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DHL launches the international initiative

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

DHL is launching the international initiative “Discover Logistics” on the inaugural nationwide “Logistics Day”. The aim of the initiative is to make this fast growing industry accessible to as many young people as possible and inform them about the international career prospects which the logistics industry offers.

On the internet site www.dhl-discoverlogistics.com, people can sign up for “DHL Fast Forward – The first worldwide Logistics Business Simulation” and get started on the tasks from the first level of the game.

During the business simulation, teams are assessed by a top-class jury from the worlds of business, science and media. The winners will receive attractive prizes with a total value of over EUR 50,000. These include management training, travel vouchers and an access-all-areas pass, plus VIP tickets, to top logistics projects like Formula 1 events and IMG Fashion Weeks.

All finalists invited to Post Tower, Deutsche Post World Net HQ, have the chance to meet top management and get a glimpse behind the scenes of some of the world’s most spectacular logistics projects. The accompanying entertainment program includes a high-ranking reception in the Foreign Office in Berlin.

Aside from being able to compete in the virtual game, visitors to the www.dhl-discoverlogistics.com internet portal are also offered a wide range of multimedia and interactive information compiled in cooperation with Darmstadt Technical University.

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DPD announces opening of a new branch in Stavropol, Russia

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

DPD in Russia (Armadillo Group) has opened a new branch in Stavropol, South Region.
The branch is located in the industrial area near Staromarievkoe Chaussee, in the Eastern part of the city. With the area of 427 sq. meters the capacity of the terminal is over 5,000 parcels a day. The investment to the new branch amounted to over 1 million Roubles. The branch network of DPD in Russia covering all Russia’s regions has now increased to 27 branches linked together by a unique linehaul network as well as by a common IT system.
The new branch offers a complete range of services of DPD in Russia based on express forwarding: renowned DPD BizPak service, a unique domestic just–in-time delivery solution with unmatched financial guarantees, as well as other parcel and freight delivery services including domestic DPD Avia, DPD Economy, DPD Classic, Full Truck services, complemented by DPD Classic international delivery service.

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DPD expands its business and enters the CIS markets

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

In response to the growing customer requirements for quality parcel and freight delivery within the CIS, DPD has taken a decision to enter the transportation logistics markets of these countries.
Partnerships with strong local players have already been formed in Kazakhstan and Ukraine; plans are in place to enter other CIS markets such as Belarus and Azerbaijan. Currently the development of an integrated road linehaul network in the CIS countries is under way. The opening of a number of branches in the CIS countries is planned, e.g. in Kazakhstan alone there will be between 9 and 12 branches by 2013.
The range and quality of transportation logistics solutions to be offered by DPD subsidiaries in the CIS will be similar to those provided in Russia.
These changes have driven the need to optimize the structure of corporate governance. Effective April 8th, Sergey Kruglov, until recently General Director of Armadillo Group, has taken up the role of CEO Russia and CIS Cluster. Nikolay Voinov was appointed Armadillo Group General Director (DPD in Russia).

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FedEx optimises call centre in Brazil

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

FedEx Express announces the successful outcome of the implementation of a new system in its call centre in Brazil. The Interactive Voice Response (IVR) was implemented in September of last year, with the objective of proving to customers 24/7 customer service of pick-up scheduling, tracking and packaging request. The initial goal was to support 15 pct of the customer calls, but since its implementation, the response has been over 20 pct.
FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean services more than 50 countries and territories and employs more than 3,400 people committed to total customer satisfaction. FedEx Express LAC has acted as a pillar of growth for the region and continues its commitment through the FedEx PyMEx Membership program, the first initiative to partner with small and medium exporters by offering innovative ways to access the global marketplace.

