Author: Archive

Filling stations set to act as parcel hubs

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

Businesses and Internet and catalogue retailers are being targeted by Texaco, which claims its new RelayStar package pick-up and return is unique in European petrol retailing.
RelayStar is being used initially to get spare parts to field engineers. IBM has been trialling the system with 105 customer engineers in north London since April. They place orders for parts to be delivered to a nominated service station for collection the following day.
IBM claimed the service would help engineers increase their average number of customer calls from four to five per day because they will spend less time travelling.

Read More

APE launches next-day service to Malaga

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

Asia Pacific Express (APE) last week launched a direct next-day service to Malaga following its acquisition last month of fellow wholesaler Spanish Courier.
The morning flight to Malaga allows afternoon deliveries in Gibraltar. Spanish Courier was already offering morning flights to Barcelona and Madrid.
APE first became involved with the Iberian market when it took over IXC earlier this year.

Read More

La Poste to make rare foray into bond market

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

La Poste, the French postal service operator, is aiming to complete a quick-fire bond offering this week ahead of transactions from Deutsche Post and Poste Italiane.La Poste awarded the mandate for a benchmark 15-year offering late last week to BNP Paribas and HSBC, but demand has proved strong and bankers close to the deal expect launch to take place by mid-week.
One banker said: “La Poste is an extremely rare issuer that always attracts a strong response. Not much marketing was needed and we have already received a lot of inquiries from investors both within and outside France.”

Read More

German Parcel, GLS change strategy

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

Parcel service German Parcel and its European holding General Logistics Systems (GLS) will bet on alliances and joint ventures in order to complete their network. Plans for acquisitions were given up.

Read More

China stalls express shipping rules

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

China wants to be a full member of the World Trade Organization, but it’s having trouble following the rules.
The deadline for resolving a months-long dispute pitting China’s postal monopoly against foreign express delivery giants has been extended to mid-August, FedEx says.
Memphis-based FedEx is the world’s biggest express carrier, and employs about 30,000 people at its world headquarters, world technology center in Collierville and hub at Memphis International Airport.

Read More

In a cut-throat world, connections count

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

Ireland has no wholesale courier structure as exists in the UK, though there are probably a dozen quality independent retail operators, plus a number of mainly Dublin-based motorcycle couriers.
The market is too small for wholesalers at the airport.
It’s cheaper for the independents to wholesale in London or use DHL, ” says Joe Costigan, MD of the Connect Group.
Connect is the closest home-grown alternative to the integrators. Founded by Costigan in 1999, it serves mainly the advertising, medical and financial sectors.

Read More

AMI Quality Express launches a new web-based system

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

High-volume customers of express wholesaler AMI Quality Express can now offer international courier and heavyweight express services under their own brand name, but supported by real-time tracking information.
The company’s new online service, www. mywaybill. com, enables freight forwarders and express operators which ship more than 250 consignments a month to create barcoded air waybills in their own house style and carrying their logo.
The password-protected domain is designed to generate multiple air waybills quickly, with a batching facility which further streamlines the process when the pressure is really on. A sophisticated piece of programming ties shipper and consignee address books together, bringing additional savings.

Read More

DHL launches a Web Shipping booking facility

Posted by | Jun 17, 2002 | |

DHL has launched a Web Shipping booking facility, which allows registered customers to book a collection via the Internet, track the status of a shipment, e-mail shipment notifications and order supplies online. It is possible to store up to 300 frequently used shipment addresses.
Advice is also available on customs and duty requirements for international shipments.

Read More

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

P&P Poll

Loading

How ready do you feel for the de minimis changes coming in July?

Thank you for voting
You have already voted on this poll!
Please select an option!




View ResultsHide Results

Post & Parcel Magazine


Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.

Subscribe to the Magazine

 

Pin It on Pinterest