Invitation to tender for the establishment of the Caribbean Postal Union
Various documents relating to an Invitation to tender for the establishment of the Caribbean Postal Union
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Deutsche Post to cut 8,000 posts by 2004
Jobs to be cut in mail transportation.
Read MoreDeutsche Post confirms to cut 7,500 jobs by 2004
Deutsche Post, the German mail and logistics group, on Tuesday said it would cut about 7,500 jobs from its transport division by 2004 and outsource the affected functions, in an attempt to reduce its wage bill by E100m ($88m) annually.
Read MoreUSPS revenue, pieces and weight 1995 to 2000
USPS revenue, pieces and weight 1995 to 2000
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National Postal Forum: Highlights of latest services & equipment for the mail center
Several companies took advantage of the recent National Postal Forum in Orlando to unveil their new products and services, all designed to fulfill the needs and tempt the budgets of mail centers everywhere. Here, MCMR presents a roundup of some of the new arrivals
Read MoreWhere is the USPS headed & how will it affect your mail center?.
USPS may no longer be able to provide delivery 6 days/week to every
location, and is considering eliminating Saturday mail service and closing post
offices; postal service is also new construction, leasing and other projects, and cons
SAS launches $125m takeover of rival Braathens
SAS, the Scandinavian airline, on Monday launched a NKr1.13bn ($125m) takeover of struggling rival Braathens, which would effectively create a monopoly in the Norwegian domestic air travel market. SAS has agreed to buy out the airline’s two biggest shareholders – the Braathens family, which holds 38.8 per cent, and Dutch airline KLM, which has a 30 per cent stake.
Read MoreCargoSmart portal stakes up for grabs
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) wants to sell stakes in its CargoSmart Internet portal, and last week announced that it is in discussions with five Asian carriers.
Ken Chih, OOCL’s chief information officer, said: “We’ve just signed a three-year deal with Hewlett Packard (HP) for it to host CargoSmart. We recognised that if a neutral
party didn’t host it, we wouldn’t get other carriers using it.”
OOCL has set a 30 June deadline for the carriers to decide whether they want to take up to a 20% of the portal.
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