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GLS system now provides delivery status in real-time

Posted by | Oct 20, 2008 | |

At GLS, seamless parcel tracking has been a matter of course for years. At each interface, i.e. every time a parcel reaches or leaves a depot or vehicle, the individual parcel number is recorded with a scanning device. These status reports are transmitted to the GLS IT system, where they are made available to customers – via the Internet or telephone. Up until now, however, delivery information was transmitted to the system in the evenings when the driver returned to the depot. This has now changed. As of September, parcel tracking at GLS is now possible in real-time.

Delivery data is transferred directly “on tour” from the delivery vehicle. When the parcel is handed over to the recipient, the GLS driver utilises a handheld scanner to record both the parcel number and the consignee’s signature.

GLS thoroughly – and successfully – tested the mobile data transfer service at one of its subsidiaries. Based on these results, it is now implemented comprehensively throughout the entire group.

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New DHL Express Center offers greater convenience for customers (Japan)

Posted by | Oct 20, 2008 | |

DHL inaugurated a new package drop-off centers in central Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe. The new drop-off centers will enhance convenience for customers in the central Tokyo and Kansai area, complementing DHL’s standard shipment pick-up services.

DHL established the new Express Centers in WcLock’s Shibuya, Tanimachi and Kobe branch, under a business entrustment agreement with Koyosha, Inc. (shop name; WcLock) a specialist in printing and DTP-related service, offers a wide range of services from data compilation and design to copy service, printing and binding. DHL account holders can also use these Express Centers to drop off documents and packages for DHL Express services.

The new Express Centers also offer the DHL Simple Pack service, an easy-to-use service featuring a simplified fee structure. The popular service offers dedicated envelopes and boxes, the shipment fees for which are calculated based on destination zone (Asia Pacific, America, or Europe / other regions) instead of the weight. These fixed fees are not affected by jet fuel surcharge adjustments* based on monthly fluctuations rates.

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Potter names Gilligan Acting Chief Postal Inspector

Posted by | Oct 20, 2008 | |

USPS’ Post Master General (PMG) Jack Potter has announced the appointment of William Gilligan as Acting Chief Postal Inspector to replace Chief Postal Inspector Al Lazaroff, who retires Nov. 3.
Gilligan has been the Deputy General Counsel at Headquarters since May 2000. He began his postal career in 1973 as a clerk-carrier in Philadelphia. Gilligan worked as a postal police officer and an Inspection Service analyst prior to becoming an attorney in 1987.

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Bulgarian Post expects 7 percent growth in 2008

Posted by | Oct 20, 2008 | |

It is expected the income of the postal service to exceed 7 pct in 2008. It is envisaged increasing the number of the legal operators in 2008, chairperson of the State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, Plamen Vachkov said during a roundtable discussion, FOCUS News Agency reporter informed. More than 80 postal operators are on the Bulgarian market in the situation of liberalization of the postal services.

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Rivals deliver new blow to Royal Mail (UK)

Posted by | Oct 19, 2008 | |

Private postal companies are rapidly gaining ground on the Royal Mail in Scotland, with one firm tripling its business since the start of the year.

Figures to be released on Friday by TNT Post UK will show private operators have seized a large slice of the business delivery market over the past 12 months as more firms move away from the Royal Mail.

TNT Post will reveal it has tripled its business clients in Scotland to 300 since January.

It has also doubled the number of letters and packages it carries north of the border from 4.5m to nine million in the past 12 months.

The company says its services are proving particularly popular among Scotland’s army of small and medium-sized businesses which are looking to trim their costs.

The figures will make grim reading for the Royal Mail, which has faced mounting competition from firms such as TNT Post and DX since the UK postal market was liberalised in 2006.

TNT Post says it wants to launch a nationwide “end-to-end” service, where it will handle post at every stage, from pick up to delivery, but it is currently prevented from doing so because of unfair barriers in certain parts of the market.

Most private operators still pay the Royal Mail to deliver mail over the “final mile”.

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Bangladesh: regulating private courier services

Posted by | Oct 18, 2008 | |

According to a recent media report, the interim government has ‘in principle’ approved a proposal of bringing the private courier services under legal coverage. The courier services, according to the proposal, would need registration to operate anywhere in the country. The council of advisors meeting held last week asked the law ministry for a further scrutiny of the proposed amendments to the Post Office Act that does not endorse private postal services. The draft amendments have sought to streamline the courier services being provided by the private sector widely across the country because of postal department’s often-lazy services as alleged.

Private courier service operators must follow certain rules to be specified by law and the government should have control over the fees they take from the people.

The legal framework under which the private courier services would run, when the proposed legislation comes into force, is expected to make them more responsible to enjoy the confidence of the people as a whole for such services. The charges would also be uniform following implementation of the government rules. The government should also turn its attention also to its own postal department for improvement of the services being provided through its countrywide network for the overall benefit of the people.

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Integrator shares rocked by financial sector turbulence

Posted by | Oct 17, 2008 | |

Shares of Deutsche Post World Net, TNT, UPS and FedEx have been hit dramatically in recent weeks by the turbulence in world financial markets but also by clear signs of a slowdown in the international express business. The outlook for the forthcoming weeks and months remains uncertain.

Since the start of September, TNT shares have fallen nearly 40pct, DPWN shares have dropped 37pct, FedEx shares are down 20pct and UPS has declined 19.5pct, according to CEP-Research analysis. Since the start of 2008, DPWN is down 57pct, TNT is down 44.9pct, UPS has fallen 25.3pct and FedEx has dropped 23.1pct.

“Integrator shares have clearly been impacted by the general slump on the world stock exchanges. But investors also appear nervous about how the economic slowdown will affect the express and parcel sector,” commented Mark Winkelmann, managing partner of ITA Consulting, the CEP-Research parent company. “There are certainly widespread indications of customers downtrading from expensive air express services to cheaper and slower economy products. It is unclear however whether this is a short-term or a longer-term trend.”

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