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FedEx US opens new cargo center at Tallahassee Regional Airport

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

Federal Express is operating from its new cargo facility at Tallahassee Regional Airport, the city of Tallahassee announced Wednesday. The expanded facility is on the eastern side of the airport complex, making it more convenient to the airport’s other cargo operations.
The construction project is part of the airport’s expanded USD 12 million cargo complex. TAC Tallahassee, a division of Titan Development Corp. of Rochester, Minn., built the 22,000-square-foot facility for FedEx for about USD 3 million, according to the city.
FedEx has been an airport tenant for more than 25 years and has a staff of more than 50 employees. The new FedEx building has an expanded package sorting area, new spaces for flight crews and ground employees, a vehicle and equipment maintenance area and customer service counter. In addition to the FedEx facility, the air cargo complex has a new aircraft-parking apron east of the Ivan Munroe Terminal, new cargo road with enhancements to Capital Circle Southwest and incorporates the existing Airline Cargo Building.

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FedEx Express UK celebrates 35 years of service

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

FedEx Express is celebrating 35 years of service in the air cargo industry on 17 April 2008. In 1973, founder Fred Smith launched FedEx from an abandoned military hangar at Memphis International Airport. Since then, FedEx has risen to become a global company facilitating trade across nations and continents. FedEx has experienced many milestones along the way, including being the first express delivery company to introduce overnight shipments and to have its own fleet of aircraft.

On 17 April 1973, 14 FedEx Falcon airplanes took off carrying just 186 packages. Today FedEx Express employs approximately 141,000 employees and handles an average daily volume of more than 7.5 million shipments, with 671 aircraft and more than 44,500 vehicles servicing 220 countries in its integrated global network.

Operating in 123 countries and territories in Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Sub-Continent and Africa, FedEx has consistently been recognised by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, ranking sixth in 2008. The company has also been repeatedly named as a Great Place to Work and trusted employer throughout Europe and ranked in the top 50 companies in the UK.

In 2007 FedEx Express in the UK announced the launch of an express freighter flight directly linking Manchester to Memphis in the U.S. The service increased daily capacity from the UK to the US by 50 per cent and added up to 20 per cent daily capacity from Europe to the US. This flexibility to adapt to new circumstances that comes with each new challenge is possible thanks to the wide variety of services offered by FedEx worldwide.

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UK Competition in Delivery

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

Postcomm is seeking views on potential barriers to competition in delivery, the so-called ‘final mile’ in the UK postal sector.

As part of the regulator’s forward work plan it is assessing the potential benefits of delivery competition, particularly in ensuring a healthy universal service and supporting a range of reliable, innovative and efficient postal services, including a universal service reflecting the needs of users, valued by customers, and delivered through a successful Royal Mail and a sustainable competitive market.

While competition through access agreements has developed quickly since Royal Mail negotiated the first such agreement in 2004, competition in delivery has actually declined for the last two years.

Postcomm has already identified a number of possible barriers, and the regulator is seeking views on new and emerging issues affecting the growth of competition in delivery.

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Wal-Mart eyes e-commerce in fast-growing Brazil

Posted by | Apr 17, 2008 | |

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it will branch out into electronic commerce this year in Brazil, where it plans to invest 1.2 billion reais (USD 722.8 million) to keep up with fast-growing consumer demand.

Hector Nunez, chief executive of Wal-Mart Brazil, said the plunge into e-commerce will be a crucial part of the U.S. retailer’s growth strategy in Latin America’s largest country, where an economic boom is lifting millions out of poverty.

“We’re … entering into new channels, the most important being e-commerce that we will launch in the second half of this year,” he said at the company’s international analyst field trip in Salvador, in northeastern Brazil.

Nunez, who declined to provide further details on the e-commerce project, also reiterated Wal-Mart’s investment plans to open 36 new outlets this year in Brazil, almost twice as many as in 2007.

“We will continue aggressively expanding all of our formats,” he said in a speech broadcast over the Internet.

The discount behemoth has been focusing on expanding its international operations to supplement its U.S. business, where growth is slowing as it saturates many markets and now operates more than 4,100 stores.

The Wal-Mart Stores segment had net sales of USD 239.5 billion in its latest fiscal year ended January 31, up 6 percent from USD 226.3 billion a year earlier, while its Sam’s Club warehouse store division had sales of USD 44.36 billion, up almost 7 percent from USD 41.58 billion a year earlier.

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