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Deutsche Post and Fedex talks on U.S. express partnership deal fail

Posted by | Apr 15, 2008 | |

Talks between Deutsche Post World Net AG. and Fedex Corp. on a strategic partnership in the U.S. express market have collapsed, Handelsblatt reported.

‘Talks with Fedex on a cooperation have fizzled out,’ the report quoted Axel Funhoff, analyst at Dutch Bank ING Groep N.V. as saying, attributing his information to sources close to the companies.

Deutsche Post’s DHL express operations in the United States have posted unspecified losses since the German mail services company entered the market in 2004.

Chief executive Frank Appel in a recent interview said the company is in talks with potential partners but said Deutsche Post is not dependent on finding a partner.

The report said a spokeswoman for Deutsche Post declined to comment on the matter.

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DHL first in Asia Pacific logistics industry to implement ISO standards across entire business

Posted by | Apr 15, 2008 | |

DHL announced that its freight forwarding business unit, DHL Global Forwarding, has become the first in the industry to fully implement two of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) best known standards – ISO 9001:2000 for quality management and ISO 14001:2004 for environmental management.

DHL Global Forwarding’s entire operation in Asia Pacific, covering over 200 facilities across 14 countries, has received the full certification and is now aligned to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004’s globally implemented standards for quality management and environmental management systems.

The ISO 9001:2000 certification emphasizes DHL Global Forwarding’s consistent quality management processes which it has established and continued to develop to increase customer satisfaction. DHL’s internal processes go beyond the basic conditions set by ISO and include key performance indicators for all functions, compliance checks and reviews and customer feedback mechanisms.

In addition to this, 5 pct of DHL Global Forwarding’s staff has been trained as Lead Auditors. They regularly conduct internal compliance audits to ensure the continued effectiveness of the system and identify opportunities for improvement in service excellence.

The ISO 14001:2004 certification means that DHL Global Forwarding has successfully met the requirements for environmental management systems, and confirmed its intention to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner.

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Bank Pekao SA and Western Union Sign Agreement to Offer Money Transfer Service in Poland

Posted by | Apr 15, 2008 | |

Bank Pekao SA and Western Union have signed an agreement to make the Western Union(R) Money Transfer service available via the Bank Pekao network across Poland. The service launched this week through the Bank’s extensive network and is available for outbound and inbound transfers in nearly 900 branches, bringing the total number of locations where the Western Union money transfer service is available in Poland to nearly 5,000.

Bank Pekao SA is the largest commercial Bank in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of market capitalization, and the largest Bank in Poland with 5 million individual and corporate customers. The Bank is also a member of the UniCredit Group, which has a network of more than 9,000 branches in 23 countries, and 40 million customers.

Western Union is a leading provider of global money transfer services, providing consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world via a network of more than 335,000 Agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories.

According to the IMF, the remittance market in Poland was valued at approximately USD4,360 million for inbound and approximately USD787 for outbound in 2008.

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Earth Class Mail Expands Markets, Hires Key Personnel, Grows Sales and Customer Base

Posted by | Apr 15, 2008 | |

Earth Class Mail Corp. announced the most successful quarter in its four-year history, highlighted by key additions to its management team, a successful financing round and record sales growth.

Earth Class Mail is the only online postal-mail delivery service for individuals and businesses that scales to meet the needs of national posts. The company recently opened its first retail storefront in Seattle, with more planned for New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., among other major U.S. cities. Two additional mail-processing “hub” facilities will be constructed in Kansas and Virginia to augment the company’s 60,000-sq-ft. facility in Oregon.

Earth Class Mail has seen increased interest from U.S. governmental and military branches, as well as privatized foreign postal operators seeking new technologies to expand revenue-generating services, lower operating costs, and reduce environmental impact.

Executive appointments include Carl Hicks, COO; Rajeev Dujari, VP of Product Management; Phil Sprute, VP of Enterprise Sales; Steve Isaac, Principal Product Manager; and Robert Gilbert, Director of Sales Engineering.

