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Correos invests 1.2m Euros in high tech equipment

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

Correos has installed new automated sorting equipment in Madrid. President of Correos, Jose Damian Santiago said: “This is a real milestone and marks the way that we have to continue. We need this new technology to guarantee a high level of service”

The new equipment, estimated to have cost around 1.2m euros, heralds a new technological age for Correos, which says it will not only vastly improve the way it handles mail but that the sender and recipient will be able to know at any given time, where in the postal system the mail is. It can also give predicted delivery dates.

The initiative forms part of a range of technology it intends to introduce to modernise and automate its mail handling capabilities. It says the changes will apply both to business and domestic customers.

Correos is still a publicly-owned company and is split into various divisions and business units, as well as five Corporate Departments. The group also includes the affiliated companies Chronoexprés, Correo Híbrido and Correos Telecom. Correos distributes more than 5,900 millon deliveries each year and reaches 19 millon homes and two million companies.

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GLS inaugurates depot in Tyrol

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

The parcel and express service provider GLS Austria has opened a new EUR 2 million depot in Zirl (Tyrol, Austria). The facility’s 50 workers and drivers can handle up to 15,000 parcels a day. The 1,650 sqm handling hall with 57 docking stations is located on a 12,000 sqm plot of land directly adjacent to the Inntal motorway. Construction was completed in less than three months, the staff and equipment moved in last weekend, and a few hours later the depot went on stream, and has already processed its first shipments.

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DHL express launches global online tracking tool

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

DH announced the launch of Global ProView, a tool that enables customers of DHL’s Time Definite International (TDI) Express services to track all their shipments simultaneously with one seamless online-application. Global ProView is accessible from any point on the internet and offers a complete and automatically updated overview of a customer’s global shipments.

DHL first introduced ProView to the U.S. market in 2006 and has been met with high adoption rates as U.S. customers can make the most efficient use of their time by automatically monitoring and communicating valuable shipment information in real-time. Following the successful users’ acceptance test in the U.S. and other regions, Global ProView will now be rolled out in most key markets by the end of the year.

Designed to suit the needs of customers with a large number of TDI shipments, ProView can help them save significant time. Instead of following individual shipments through waybills or reference numbers, Global ProView enables customers to monitor all shipments with their account number, which is password and PIN protected for security. Once registered, customers can search, filter and download the shipment information they require with just a few clicks. Shipments can also be grouped into categories based on their current tracking status.

Customers can configure the application to send real-time notifications via SMS text message or e-mail alert whenever a shipment is delivered, is picked up or hits a snag in the delivery chain, such as if a “clearance delay” occurs. They can also choose when, how and which notifications are sent and who receives them – whether that customer is the sender, receiver or third-party payer.

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DHL Hub Leipzig: The last hurdle is cleared in Brussels

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post welcomed the conclusion of the most recent state aid proceedings with an eye on the new hub of its express subsidiary DHL. The proceedings against the Free State of Saxony, which have been pending since 2006, have focused on the state’s financial contribution to the construction of a new runway at Leipzig Airport. In its decision, the commission did not object to the contribution.
An additional aspect of the proceedings dealt with financial guarantees of Saxony and the airport with regard to permanent 24-hour use of the airport among other things. Commitments to liability had been made here, since unlimited use of its facilities in Leipzig is indispensable for DHL as an express company and the company had sought maximal security for its investments at that time. The commission has now declared the commitments as not permissible.
No negative consequences result for the hub itself, however. Operations and the required investment security have been ensured in the meantime to the greatest possible extent through political and legal decisions.
CEO Frank Appel emphasized that Deutsche Post can live quite well with the commission’s decision: “We have obtained in the meantime the long-term security that DHL urgently needs at the Leipzig location. After the conclusion of the last EU Commission’s proceedings we can really say that we no longer see any restrictions from Brussels on the further operations of our express business at this important location.”
The limited reimbursement requirement also has no consequence whatsoever on the operational day-to-day business nor on DHL’s decision to operate the central European hub in Leipzig for the long term.

