Postal services is not a dying industry despite the severe decline
in traditional mail services caused by the Internet and recent
emergence of SMS service, a high-level meeting of Asean postal
service providers was told yesterday.
The British postal regulator Postcomm is considering imposing new service standards and price controls on Consignia.
Read MoreOsterreichische Post AG, the Austrian post office, plans, as from
this autumn, to restructure its branch network, involving the
closure of between 700 and 1,500 unprofitable branches over the
coming years.
Austrian infrastructure minister Monika Forstinger has called upon Osterreichische Post, the post office, to halt the planned closure of 712 branches until it has submitted a detailed concept of its plans to the minister
Read MoreTNT Logistics has gained a three-year contract to support Anglian Waters supply chain.
Read MoreJuly 2001 Deutsche Post acquired the remaining shares in Transoflex.
Read MoreThe German cabinet on Wednesday approved a finance ministry proposal to remove the remaining legislative obstacle barring the sale of a majority stake in Deutsche Post, the country’s post and logistics group. Berlin has not given any details about the size or timing of further share disposals. The proposal will now go before parliament.
Read MoreJ Barbour and sons, the maker of the famous waxed jacket, has signed a 12 month distribution contract with Securicor Omega Express to have goods moved from its base in South Shields to its sister company in Paris.
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