Amtrak aims to double business
Amtrak aims to double business
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Official opening of the new South Runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport
After a construction period of just two years, Leipzig/Halle Airport’s 3,600 metre South Runway is being officially opened today in the presence of about 600 representatives of politics, industry and the media. The Central German airport now has a parallel runway system suitable for intercontinental traffic
With the opening of the South Runway, Leipzig/Halle Airport will have two parallel 3,600 metre runways that can service all aircraft types including the Airbus A380 with no payload or range restrictions. The two runways have a separation distance of 2,120 metres, enabling them to be used independently. Like the North Runway, the South Runway has a Category IIIb All-Weather Landing System for both approach directions.
Adjoining the South Runway is a 53 hectare apron for cargo aircraft, which was also part of the expansion project and which will be used by Deutsche Post World Net express subsidiary DHL from this autumn.
The airport shareholders have invested approximately EUR 290 million in the new South Runway, including taxiways.
Another EUR 60 million has been spent on compliance, including extensive noise and environmental protection measures and land acquisition
Read MoreChronopost opens EUR 12m new Lyon-Corbas hub
Chronopost built the EUR 12 million centres, where 150 employees will work. The company expects to handle 20% of its national volume, 50,000 parcels per day.
Chronopost is also building a EUR 50 million main national hub at Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris, opened at the beginning of next year.
The express operator is significantly increasing the density of its national metropolitan network this year, basing it on 60 local centers and five new hubs at Montpellier, Poitier and Roissy (Charles De Gaulle airport), as well as Corbas and Chilly-Mazarin.
Hub Key facts
Area : 6,400 m2
Capacity: 7,500 boxes per hour
Items in transit: 50,000 boxes, 620 rolls, 250 pallets.
Number of vehicles: 130
Investment in the regions: Euro 49 million in 2006
FedEx receives environment award
FedEx has been selected as the winner of the Environmental Awareness Award for 2006-2007 by Dubai Cargo Village.
To mark the achievement, a cheque was presented to Hamdi Osman, FedEx’s senior vice president in the Middle East, Indian subcontinent and Africa during a special ceremony at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai. Presented by Ali Al Jallaf, vice president of Dubai Cargo Village, the prize was awarded to mark FedEx’s innovative recycling efforts.
“FedEx is committed to respecting and protecting the environment through outstanding environmental performance and efficient operations,” said Osman.
“We are modernising our aircraft fleet and integrating business practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company also uses and strongly supports the development of alternate fuel vehicles,” he added.
The Environmental Awareness Award marks Dubai Cargo Village’s efforts to motivate companies to adopt best environment protection methods. Created under the patronage of His Highness. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Sayeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation and chairman of Emirates, the award is presented annually on International Environmental Day.
Read MoreTanfield picks TNT
Electric truck maker Tanfield has chosen TNT for the shipments of consignments around the UK and Europe.
The six-figure deal for TNT includes delivery of critical components from Europe to Tanfield’s two UK sites in the North East along with and the export of vehicle parts back to the Continent.
TNT currently handles up to 200 consignments each week with components weighing in at anywhere between a single kilo right up to a hefty 100 kilogram packages.
All of the parcel traffic is being routed through Tanfield’s local TNT Express depot in Durham and the nearby Durham and Tees Valley Airport, but the overall operation of parts flowing in from and back out to Europe, is being masterminded by TNT’s unique Automotive Control Centre in Northampton.
Last December TNT Express Services became first company to purchase and trial Tanfield’s 7.5-tonne Newton truck
Read MoreTNT Express wins Bosch Supplier Award
TNT Express has won the Bosch Supplier Award in the “Logistic Service Provider” category for the second time in a row. Bosch awarded the prize to TNT for its performance regarding quality of service, reliability and pricing. Other criteria were communication, cooperation and readiness for continuous improvement. The globally operating Bosch Group’s prize was awarded to the whole TNT Express division.
TNT had already won the supplier prize, which is awarded every two years, in 2005. Now, Bosch is rewarding the express service provider for its cooperation during the past two years.
John Willems, Global Account Director TNT Express and Dieter Schwaderer, Senior General Manager Coordination & Projects TNT Express Germany, accepted the prize during a function at the State Gallery in Stuttgart on 4th July 2007.
TNT Express’s uncompromising focus on its customers’ needs and requirements has been impartially certified before: at the beginning of 2007, TNT Express won the European Business Award in the ‘Customer Focus’ category. The renowned prize is supported by a number of well-known organisations from all over Europe – including the Wall Street Journal Europe, Siemens, Grey EMEA, Société Générale, AXA and CMS, an alliance of major European law firms. TNT Express was named ‘most customer focused business in Europe’ because, according to the jury, it ‘sets an example in focusing on the customer as the centre of its business activities and on making exceptionally efficient use of resources in order to fulfil its customers’ needs.’
Bosch is awarding the prize that is offered to suppliers across the globe, for the eleventh time since 1987. The prize is awarded every two years. This year, it was awarded in five categories to a total of 47 companies from 14 countries.
Read MoreCanada Post offers business services thought SmartmovesTM product
When Canadians move, they are more likely than at other times to open their pocketbooks to redecorate, refurbish or simply buy a new vehicle—or all three says a recent survey conducted for Canada Post’s smartmovesTM service.
The purpose of the smartmovesTM program is to connect businesses with Canadian consumers who are moving. Businesses and movers can communicate via the Internet and a magazine mailed to new movers. Canada Post sells advertising in these channels to provide businesses with an opportunity to reach new movers while strictly maintaining their anonymity. New movers receive useful information and tips in the smartmovesTM magazine as well as great offers on products and services they may need when moving. Canada Post does not release mover data to businesses at any time.
Canada Post’s multichannel smartmovesTM program provides unrivalled access to one of the most lucrative and motivated segments of buyers in the country: people who are moving. In 2006, more than 1.1 million households and businesses notified Canada Post of a change of address. The smartmovesTM program provides a communication channel for businesses and organizations to connect with this audience using banner ads on the www.smartmoves.ca web portal, consumer directed data updates, page advertising in the smartmovesTM magazine, “A Guide to Your New Home”, or by providing outserts that are delivered with the smartmovesTM magazine.
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