEx Corp. said China revenues jumped 40 percent on an annualised basis in the quarter ending in February. The data was disclosed by David Cunningham, FedEx’s Asia Pacific president.
Cunningham said that despite the increase, FedEx still fears Chinese legislation now in the works could impede progress and protect China’s postal monopoly.
Read MoreFedEx Express has placed into service the first of its new, low-emission, hybrid electric powered delivery vehicles in concert with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Environmental Defense and Eaton Corporation.
Read MoreDHL and Lufthansa Cargo have begun operations on five new international routes; and DHL has increased capacity on its Hong Kong-Taipei service.
The new international routes, operated by Lufthansa Cargo MD11 freighters, will offer more intercontinental flights between Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, with faster transit times.
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