Shanghai Dazhong Sagawa Logistics, China’s first door-to-door parcel delivery service company has begun operations in Shanghai’s Huadong district.
The firm is a joint venture between Japan’s Sagawa Express and Sumitomo Corporation and Dazhong Transport (Group), a Shanghai-based freight forwarding company. No details of the shareholding structure have been released.
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Read MoreMassimo Sarmi, managing director of the Italian post office (Le Poste), has announced that his company’s turnover rose by around 4 per cent in the second half of 2002. Speaking to the Italian senate, Mr Sarmi explained that a slight drop in the volume of mail has been off-set by the performance of Le Poste’s value-added products and the development of new services.
When asked whether Le Poste expected to meet its 2002 targets, however, the managing director was more circumspect. In the first half of last year, Le Poste’s turnover rose by 1.6 per cent. Its operating result, on the other hand, amounted to a 62m-euro loss. The figures for the second half are due to be released in the coming weeks.
Read MoreThe German postal and telecommunications sector regulator has stated that it is not in a position to intervene in contract negotiations between Deutsche Post, the German national postal service operator, and post office outlets. While the number of Deutsche Post outlets currently stands at 12,800, the regulator has explained that it could not intervene unless the number of outlets were to fall below 12,000. Some retail associations in Germany have accused Deutsche Post of reducing remuneration for its 7,800 counters in outlets such as foodstores, and of closing smaller outlets in its drive to slim down its office network.
Read MoreShell UK Oil Products has dropped Wincanton as its main fuel distributor. The companies say they have decided by ‘mutual agreement‘ to end their existing contract at the end of December 2003.
Read MoreGist has signed a £100m, 5 year deal with Carlsberg-Tetley to carry out its primary distribution. The group will transport products from Carlsbergs breweries in Leeds and Northampton to its retail depot networks.
Read MoreLogistics giant TDG is to axe at least 50 drivers job after losing a long-established contract with Boots. The Boots contract, which is handled by 5 depots, is being transferred to an unnamed contractor from August.
Read MoreThe Lane Group has suffered a major blow following the decision by its biggest customer to take its distribution service back in-house. The clothes retailer Next has announced that it is to take over the retail distribution work that had been contracted out to Lane for the last 8 years.
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