TPG NV called on the Dutch government to push for liberalisation of other European post markets amid signs European operators are cashing in on the progress in Dutch liberalisation without opening up to competition in their own markets.
Read MoreConsignia Logistics is expecting to cut more than £100m (€155m) a year from the transport costs of its parent company when it completes the contract to redesign the UK postal service’s transport networks in 12-18 months.
Read MoreClosing its UK fashion logistics business will cost Tibbett & Britten £800,000 (€1.24m). The process is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
Read More8 July 2002 Deutsche Post through its Dutch subsidiary VGL has bought a majority stake in Interlanden BV, an unaddressed mail and marketing unit from publishing group Wegener NV.
Read MoreConsignia and the Communication Workers Union have reached a draft agreement over the details of the postal operator’s plan to change mail deliveries. The agreement, after months of negotiation, paves the way for an imminent start to 14 nationwide pilot tests of the arrangements that include scrapping the second post delivery and a longer first post delivery.
Read MoreThe competition among the courier service companies operating in Costa Rica is growing following the increase in on-line shopping activities, the preference offirms to import materials and components through courier services and the fact that the exporting companies operating in Costa Rica tend to use these services to ensure that the goods are delivered on time and fulfill security standards. Some of the companies offering courier services in Costa Rica are FedEx, United Parcel Service (UPS), Aerocasillas, DHL, Jet Box, Correos de Costa Rica and Cafe Britt. The imports made through courier services so far in 2002 have amounted some US$ 10.2mn, compared to US$ 7.1mn in 2001.
Read MoreJuly 5 2002 Deutsche Post, the German postal service, is to acquire a further 25 percent in DHL International, in which it already holds a 50.64 percent.
Read MoreThe French post office is planning to launch another two insurance products. The first of these novelties provides insurance against accidents in the home – mishaps which, according to La Poste, account for 75 per cent of the accidents which occur each year in France. The second product, which is due to be launched next year, is a policy designed to insure its holders against the cost of dependence in old age.
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