Australia's Brambles to merge with British company
Australian transport and logistics giant Brambles Industries Ltd. said today it will merge with British company GKN PLC, creating a business worth almost US$10 billion.
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CTT Correios Optimizes Track and Trace Performance Using Escher
CTT Correios De Portugal Optimizes Track and Trace Performance Using Escher
Group’s Web-Based, Messaging and Data Management Platform—
WebRiposte(TM)will serve as the foundation for Portugal’s registered letters system
Adding value by diversification into warehousing
Diversification into warehousing can add value for customers and turn a healthy pofit. Kammac shows how storage – and other unusual activities such as beer destruction – have been made to pay.
Read MoreE-tail fulfilment boom beckons for Post Office
The Post Office is considering offering an e-fulfilment service through its branch network, enabling consumers to collect online purchases from their local post office.
Read MoreS KOREA S HANJIN LAUNCHES JOINT SALES CAMPAIGN WITH US POST
Hanjin Transportation Co and the United States Postal Service have launched a sales campaign for a collaboration that will drastically cut delivery charges
for three months, company sources said
UPS Income Drops, Plans for Slowdown
United Parcel Service Inc.said on Thursday its first-quarter operating earnings fell 14 percent, and warned that second-quarter profits would be at the low end of estimates due to the weakened economy.
Read MorePakistan – Increase in postal charges
The postal department has abruptly enhanced the postal rates for the surface, air mail, registered letters, parcels, UMS, money orders and the book post material. The increase is arbitrary and unprecedented.
Read MoreLa Poste: union demands pay increases for contractual employees
Yesterday French trade union FO demanded pay increases for the 70,000
contractual employees working for the French post office (La Poste)
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