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Preview of second quarter: Deutsche Post World Net

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

Although there was some evidence of market growth slowing in Air Freight Forwarding and Express in the second quarter, Deutsche Post World Net still showed strong growth in underlying EBIT of around 18 percent. On an underlying basis all divisions met or exceeded last year’s second-quarter results.
Revenue growth has been increased by higher fuel costs that were recovered from customers. At the same time, foreign exchange effects continued to reduce revenue growth compared with the year-earlier period.
The revenue increase before foreign exchange effects was approximately 9 percent in the second quarter and reported revenue increased by about 4 percent.
Based on the first-half results and assuming no significant worsening of the global economy, the Group is maintaining its full-year guidance for 2008 and expects underlying EBIT of 4.1 billion euros.
While the U.S. air express market continues to soften, measures to restructure DHL Express U.S. are on track and negotiations with UPS are making satisfactory progress. An update on this matter will be issued after the conclusion of negotiations with UPS.
The full set of half-year accounts will be released on July 31, 2008 at 07:00 CEST. A press conference with Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel and Chief Financial Officer John Allan will be held at 10 a.m. CEST. An investor call will be held at 14:00 CEST.

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VeriFone, USPS contract worth up to USD 10M

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

VeriFone Holdings Inc. said it was awarded a multi-year dollar contract valued at up to USD 10 million to provide the U.S. Postal Service with electronic payment capabilities.

San Jose-based VeriFone will provide the countertop payment product with dual communications capabilities to provide both traditional dial modem and Internet-based connectivity for 18,000 to 20,000 customer windows.

VeriFone said it will develop a customer interface to a payment gateway that the U.S. Postal Service will operate to ensure it has access to the lowest cost credit and debit processing services.

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DHL selects DataCert's AIMS for manage legal services spend

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

DataCert, a provider of legal and IP spend and matter management solutions, has announced that DHL has chosen its advanced invoice management system to help the worldwide express delivery and logistics company simplify the legal invoice payment process and control its legal spend.

Using DataCert’s legal spend management software, DHL’s law firms and vendors can submit invoices in an electronic format. Line items that do not comply with DHL’s corporate billing guidelines will be corrected or flagged for further review. Advanced invoice management system (AIMS) will also guide each invoice through designated workflows and approval postings, creating a legal spend database.

This reportable database of comprehensive legal spend data will give DHL’s legal department the ability to analyze, forecast and reduce future spend.

Jon Olin, general counsel for Americas at DHL, said: “DHL selected AIMS for its ability to provide a substantial return on investment both financially and operationally. The actionable metrics produced by AIMS will help us develop an in-depth understanding of our legal spend and drive strategic business decisions regarding law department operations.”

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Earth Class Mail adds FedEx veteran to management team

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

After 24 years with FedEx, Chris Salvage has joined the team building the future of mail delivery as new VP of Operations

Earth Class Mail Corp announced Chris Salvage, a 24-year veteran of FedEx, as its new Vice President of Operations. The experience Salvage garnered by overseeing the daily delivery of 200,000 packages for more than a decade will help Earth Class Mail scale its online postal-mail service to meet larger volumes.

Salvage’s career in logistics, operations management, strategic planning, and business development with FedEx make him an ideal addition to Earth Class Mail. Managing a division of more than 1,000 employees has seasoned Chris for his role at the company that is building the future of postal-mail delivery.

We have seen increasing interest from large enterprises and European posts that have the potential to boost our mail volumes exponentially
“We have seen increasing interest from large enterprises and European posts that have the potential to boost our mail volumes exponentially,” said Ron Wiener, CEO and Postmaster General of Earth Class Mail. “With the team we now have in place, and this key addition of Chris Salvage, I’m confident we’re in a position to execute on the scale we envisioned.”

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