The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is critical of a new service presented by Belgian Post Group (BPG). A BPG press release of 5 October states that the group will offer a new fast morning service tailored to the requirements of companies and the professions. This service guarantees that mail is delivered before 9 a.m. from 1 November onwards.
Read MoreThe European Commission has given the French government two months in which to set up an independent regulatory body to ensure that fair trading reigns in the French postal services market. More specifically, the new authority will prevent the French post office (La Poste) from imposing tariffs and conditions on this market to the detriment of private courier companies
Read MoreThe controversial alliance between British Airways and American Airlines is back on the agenda as the British and US governments hold talks in London today aimed at liberalising air services. BA and KLM, the Dutch flag carrier, said yesterday they were discussing ways to co-operate to cut costs and increase revenues, both with each other and with other European airlines.
Read MoreAccording to the British publication, Marketing, “the
Federation of European Direct Marketing (FEDMA) has stepped up its demands
for the European Commission to set a date for the liberalisation of EU
postal services. The industry body has signed up to The Platform For Postal
Reform, which lobbies for full liberalisation and includes representatives
of postal operators, business users, customers and national interest
organisations.”
Optibase Ltd, a provider of broadband media
streaming solutions, “announced today that its VideoPlex XPress video-in-a
window MPEG-2 decoding board will be incorporated into multimedia
information systems in more than 1,000 post offices across Italy.
Spearheading technological innovations in customer attentiveness, the
Italian Postal Service is installing high-quality multimedia information
screens in post offices in Italy’s major cities, including Rome, Milan,
Turin, Venice, Florence and more. These state-of-the-art screens display
frequently updated promotional information in real-time, public service
information, the type of service being offered and the user’s current number
in the waiting queue.” (Source: PR Newswire/Optibase) (postalinsight.com)
UK volume, market for internal express delivery service, by time sensitivity
UK value market for internal express delivery service, by time sensitivity
UK express delivery service, by mode of transport
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Read MoreA new hub at Metz has enabled DHL to roll out two new next-day products to main cities
Read MoreCopyright 2001, Traffic World Magazine Union Pacific Corp.’s Overnite Transportation unit last week made a major expansion of its Western LTL regional reach with the purchase of Salt Lake City-based Motor Cargo Industries for $80 million, based on current stock valuation.
“We are very pleased to have Motor Cargo as part of our family,” Overnite Chairman, President and CEO Leo H. Suggs said. “They are a highly successful, customer-focused regional carrier well positioned to continue their record of growth in the West. This acquisition will enable Overnite to accelerate our entrance into the attractive and growing Western regional market.”
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