SAirGroup, the troubled parent of Swissair, on Thursday announced a major restructuring of its cargo operations and simultaneously upgraded freight to a core activity as it struggles to restore its financial health following disastrous investments in other European airlines
Read MoreMick Janicki has dramitcally transformed Business Express, one of the leaders in the home delivery market. The major culture shock and restructuring of the business is now paying off and it is no longer a sleeping giant.
Read MoreTaylored Lines of the UK has bought Bee Line Transport & Distribution, also of the UK, and plans further acquisitions in order to become a major player in the “premier league” of logistics operators.
A holding company, Taygroup, has been formed to hold Bee Line, Taylored Lines and truck rental and contract hire Taylored Hire.
Airborne Express has launched a new 1030 hrs next-day express delivery option with a performance guarantee, unique in the parcel industry.
This means that Airborne customers requiring delivery earlier than the current `next morning by noon’ express deadline may now choose the earlier 1030 hrs option, with a guarantee that they will only be billed a US$5 surcharge when their package is delivered by the deadline
Four associations representing many of the world’s biggest air express operators signed a series of cooperative accords with Hong Kong Customs & Excise aimed at streamlining operations and fighting fraud
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Read MoreThe U.S. States Postal Service, which lost $199 million in fiscal 2000, has added United Parcel Service to the list of companies it hopes will help improve its efficiency. UPS announced on Thursday that it would offer a range of postal-related services, including presorting and localized printing of mail items. The company joins FedEx Corp., DHL Worldwide Express and Emery Worldwide, among others, that perform sorting or transportation service behind the scenes of mail delivery.
Read MoreThe British transport operator Tibbett & Britten (TB) has asked the state-run «Strategic Rail Authority» (SRA) that it break the monopoly of the railroad company Freightliner in the ports of Felixstowe and Southampton.
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