According to a decision by the National Council (lower house) taken last Thursday, Swiss parcel post will be totally deregulated as of the year 2004.
As to first-class letters, the limit of the Swiss Postal Service’s monopoly will be reduced to items weighing no more than 100 grams by 2006. Motions by leftist parties to block these moves were defeated.
Read MoreTo facilitate easy detection of bombs and metals including prohibited items, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has installed a multi-purpose screening machine at the International Mail Processing Centre (IMPC-Air), Ikeja, Lagos. According to the Postmaster General of the Federation (PMG), Alhaji Abubakar Musa Argungu, the machine, which cost N18m, has the capacity to record the accurate number of mails processed, ensure careful handling of mail items and accelerate inquiry into loss of postal items.
Read MoreWincanton Chief Executive resigns.
Read MoreThere was above average dealing yesterday in Securicor, the FTSE 250 security group. More than 7m shares changed hands amid talk that the company is close to selling its distribution division to Deutsche Post at a price in excess of £100m.
Read MoreSince the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the amount of U.S. mail carried by FedEx Express has nearly doubled and service has improved, but the Postal Service continues to work to get mail back on commercial airlines. This means trucks are carrying 50 percent of the mail volume, while FedEx and commercial airlines evenly split the remainder. However, since the terrorist attacks, security concerns have restricted the cargo that airlines can carry, including mail.
Read MoreJose Ferrarotto, president of Venezuelas mail service company Ipostel, has told the countrys media its mail service quality is behind that of other countries, and modernisation should be expected with the new postal bill passed by the Venezuelan Congress.
Read MoreOn Wednesday as the world observed the 128th anniversary of Post Day, the Liberian postal system is in a state of collapsing never before known in the country’s recent history.
Coming out of 12 years of a brutal civil war which saw the destruction of national infrastructures, coupled with the emergence of a government that placed little or no emphasis on effective postal services, the woes of the post in Liberia abound.
Read MoreRoyal Mail is set to scrap second deliveries from next year, in a move aimed at saving the beleaguered postal service £350m a year. The move, which comes after a series of trials for a single delivery system, is expected to lead to a second wave of job cuts.
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