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DPD Russia continues network expansion with new depot in Siberia

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

DPD Russia has opened a new depot in Tomsk, an important industrial city in Siberia, as part of its ongoing regional expansion programme.

DPD invested over RUB 1 million (EUR 28,000) in the new depot, which is its tenth location in the Siberian Federal District. Located in the north-eastern part of Tomsk, the 486 sqm facility has the capacity to sort more than 5,000 parcels a day.

The new branch offers a complete range of DPD services in Russia including its popular just-in-time delivery service DPD BizPak and other parcel and freight delivery services such as DPD Avia, DPD Classic and DPD Economy.

With the opening of the new depot in Tomsk, DPD Russia has increased its network to 31 branches in the country. All the depots are linked by a common IT system as well as by a unique high-capacity ground transportation network, DPD Russia said.

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World Post Day 2008

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

Over the past five years, mail and parcel volumes defied predictions to remain buoyant, according to the latest figures obtained by the Universal Postal Union.

With 6.5 billion items in 2007, domestic parcel volumes were up 7.9pct on 2002. Over the same period, international volumes rose 1.4pct to reach 44 million items in 2007. The increases are thought to be due in part to the growth of e-commerce, with the majority of online purchases still remaining within borders.

Worldwide domestic letter-post volumes grew by 0.3pct between 2002 and 2007, reaching 433 billion pieces last year. Generally, advertising mail has a positive impact on mail volumes and is estimated to make up more than 30pct of overall volumes. Meanwhile, international letter-post, which faces stiff competition from new technologies, experienced a 2.6pct volume decrease during the same period, with a total of 5.5 billion items in 2007.

The level of development among Posts is not the same worldwide. In his message for World Post Day (9th October), Edouard Dayan, UPU Director General, is calling upon all member countries of the Universal Postal Union, and their operators designated to provide the universal service, to make a firm commitment, with all other postal sector players, to modernizing postal services, so that they continue to contribute fully to economic and social development.

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FedEx Express introduces Cork flight route

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

FedEx Express has introduced a new flight route through Cork to provide customers with improved next-business-day access to Continental Europe and the U.S. East Coast.
Customers in the South, South East and West of Ireland will benefit from pick-up times of up to one and one-half hours later on average than previously available and faster service to select destination markets, making FedEx Express the most competitive next-day service in the region. Customers who previously had two-business-day service to select U.S. markets will now be able to reach more than 3,500 zip codes along the U.S. East Coast overnight.

The flight, which originates in Shannon, will now connect through Cork to allow for regional pick-up for next-business-day delivery before proceeding to its onward destination, the FedEx Express hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport. This additional flight segment represents an investment in Ireland’s economy by offering businesses improved service and greater next-day market access from more points within Ireland.

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Chronopost enhances international express and B2C pick-up services

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

Chronopost has improved its international shipping service by broadening its product features and is offering earlier collection times at retail locations for domestic B2C shipments.

Chronopost has expanded its “Prêt-à-Expédier” product, which since March has provided next-day delivery before 13:00 within France and international delivery of envelopes up to 500g. Customers can now also ship bubble envelopes of up to 2 kg and small boxes of up to 6 kg to 230 countries and regions worldwide. Chronopost has split international destinations into two zones: EU and Rest of World. Customers can buy the packaging and ship their goods from Chronopost agencies and post offices for rates starting at EUR 36.79.

Separately, French B2C customers can now collect their parcels half a day earlier from the 3,000 Chrono Relais service points across the country. Shipments are available for pick-up the next day before 13:00 compared to the previous option of before 17.00. .

This new delivery option will allow Chronopost to continue establishing partnerships with e-businesses but also target new markets in industry, banking or even maintenance sectors by offering value-added services such as product exchange.

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US Postal workers promote using the US Postal Service

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

US postal workers are being encouraged to give the US Postal Services marketing department, new leads to business in a cooperative effort to try and boost postal revenues. Workers who know their jobs depend on high volumes of mail are being encouraged to “submit a lead” to the USPS marketing department when they encounter potential customers in their daily lives. If for example they are ordering some goods on the Internet and they don’t have an option to choose that the goods are delivered by the USPS, they are encouraged to pass on that “lead” to the marketing department to follow up and see if it will generate more postal business. One of UNI’s US affiliates, the NPMHU, has joined with the USPS in rolling out a programme to their members to be part of the “Submit A Lead” campaign to help the USPS boost revenues in the very difficult economic environment.

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USPS grows international business

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

USPS is expanding its international business and is poised to gain additional commercial freedom to negotiate rates with air suppliers in order to reduce transportation costs.

In 2007, USPS increased its international revenues by 13.5 pct to USD 2,036 million, which represented 2.7 pct of its overall USD 74,973 million revenues. Volumes increased 5 pct to 833 million pieces. Packages have grown in recent years and last year represented 59 pct of international revenues, or USD 1,201 million, compared to 38 pct of international revenues in 2000.

Customers, especially small businesses, were seeking cheaper alternatives to the global express companies, Paul Vogel, Managing Director global business and senior vice-president said. “

Last year’s product simplification and re-branding in line with domestic products, improved IT tools such as tracking and tracing, as well as growing online shipping had also increased international business.

Although the depressed US economy was impacting on USPS’ domestic business, and especially mail business from the financial sector, the weak dollar was encouraging more international business, Vogel pointed out. European customers, for example, were doing more online shopping with US websites.

In a significant development, USPS expects soon to gain commercial freedom to negotiate air transportation rates with airlines, Vogel disclosed. Until now, it has had to pay fixed tariffs, which represent about one third of its international supply chain costs. The House of Representatives had recently passed legislation to deregulate tariffs, and the legal change was now awaiting presidential approval, he pointed out.

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DHL expands French express network with new Lille sorting centre

Posted by | Oct 7, 2008 | |

DHL Express France has opened a new centre for sorting, distribution and customs clearance in Lille-Fretin, northern France, to strengthen its air express network in the country.

The new state-of-the-art EUR 1 million facility is part of the company’s large-scale investment in its European network now interconnected through its international hub at Leipzig/Halle, Germany, DHL France said.

Three months of construction work were needed to put the sorting centre into operation including its sorting chain and the air freight security system. The 2,700 sqm facility has sorting capacity of up to 600 parcels an hour. In total, there are about 1,900 import and 1,500 export shipments handled daily at Fretin by 60 employees working at the site. DHL Express employs a total of 73 people in the area, including staff at the two depots at Calais and Amiens.

Security is ensured by X-ray tunnels to control the outbound shipments immediately and on-site. This equipment is in line with the air cargo security regulations of the French civil aviation authority DGAC.

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