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Controversy over protection of Deutsche Post brand name

Posted by | Jan 15, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post, the German national postal service operator, has obtained protection for the trade mark ‘Post’ from the German patent office. Rival companies which continue to use the name ‘Post’ may face a cease and desist letter. The company has already sent its first cease and desist letters, to EP Europost, which belongs to the Dutch group TPG, and to Berlin-based Pin AG. However, the patent office has decided that the use of the brand name ‘TPG Post Deutschland’ by EP Europost is acceptable on the grounds that there is no danger of its being confused with the name ‘Post’.

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UK Royal Mail launches first digital stamps

Posted by | Jan 15, 2004 | |

The first digital postage stamp has been launched by the Royal Mail, aimed at small firms.

The so-called SmartStamps can be bought over the Internet and printed directly on to envelopes from a desktop computer.

Businesses will be able to add their own logo designs to the envelope, which can be taken directly to post boxes.

Alison White, Royal Mail’s head of small business, said the service, which costs GBP49.99 a year to use, would suit people working from home or from a small office.

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DHL opens new Mexican gateway

Posted by | Jan 14, 2004 | |

With an investment of USD6,000, the DHL Internacional de Mexico logistics and package delivery company has inaugurated its gateway, with which it will strengthen its presence in the interior of the country, as well as its connections with the US and Canada. The gateway is expected to generate a turnover of USD6mil per year and to create 200 direct and indirect jobs. DHL has a market share of around 35% in Mexico, and plans to increase the flow of incoming packages by around 170 as well as significantly reducing both arrival and departure times.

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Lockheed Martin and GFT to support UK Royal Mail’s online postage

Posted by | Jan 14, 2004 | |

The UK Royal Mail’s new SmartStamp(TM) online postage service, developed to give its customers a convenient way to buy stamps at any time from their home or office, leverages advanced address interpretation and e-business technology designed by Lockheed Martin and GFT Technologies AG.

Lockheed Martin UK, the prime systems integrator for this national project, collaborated with GFT UK. The companies combined postal products with two-dimensional bar coding, encryption, address recognition, and the best of secure, robust and scalable Internet banking technologies to implement the SmartStamp(TM) solution for Royal Mail.

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Lithuanian Post Services liberalization

Posted by | Jan 14, 2004 | |

The five year development strategy for the state-owned postal service Lietuvos Pastas approved by the government envisages the liberalisation of the postal service sector and restructuring of the state-owned entity into a joint stock company. “The postal service market will be gradually liberalised leading to more intensive competition between the providers of mail services. The most important phases in the implementation of the new strategy will deal with the adoption of a postal law and restructuring of Lietuvos Pastas into a joint stock entity,” the government press service reported in its statement.

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US Postal Service, airlines at odds over mail fees

Posted by | Jan 14, 2004 | |

United Airlines and other carriers were paid USD284 million to ship international mail last year, five times higher than actual costs, the Postal Service said in seeking to freeze the rates and negotiate lower fees.

Rates should be based on the market, without adding costs such as maintenance and salaries the government considers in setting fees, the service said in a Department of Transportation filing last month.

A fair rate would cut international mail costs to USD50 million, the filing said.

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Fury after Parcelforce’s highland concession

Posted by | Jan 13, 2004 | |

Parcelforce is to scrap its extra charge for deliveries to the Highlands from anywhere in Scotland – but it has decided against extending the concession to deliveries from England and those to the islands.

The limited concession followed a year-long review and is to apply from late this summer. It was greeted with widespread disappointment.

It means deliveries from the main postal catalogue suppliers in England will still cost more, and many will continue to pass on the delivery premium.

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DHL Threatens to Quit Brussels

Posted by | Jan 13, 2004 | |

DHL, the express subsidiary of DPWN, has threatened to move its European hub from Brussels if plans for its growth are not approved by the Belgian authorities. Such a move would bring about the loss of 3,000 existing and up to 9,000 future jobs making the decision politically explosive. At present there is a cap on night flights in and out of the airport and the Belgian government is committed to retaining this level due to pressure from local residents. The Belgian government is expected to discuss the issue this week.

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