Andrej Busch, Member of the Board, DHL Germany, announced the installation of another 1,500 PACKSTATIONS additional to the existing 850 systems in Germany. The supplier for the systems is the Austrian company KEBA again. The world market leader KEBA has installations of similar systems in Austria, Norway and Qatar.
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2. 40% of total B2C market is clothing at around £50 value per order.
3. Most “mail order” type B2C deliveries will be priced as low as £2 per parcel/packet.
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Read MoreMalta and another 10 EU member states have managed to obtain a two-year concession from the EU before being obliged to fully liberalize their postal services market.
During an EU Telecoms Council held in Luxembourg, EU ministers responsible for postal services agreed to introduce total liberalization in this sector as from the beginning of 2011.
However, due to the recent privatization of Maltapost, Malta requested, and was granted, a further two-year transitional period and will now only be obliged to introduce full liberalization by the beginning of 2013.
Competitiveness and Communications Minister Censu Galea welcomed the deal and said this will give Malta more breathing space.
Mr Galea said Malta believes the liberalization of the postal services will benefit consumers and the economy.
“Malta feels that the liberalization of the postal services sector is important and will bring about improved services for the consumer. Existing service providers will be motivated to become more reliable and efficient, offer new services and further increase their customer focus in the light of potential competition from new market entrants,” he said.
A few weeks ago, the government sold another 25 per cent stake in Maltapost to Red Box, a fully-owned subsidiary of Lombard Bank which now holds the majority of the company’s shares. The government has also announced its intention to float the remaining shares of the company on the Malta Stock Exchange early next year.
National postal operators such as Maltapost still enjoy a monopoly on mail below a certain weight (currently a maximum of 50 grammes), known as the “reserved area”. However, with the new EU agreement, this will cease.
The same EU regulations already oblige member states to provide a basic service known as the “universal” package, which comprises at least one delivery and collection, five days a week, for every EU citizen.
The government will still be able to subsidies this service in cases of remote and “non-commercial” areas.
The postal service in Malta is regulated by the Malta Communications Authority.
Read MoreAs of the 1st of October, DHL, the world leader in express delivery and logistics market, will be offering its customers in Russia a new product – Domestic Transport Collect Cash. The recipient will now be able to pay for the shipment in cash. Until now this type of product was available for those customers that had an account with DHL.
At present Domestic Transport Collect Cash product is available for Moscow-based customers only. In the nearest future the company plans to introduce this product in other cities of Russia.
The payment procedure for Transport Collect Domestic shipments will be as follows. The recipient will have to contact DHL office, sign a shipment agreement and make a prepayment. DHL will take care of arranging the shipment pick-up from the consignor and its delivery to the final destination. Upon arrival, the shipment will be weighed to determine the final transportation fee to be paid by the consignee. As soon as final payment has been provided, the shipment will be handed over to the customer.
By using Domestic Transport Collect Cash product one can ship documents and goods across Russia by the end of the working day. In addition the customers may use DHL packing solutions and insurance.
Transport Collect products are traditionally in high demand with DHL regular customers that have an account with the company. By introducing new forms of payment, DHL expects to attract new customers and provide more opportunities for those who have been using DHL services for a long time.
Read MoreDHL launches innovative DHL eMailShip service to streamline shipment procedures
New e-tool offers customers greater convenience and responsiveness
DHL launched a patented electronic service – DHL eMailShip – across 18 markets in Asia Pacific to help customers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, save time by streamlining shipment procedures.
With DHL, you can rely on one company for all your express and logistics needs.
DHL’s customers can now file their shipment details electronically using DHL eMailShip – an innovative industry-first. Doing away with paper, the service allows air waybills and other required paperwork to be prepared offline using the Adobe Acrobat PDF or Microsoft Excel format, and submitted to DHL via email. Upon DHL’s receipt of the completed forms, customers would directly receive a confirmation email with an air waybill number and the necessary declaration forms.
Ease of shipment filing aside, users will enjoy the convenience of arranging shipment pick-ups electronically at the click of the mouse. Furthermore, they can look forward to enhancing their productivity through DHL eMailShip, which affords easy and fast access to respective shipment documents without having to search through files of paperwork. It also allows details entered in previous electronic forms to be re-used for subsequent shipments.
The easy-to-use DHL eMailShip does not require additional software installation, password or hardware, beyond the basic configuration of a PC equipped with Internet connection, email system, the relevant Acrobat Adobe or Microsoft Excel programme and a printer.
To download a complimentary copy of eMailShip, please visit www.dhl.com.sg, where a handy user-guide with step-by-step instructions for using the tool is also available.
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