Companies are forming alliances to reduce empty mileage and capitalise on local knowledge and regional resources. Some chose companies of the same size and outlook staying within specialist markets like the chilled sector. Others opt for networks which have members throughout the UK, soon to expand into Europe. These networks allow members to share resources and knowledge so that they can extend their reach from regional to national contracts.
Read MoreWalon UK has renewed its distribution contract for Saab Great Britain, for the third time running. Walon has been responsible for the movement of Saab vehicles since 1995 in the UK and Northern Ireland, handling up to 17,000 imported vehicles a year.
Read MoreExel has won two new contracts, one from Peugeot Motor Company to manage its fleet demonstration programme and the other from Swedish firm Esselte, to operate a distribution centre in Turkey.
Read MoreThe posts ministry has drafted a proposal for a new public corporation slated to take over the state-run postal services in 2003 in which it urges the new entity to partially liberalize the mail service, ministry officials said Friday.
However, the draft proposal also says the new corporation should fall under the control of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in running its overall operations, they said.
According to the draft proposal, the three postal service operations — mail, postal savings and insurance — would remain under the control of the new entity as they are now under the ministry.
The posts ministry plans to finalize the proposal by the end of the year after consulting with experts in and outside the ministry, the officials said.
Russia’s struggling and inefficient postal service is in for a revamp, with government plans afoot to hike charges and plough the profits back into the system.
From Nov. 10, charges for most services offered by local post offices will rise by as much as 30 percent in what observers say is a last-ditch attempt to save the flagging postal service, which has sought salvation far from its initial mission.
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has awarded a domestic courier licence to Selovile Consultancy, a Harare-based company, as the privatisation of Zimbabwes Posts and Telecommuni-cations Corporation (PTC) gathers momentum. Although no comment could be obtained from POTRAZ this week, it is understood that the regulatory authority has also awarded another domestic courier licence to a company called Megapost. The authority is said to be still scrutinising applications for postal licences from players who would operate in competition with the Zimbabwe Postal Company (ZIMPOST), the postal arm of the recently unbundled PTC.
Read MoreDeutsche Post World Net AG unit DHL International, together with its US unit, is expected to contribute a loss of 90 mln eur to its German parent for the 2001 full year, Deutsche Post chief financial officer Edgar Ernst told analysts in a telephone conference.
“DHL International including the US is expected to generate a negative contribution to Deutsche Post of some 90 mln eur,” Ernst said.
Ernst said excluding the US unit, the full year EBIT margin for DHL International would be “approximately 2 pct”.
DHL’s US unit, however, is expected to generate a loss for the full year due to economic conditions and the effects of the September 11 terrorist attacks, he said.
Ernst said Deutsche Post holds 46.6 pct in DHL International and will raise this to around 51 pct in early 2002.
Collins Roiad Services Group. a founder member of Palletline, has signed an agreement with WM Group (Europe) to operate a pallet distribution system throughout the UK on its behalf – and vice versa.
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