Letter from Paul Jackson in The Times
From Mr Paul Jackson.
Sir, Colin Baker of the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters (letter, December 13) refers to perceived unfairness in the way the Department for Work and Pensions has presented the options for the payment of pensions and other benefits.
A federal judge has ruled that Astar Air Cargo is a US-controlled air carrier, dealing a hefty blow to UPS and FedEx which have long argued the airline is owned and operated by the German postal monopoly, Deutsche Post.
The decision, administered by Burton Kolko, an administrative law judge at the Department of Transportation, removes a major hurdle for Deutsche Post as it muscles into the lucrative $47bn US package delivery market.
Astar flies almost exclusively express packages for DHL Worldwide Express, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post.
The decision also signals the near end of a three-year ordeal by FedEx and UPS to prove Astar’s close ties with Deutsche Post violate foreign ownership laws.
Read MoreJersey postal deliveries are slightly up on last year, despite an increase in the price of stamps and a continued decline in volumes of letters posted. And outward mail volumes are around 10% higher than the same period last year. The reason, say Jersey Post, is entirely due to increased volumes of packages being posted from the Island as a result of a growing move to ‘online’ shopping, and companies basing their fulfilment operations in the Island.
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Read MoreAustralia Post and Qantas have acquired express road freight operator, Star Track Express, for $750 million.
The companies said the purchase would be made through a 50:50 joint venture and funded from net cash reserves and undrawn credit facilities.
Read MoreThe Supervisory Board of Mail, Express and Logistics company TPG is pleased to announce that Marie-Christine Lombard (45) has been appointed to head up the Express division as Group Managing Director. She currently is Managing Director of the Express business unit in France. In her new position, Lombard will be responsible for all of TPG’s worldwide Express activities and will become a member of the Board of Management. The appointment of Marie Christine Lombard will take effect per 1 January 2004 and is subject to compliance with statutory requirements. TPG and Alan Jones have amicably agreed that Alan will depart on the 31st of December 2003. Alan joined the company in 1980 and for many years was Managing Director of TNT UK Limited.
Read MoreDeutsche Post, the German postal service, says that it has made good progress with the restructuring of its parcel and express services in Germany and Europe. All of the company’s services in this field are to be combined under the umbrella of DHL Express. This is expected to lead to job cuts, as the company believes that it will be able to carry out the same volume of work with fewer staff. DHL currently employs 90,000 staff in Europe. In particular, staff in administrative functions are expected to be affected by the changes.
Read MoreMozambique’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Tomas Salomao, has recognised that mismanagement by the former board of directors, and the absence of new information technologies, are at the root of the financial crisis currently faced by the Mozambican Post Office. Speaking at the closing session of a meeting of the Post Office National Council, Salomao said the company should accompany technological changes and make use of the fact that it still has offices throughout the country.
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