Efficiency study for pallet networks.
TransportEnergy Bestpractice is funding a study into the efficiency and environmental benefits of pallet distribution networks.
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Pallet-Track Record
Pallet-Track broke a sector record as it launched on Friday night by moving through its Wednesbury hub and overtaking PalletForce as the most successful network start up.
Read MoreStrike hits French postal services
French postal services were hit by a strike Thursday to protest jobs cuts, the closure of post offices and working conditions.
Some 15 percent of postal workers joined the strike called by all of the mail service’s unions, the postal service said.
Read MoreNew Zealand Post 5c rise but a NZD20m revenue boost
The cost of sending a standard letter is set to rise 5c, an increase New Zealand Post puts down to escalating costs and the fact fewer of us are sending letters.
From April 5 it will cost 45c to send a standard domestic letter. Letters sent FastPost will cost 90c, 10c more.
The 5c increase for standard letters alone could boost New Zealand Post’s coffers by about NZD20 million a year.
Read MoreSouth African Postal Business Unit favours 3% tariff hike
The Postal Business Unit, a division of the SA Postal Services (Sapo), has said it was in favour of the 3 percent general tariff increase for this year despite enormous operational challenges it faced in terms of its licence conditions.
Sapo’s licence conditions prescribe that it provides millions of South Africans, irrespective of their physical location, with a basic postal service that is reliable, affordable and equitable.
Read MoreDHL’s use of Astar Air Cargo and ABX Air heading for US approval
DHL’s use of Astar Air Cargo and ABX Air to carry freight in North America appears to be headed for Department of Transportation approval, clearing the way for the European express giant to compete head-to-head with FedEx and UPS in the United States. DOT administrative Law Judge Burton Kolko’s recommended decision in the Astar citizenship case leaves little room for DOT decision makers to maneuver. To declare Miami-based Astar as non-U.S. controlled would require an unlikely complete reversal of Kolko’s recommendation and a total rejection of the judge’s reasoning.
Read MoreNew DHL Express center opening in Moscow
DHL Company is opening a new express-center in Moscow in Novinsky Boulevard in February. The fact that the center will be situated near the US Embassy to Russia will allow DHL clients to economize time while sending documents with the aim of getting immigration visas.
According to DHL press-service, the new express-center will be notable both for the range of services rendered and the level of technical equipment.
FedEx plans expansion in China
FedEx, the world’s top express service, is planning to expand its operations in China this year to keep up with the country’s fast-growing opening up process in line with its World Trade Organization commitments. Heading up the FedEx growth engine in China is Eddy Chan, FedEx’s regional vice-president in China and the Mid-Pacific region. Chan says that one of his immediate tasks is to expand the company’s network of branches in China to achieve deeper market penetration. “Our plan is to open 5 to 10 branches in China this year,” Chan says.
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