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Spanish Correos complains to infrastructure ministry accusing private companies of operating illegally

Posted by | Mar 11, 2003 | |

There has been a spate of conflicts between Correos, the Spanish post office, and private operators. At present, Correos only has a monopoly on two parts of the postal business: items under 100g sent between cities, and international post. Correos has complained to the infrastructure ministry, which is responsible for regulating the market, accusing private companies of operating illegally on the aforementioned areas in which Correos still has a monopoly.

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Zumwinkel's dual role in Germany

Posted by | Mar 11, 2003 | |

Klaus Zumwinkel, chairman of Deutsche Post, Germany’s dominant postal company, is to become chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Telekom. He will replace Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus, the board’s current chairman. Mr Zumwinkel will retain his position at Deutsche Post.

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Sense of comfort may return to taunt UK Royal Mail

Posted by | Mar 11, 2003 | |

Royal Mail executives may take some comfort from the expected sale of the mail operation of Hays, one of its few new domestic rivals.

However, most observers expect that the mail business, which is profitable and thought likely to fetch between Pounds 350 million and Pounds 450 million, would provide stiff competition, even if it were placed under new ownership.

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Rail freight link to alleviate Britain’s roads

Posted by | Mar 10, 2003 | |

A £10bn rail link, aimed at taking 10,000 lorries a day off Britain’s congested motorways is expected to be approved by the Department of Transport. Plans for the privately funded freight link between the north of England and the Channel Tunnel, which could also include new express passenger services, are understood to have been endorsed by the Transport minister, John Spellar. The 430-mile Central Railway route would relieve the M1, M6, M25, M20 and other motorways of some five million lorry journeys a year, its backers claim.

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Lynx makes a night of it at Coventry

Posted by | Mar 10, 2003 | |

The UK’s largest independent parcels carrier Lynx Express is extending its international capability with a 2,000sq metre facility at Coventry airport.
The development allows Lynx to move its night delivery operation, Partsflow operations.

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UK Postcomm consults on long term licence for Express

Posted by | Mar 10, 2003 | |

Postcomm today began a 30-day consultation on the proposed issue of a long term licence to Express Ltd to provide bulk mail, consolidation and enhanced document exchange services for business customers.
Express Ltd currently holds an interim postal licence, which is restricted to a pilot scheme of a minimum of 12 months’ duration. The new standard licence will have a minimum life of seven years.

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Report on Poczta Polska

Posted by | Mar 10, 2003 | |

Poczta Polska, the national mail operator, is the country’s second largest employer with more than 100,0000 on its payroll. It’s also a government darling, so much so that its legally protected monopoly on the most profitable segment of the traditional market will be maintained beyond the country’s EU accession expected in May 2004.

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