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FedEx Trade Networks Opens New West Coast Gateways to Support Ocean-Ground Distribution Service

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

FedEx Trade Networks has opened two new gateways to support the FedEx Trade Networks Ocean-Ground Distribution service. The new West Coast gateways are located in Seattle, Wash., and Oakland, Calif., and will offer customers flexible options when shipping goods from Asia to multiple destinations in the U.S. The gateways will service the Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland/San Francisco ports.
FedEx Trade Networks Ocean-Ground Distribution is an alternative shipping method enabling customers to move cargo from Asia to multiple U.S. destinations in one seamless process. The innovative service combines FedEx Trade Networks ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage services with the U.S. transportation and delivery services of FedEx Freight, FedEx National LTL, FedEx Ground, or FedEx Express. By managing the logistics, FedEx Trade Networks helps customers eliminate hand-offs and unnecessary steps to reduce cycle times and warehouse handling costs. FedEx Trade Networks Ocean-Ground Distribution customers benefit from the simplicity of working with one FedEx point of contact.
Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland/San Francisco will complement the existing Los Angeles and Chicago gateways and offer customers more options when importing from Asia, with three West Coast gateways.
FedEx Trade Networks operates offices and distribution centers in both the Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland /San Francisco locations with the capabilities to facilitate additional Ocean-Ground Distribution business.

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Deutsche Post World Net move closer to finalising future of Postbank

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net announced that it has entered a more intensive phase of the exploratory process concerning the future of its Postbank subsidiary. The logistics company is currently evaluating options for an optimal competitive position to secure a successful future for Postbank.

To this end, discussions between Deutsche Post and potential partners are moving forward quickly and efficiently. No preliminary decision regarding the various potential options has yet been taken.

Against this background, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG has accepted the request of Postbank Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Klein to temporarily step down from the Management Board of Deutsche Post with immediate effect. Klein’s position as CEO of Deutsche Postbank AG remains unaffected.

Wolfgang Klein and Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel have mutually come to the conclusion that the decision to step down from his position for the duration of the current phase complies with good corporate governance. When appointed as CEO of Postbank on July 1st 2007, Klein was simultaneously appointed to the Management Board of the parent company.

The Management Board of Postbank actively supports this open-ended process to secure an optimal solution for the successful strategic development of the company in the future, in the interests of its shareholders, employees and customers.

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GLS signs up MNG as Turkey partner

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

GLS has improved its coverage of Turkey, including faster transit times, by signing up MNG Kargo as its new network partner for the fast-growing market.

MNG Kargo has been realising nationwide parcel distribution for all GLS companies since May 2008. Beginning in July, it will feed parcels from Turkey into the pan-European GLS network, the Royal Mail parcels subsidiary said.

The Istanbul-based company, with 2,000 vehicles and over 6,000 employees, is the third largest provider on the Turkish CEP market, according to GLS. MNG Kargo has a nationwide network of 26 hubs and over 600 branches, as well as 1,150 mobile service stations covering remote regions.

In addition, it is the only company in Turkey that has eight of its own freight planes to handle parcel and express distribution. By combining air and road transports, MNG Kargo realises deliveries for standard parcels within 24 hours for distances of up to 1,000 kilometres. Deliveries to more distant national destinations take 48 hours.

Within the framework of the new partnership, regular delivery time for parcels departing from GLS’ European hub in Neuenstein (Germany) to Turkey was reduced by one day. GLS parcels shipped from the GLS European hub are now en route for two to three days. Shipments that arrive at the hub on the evening of the first day from different European countries are shipped via airplane to Istanbul the next morning. Customs clearance usually takes place that same afternoon; delivery commences the following day.

Like all network partners, MNG Kargo is linked to the GLS pan-European IT system. Since the individual code of each parcel is scanned at each interface in Turkey, seamless Tracking & Tracing is guaranteed.

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Robert G Sutton appointed as India COO, DHL Exel Supply Chain

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

DHL announced the appointment of Robert G Sutton as Chief Operating Officer of its supply chain business unit. He takes over from Rajeev Rajadhyaksha, Managing Director of DHL Lemuir Logistics who has retired from DHL after many successful years of managing growth for the freight and contract logistics business. Based in Mumbai, India, Sutton will be responsible for all aspects of DHL’s supply chain activities, in particular leading the strategic development of DHL’s supply chain and solutions network to both drive and support the company’s growth plans.

“We are delighted to welcome Robert to the DHL India team. His extensive experience of over 25 years in the logistics industry across geographies is ideally suited to meet the challenges and opportunities that the DHL brand will experience over the coming years. His experience in the logistics industry will help him to drive DHL Exel Supply Chain’s ambitious growth plans to the next level of success,” said Paul Graham, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Exel Supply Chain – Asia Pacific.

Prior to moving to India, Sutton was Regional Operations and Business Development Director of the DHL Exel’s Middle East operations, focused on creating a platform for quality and consistency across the various operating sites and geographies, achieving the growth objectives and successful implementation of new contracts.

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TNT to invest Dh570m to boost service

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

TNT Express plans to invest Dh570 million (USD 155.18 million) in the next five years to boost its services and revenues in the Asia and Middle East region.

As a first step the company has launched a range of freight services for time-sensitive heavy shipments in Asia. Three modified services – Express Freight, Economy Freight and Freight Plus – will offer customers a door-to-door delivery service based on specified transit times schedules, fast tracked customs clearance and full track and trace visibility.

The move is part of the company’s investment strategy aimed at placing it in a leading position in the region. The launch is also the first in a series of initiatives to further expand TNT’s network capabilities in Asia, leveraging on the seamless connectivity offered by its extensive road and air networks. These networks provide customers with the widest range of multimodal freight services between Southeast Asia and Europe, China and Europe and within Southeast Asia.

Based on studies undertaken of regional market needs, TNT expects the take-up rate of these services to be high. The demand for its freight services is mainly driven by customers in the high-tech, equipment and machinery and healthcare sectors that are increasingly moving large volumes of high-value goods between Southeast Asia, China and Europe.

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Marketing Impact buys messaging business

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

New Zealand Post and Marketing Impact Limited announced they have reached agreement for Marketing Impact to buy New Zealand Post’s email and text marketing business, MessageMedia. The transaction, valued at less than USD 250,000.

It will be business as usual for MessageMedia’s customers and three staff as they transfer to Marketing Impact, a creative direct marketing agency with over 80 staff in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

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EU's McCreevy urges rapid implementation of postal directive

Posted by | Jun 24, 2008 | |

European Union internal market commissioner Charle McCreevy has called for the rapid implementation of the European Commission’s postal directive into national legislation.

Speaking at a conference on postal market reform, he said member states’ complacency about the transposition period of the directive will only lead to delay.

The commissioner said the directive’s transposition will be a ‘test’ for member states and the commission as to whether postal reform is taken seriously.

The EU executive’s postal services directive, which liberalises the letter mail market, aims at opening up the European market in 2011. New member states have until 2013 to implement the legislation.

McCreevy said a level playing field was a ‘pre-condition’ for a true internal market of postal services, yet there are different interpretations over its definition.

‘In the worst-case scenario, the transposition period is used to invent creative market entry barriers. Barriers that are then concealed under a blanket which is inappropriately called a level playing field. Paying lip service to free markets and introducing protectionism through the back door is not acceptable,’ he said.

The commissioner stressed the smooth transition to a level playing field will require strong national postal regulatory authorities.

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