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Postal service to raise some fees from November 15

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

State-owned Magyar Posta Rt will be able to raise centrally-regulated postal fees on average by a maximum of 5.6pc from November 15, under a decision by the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (IHM), the Ministry informed MTI on Thursday.

Magyar Posta called for the price rise to counter this year’s losses as well as the expected rise in operating costs next year. The rise should bring the postal service an extra HUF 300m in revenue this year and another HUF 2.5bn next year, calculating with a 3pc increase in turnover in 2003. IHM approved the price rise after consulting with the Ministry of Finance and taking the government’s inflation target into consideration.

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An Post defends staff sorting mail at home

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

An Post has rejected criticism of its decision, which comes into effect today, to allow postal workers sort mail at their homes in order to circumvent a dispute with the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU).

A spokesman for the company described as “ludicrous” suggestions that the move had legal or security implications. “The inference is that post workers are somehow less responsible, or can’t be trusted with mail in their homes. That’s nonsense.

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Japan mail volume seen plunging due to spread

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

The state-run mail delivery service is expected to see a decrease of up to 1.2 billion postcards and letters over five years from fiscal 2002 due to the widespread use of e-mail, according to a recent Postal Services Agency estimate.

The number of postcards and letters handled by the service increased for the seventh consecutive year in fiscal 2001.

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Royal Mail`could halt underground railway'

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

The Royal Mail is considering mothballing a “unique” 75-year-old underground railway network to save costs, it was announced today.

The Mail Rail service, which runs from Paddington in west London to Whitechapel in east London, used to serve nine stations but now delivers post to only four.

Union officials were told today that the future of the system was being considered, with a clear hint that it could be closed.

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Sorting offices shut in post pay row

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

More than 500 Irish sub-post offices are to close their sorting offices today as part of an ongoing dispute over pay.

The action will signal the start of a new phase in the dispute, with the offices set to close for two days a week.

Postal company An Poste plans to allow some postal workers to sort mail in their homes in a bid to prevent disruption.

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Postcomm Determination Progressing

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

Business Post announces that its subsidiary, UK Mail Ltd, has received from the Postal Services Commission (“Postcomm”), the independent postal industry regulator, Postcomm’s confidential draft proposal for the trading terms whereunder Royal Mail Group plc would provide access to its facilities for downstream sorting and delivery for UK Mail’s proposed business mail service in the UK.

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German and Colombian companies to integrate parcel service

Posted by | Nov 7, 2002 | |

The German DHL company, which specializes in express air transport, and the Colombian parcel delivery service TCC have signed an agreement which will help the companies offer a more integrated service. In he first stage of the agreement will allow the TCC service centers to receive packages to be sent out of the country via DHL. This will extend the range of countries to which TCC can send packages. In the second stage, it is hoped, packages arriving via DHL will be delivered in Colombia by TCC. The Colombian company will transport 8.5mil packages this year, for an income of Pesos$100bil. DHL is active in 220 countries and has 71,000 employees.

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KPN in talks to outsource Logistics Ops to TPG

Posted by | Nov 7, 2002 | |

Royal KPN NV said it is in exclusive talks to outsource its KPN Logistics operations, which comprise all of KPN’s warehousing and transport activities in the Netherlands, to TPG NV.

Negotiations are expected to be completed before the end of the year, KPN said.

All 170 employees of KPN Logistics, which has annual sales of some 20 mln eur, will be transferred to TPG.

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