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Upper weight limit for UK standard parcels changing from June 1 2004

Posted by | Feb 12, 2004 | |

Royal Mail announced today (February 10 2004) that a change to the upper weight limit of its standard parcels service will be made from June 1 2004. The change, announced in October 2003, was previously due to take place from April 1 2004. Royal Mail, in agreement with its regulator Postcomm, is changing the upper weight limit for the standard parcel service from 30kgs to 20kgs. Less than one per cent of the four and half million standard parcels a year are affected by the change.

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Saharan Hybrid service

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

Hybrid mail is to go nationwide in morocco as the first part o f a wider e-services initiative. Danish postal IT company IDP will supply an advanced hybrid mail solution in the market, together with additional support and services.
The Morocco Post, one of the most sophisticated postal organisations in north Africa, is planning to launch a series of advanced services to meet the requirements of its customers. The first step in implementing this strategy is the launch of a hybrid mail service.

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Fedex Chairman supports modernization and transformation of the USPS

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

Fedex Chairman, at today’s hearing before the House Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Postal Service, said that FedEx supports modernization and transformation of the United States Postal Service. He said the current regulatory framework must be reshaped to protect and promote a universal postal service suited to the needs of citizens in the Information Age.

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UPS Chairman wants US Postal Service to operate appropriately in the competitive marketplace

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

UPS Chairman, in written testimony to the House Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Postal Service said that he wanted “to call attention to the request that Congress enact postal reform to ensure that the Postal Service ‘operates appropriately in the competitive marketplace.’ This criteria is critically important to UPS, and it is essential to ensure fair competition in competitive markets, which include Package Services, Priority Mail, Express Mail, and International Mail. The timely and efficient distribution of core mail services, such as First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail, plays a vital role in this country and it is important that reform enable the Postal Service to be successful in this critical mission.”

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DHL CEO recommends productive cooperation with the private sector in the US

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

DHL CEO in written testimony to the House Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Postal Service said that “the Commission recommended that the Postal Service focus on its core strengths, particularly the first and last mile of its mail delivery stream, but, in other areas where Postal Service functions can be better and more efficiently performed by private sector companies, the Postal Service should outsource to the private sector.

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Industry Veteran Appointed as Managing Director of TNT Singapore

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

TNT, the leading provider of global express and logistics services, today announced the appointment of Edward Lau as managing director for TNT Singapore.
With more than 25 years of experience in the logistics and general management
industry, Lau has had extensive experience developing and managing customer
relationships in both local and regional leadership positions. He first joined TNT Singapore as Director of Marketing and Sales in December 2002. Lau is committed to sustain TNT Singapore’s business growth with a strategy focused on TNT’s strength in providing integrated express and logistics solutions.

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EU Commission propose tax hike on postal services

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

In December 2003 the European Parliament rejected the Commission proposal to remove the VAT exemption for public postal services, however the Commission did not withdraw their Proposal and it has therefore been referred back to the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The Rapporteur Olle Schmidt has now drawn up another report making recommendations for am-endments which he feels will act as a compromise to Members. He is basically accepting that VAT will be charged – to bring about a level playing field – but he feels that his changes could soften the impact and which at the same time will contribute to the efficient running of the internal market.

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US DMA optimistic that 2004 is the year for postal reform

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

The Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) expressed its appreciation to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representative’s Government Reform Committee whose Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight heard the concerns of the mailing community regarding the future of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The DMA and other stakeholders have long held that the viability of the world’s largest postal network, and those whose livelihoods depend on it, are in jeopardy unless meaningful postal reform legislation is enacted into law.

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