Earth Class Mail just completed a pilot implementation with a Fortune 100 company which is being rolled-out to 20,000 additional employees this year, and 35,000 more in 2009 – making it the first major corporation to deliver postal mail electronically to all its employees. By increasing productivity and operational efficiency, Earth Class Mail can help the company save millions of dollars per year in mail- and paper-handling, real estate, and administrative labor costs.

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Concerns over Chinese postal law

Posted by | Apr 15, 2008 | |

China should improve transparency of a new law governing the country’s USD 6 billion-a-year express delivery market, say executives at UPS. An updated version of China’s Postal Law, which was promulgated in 1986, is in its ninth version and has been a source of concern for foreign and domestic courier companies pitted againstChina Post, the incumbent.

Ken Torok, UPS Asia Pacific president, noted that transparency surrounding the law’s most recent drafts had deteriorated. There are concerns China could introduce a“universal tax” of 4 percent on overseasentrants.

Torok contrasted the opacity of China’s new postal law with a more open process in India, which is also revising its antiquated regulatory regime and posts drafts on the internet.“When they do that everyone has visibility,”Torok said. “We’d like to seemore of that in China.”

Uncertainty also surrounds how China intends to “carve out the monopoly”. According to an earlier draft of the law, only China Post’s express delivery arm would be allowed to deliver parcels weighing less than 150g– a restriction of particular concernto the incumbent’s domestic competitors.Last October, an increasingly vocaldomestic lobby of state-owned and privatecourier companies that competeagainst China Post took issue with theproposed limit.

Booz Allen Hamilton, a consultancy, estimates China’s express delivery market will reach USD 5.8 billion this year and USD 7.4 billion in 2008.

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DHL in talks with India Post

Posted by | Apr 15, 2008 | |

DHL and state-run India Post are said to be in negotiations to form some type of joint venture that would allow DHL access to India Post’s huge distribution footprint reaching across the entire country, according to Indian media reports.

In exchange for this delivery network, India Post would benefi t from DHL’s technological and organisational capabilities. Although DHL already has a very signifi cant presence in the market through its ownership of air express operator Blue Dart, its network is confi ned to urban areas. Nor does Blue Dart have a presence in the North East of the country.

While the fast growing Indian market has piqued the interest of all the major integrators, the market’s immaturity presents signifi cant risks, especially its regulatory regime.

There are presently plans being discussed by the Indian government to regulate all courier and express operators as well as impose a double-tax on them to fund the Universal Service Obligation (USO) of the Department of Posts.

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David J. Bronczek named to National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S)

Posted by | Apr 14, 2008 | |

President George W. Bush has announced he intends to nominate David J. Bronczek, President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Express, to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC).

The NIAC advises the president, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, on the security of critical infrastructures that support sectors of the economy.

“FedEx Express serves 220 countries and territories, and we understand how modern, strong networks — both physical and virtual — are critical in protecting the U.S. and global economies,” Bronczek said. “I look forward to helping improve cooperation between the public and private sectors in order to more fully secure our infrastructures and protect our communities.”

The council is composed of a maximum of 30 members, appointed by the president from private industry, academia, and state and local government.

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Co-operative Financial Services signs GBP 12m green mail deal

Posted by | Apr 14, 2008 | |

Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) has signed a GBP 12m deal with Xerox to improve customer service and reduce its environmental impact through a new mail distribution system.

The new automated system, which will deal with more than 10,000 postal items per day, will process, catalogue and route all inbound insurance and retail banking correspondence.

Using language recognition technology, business-critical information will be distributed to recipients electronically.

Over time, Xerox will manage all of CFS’s General Insurance and banking documents, and will provide an integrated enterprise distribution/work management environment.

Based on Xerox’s DocuShare technology, this will enable CFS to handle all information electronically. CFS will be able to standardise its inbound communications, create faster customer response times and ensure that more accurate and timely information is both sent and received.

Dick Parkhouse, executive director for strategy and change at CFS, said, “CFS is committed to building a sustainable and efficient business. By adhering to the highest ethical standards, reducing our waste wherever possible and curtailing our energy usage, we will significantly increase our capability and credentials.”

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