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Christian Salvesen Foods: New contract with Birds Eye

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

Christian Salvesen Foods has won a major new 10 year contract with Birds Eye to provide pea processing and dedicated logistics services for Europe’s largest pea processing factory in Hull.

The GBP 10 million investments with Birds Eye will be operational by May 2008 and the project will see the current Christian Salvesen site in Salvesen Way, on the Brighton Street industrial estate, expanded with the addition of a new factory capable of handling more than 50,000 tones of processed peas each year.

This latest project strengthens the existing partnership between Salvesen and Birds Eye and provides cold storage, distribution and processing facilities at the factory to be built by Birds Eye. The company and Christian Salvesen Foods have a strong partnership that currently also provides processing and cold storage facilities in Lowestoft – an operation that has been working successfully for more than seven years.

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PRC Announces New Appointments Including First Inspector General

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

Dan G. Blair, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, announced today the appointment of the Commission’s first inspector general, as required by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006.

Jack Callender, minority counsel to Ranking Member Tom Davis (R-VA) on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has been selected as the first Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission, effective June 25, 2007.

Callender has served on the Government Reform Committee since 1999, and assisted the Committee in the drafting and enactment of the Act. He advised Mr. Davis and other House Members on postal law and policy throughout his long tenure with the Committee. Callender received a law degree from the University of Florida where he graduated with honors in1996.

In addition to Callender’s appointment, Chairman Blair said that Nanci E. Langley, former deputy staff director to Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oversight of Government Management and Federal Workforce Subcommittee, has been selected as the Commission’s first director of public affairs and government relations. Langley assumed her post on April 2, 2007, after serving as Senator Akaka’s senior advisor on postal and civil service issues for 17 years and communications director for the late U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga for eight years. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

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U.S., Latin America at key juncture for Free Trade

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The United States, Canada and Latin America can form the world’s next great trading bloc, but only if the various nations move quickly to improve their transportation infrastructures and simplify customs requirements, the chief executive of UPS said today.

“But it is clear the Americas are at a crossroads,” Eskew continued. “Although we’re neighbors, our border and customs policies make it sometimes seem like we’re enemies. We have so many complicated customs and security requirements in place that it’s often easier to import goods from Europe or Asia … The choices are to adapt, or become irrelevant.”

The trade issues facing the region are particularly nettlesome, the CEO added, because they are impeding what should be clear “built-in advantages.”

The chief executive noted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico already has created the second-biggest trading bloc in the world behind the European Union “and accounts for far more trade than the U.S. conducts with China.”

“And between 1997 and 2020, Latin America’s real Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow 4.4 percent annually. That’s faster economic growth than Asia at 3.6 percent and much faster than the 2.8 percent global average.”

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Der Kurier extends network to Czech Republic

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The German express operator Der Kurier, a subsidiary of GLS, has extended its overnight network to Czech Republic and halved delivery times to 24 hours.

Its European partner network, which already covers Germany, Benelux, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, UK, France, Italy, Poland and Hungary, has been extended through a new partner, Der Kurier Czech Republic.

Products picked up for example in Amsterdam at 6 p.m are delivered to the final destination in Plzen the next morning before 12:00, the company said. Shipments are transported via its European hub at Neuenstein in central Germany.

Czech Republic is becoming an increasingly important economy with double-digit growth in imports in recent years.

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DHL announces acquisition of stake in ASTAR Air Cargo

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

DHL announced the acquisition of a 49% minority equity interest and a 24.9% voting interest in ASTAR Air Cargo of Miami, Fla. DHL also extended its ACMI contract with the carrier through 2019. The financial terms of DHL’s investment in ASTAR were not disclosed.

DHL has recently made targeted aviation investments in order to build greater resiliency in the air network supporting its U.S. operations. The first of these was the company’s recent investment in Polar Air Cargo, Inc., of Purchase, NY, which will enable DHL to better serve customers demanding express delivery services from the U.S. to Asia. DHL also recently announced orders for six Boeing 767-300ER freighters for use mainly between Europe and the United States. Today’s announcement strengthens DHL’s US aviation network and positions the company well for the future.

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Speed Post intra-city rates slashed by 40%

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The Department of Posts on Monday revised its tariffs for Speed Post service whereby sending packets within a city has become cheaper by 40 per cent even as couriering parcel over long distance has become dearer

The DoP has reduced rates of local Speed Post for packets weighing less than 50 g by 40 per cent. A 50-g packet can now be sent anywhere within a city for Rs 12 instead of Rs 20 being charged at present. The move is aimed at capturing market share from private courier companies, which are already offering local delivery at around Rs 10 for a 50-g packet. The move comes even as DoP is facing a Budget deficit of nearly Rs 1,400 crore

Mr John Samuel, General Manager, Department of Post, however, said that the tariff reduction will not have any impact on DoP’s revenues as volumes are expected to grow. “When we launched One India tariff, we saw a 45 per cent increase in traffic. We are expecting a similar surge in our local post traffic, which until now has been dominated by private courier firms.” Distance slabs The Postal Department has, however, increased the tariff for long distance Speed Post service for higher weight categories. A 500-g packet to be sent over 2,000 km will now cost Rs 80 instead of Rs 70 at present. Similarly, a 500-g packet sent to a destination that is over 1,000 km away will now cost Rs 70 instead of Rs 60. The department blamed the increase in transportation costs for the hike in long distance Speed Post tariffs. The revised tariffs will come into effect from today

Though Mr Samuel said that DoP’s tariffs are cheaper than the rates offered by private courier, the increase in tariffs has put it at par with private players. DTDC, for instance, also offers to carry a 500-g packet over distances beyond 200 km for Rs 80. DoP, however, has more number of distance slabs where it offers to carry the same packet for distances less than 1,000 km for Rs 45. It earned Rs 449 crore in 2006-07 from the service

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DPD Latvija posts EUR 3.4 mln in 2006 sales

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

DPD Latvija express delivery provider last year generated 2.374 million lats (EUR 3.41 mln) in net sales, which is a 66 percent rise from a year ago, and the company’s losses declined to 6,000 lats, shows the company’s annual report published at the Latvian Business Register.

According to the company, DPD Latvija last year served 1.079 million deliveries, up 61 percent year-on-year.

In 2006, DPD Latvija increased its market share in domestic deliveries from 36 percent to 44 percent, for a second consecutive year surpassing Latvijas Pasts postal company. DPD Latvija market share in international deliveries reached 31 percent.

DPD Latvija said that, according to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s data, the company has retained the leading position in both domestic and international services.

The company said that last year it invested in development and quality as well as launched new services. However, the company’s performance was influenced by increase of fuel prices, the total inflation level in the country, the lack of workforce and the increasing wages.

DPD Latvija said that last year’s losses will be covered from next year’s profit.

This year the company plans to continue expansion and develop the domestic and international services as well as pay attention to the quality of services and customer service, said the report.

In 2006, sales by DPD Latvija’s parent company French La Poste Group reached 14.13 billion lats (EUR 20.1 b), which is 4 percent more than in 2005, and the company’s profit was 554.5 million lats, up 30 percent year-on-year.

DPD Latvija, founded in 1998, is a subsidiary of French La Poste Group express delivery provider GeoPost, offering DPD (Direct Parcel Distribution) express delivery services in Latvia, the Baltics and Europe.

DPD Latvija closed 2005 with 55,300 lats in the red on 1.43 million lats of turnover.

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DHL buys stake in Astar Air Cargo

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

DHL on Tuesday announced it has acquired a minority stake in Miami’s Astar Air Cargo for an undisclosed amount.

DHL acquired a 49 percent equity interest and a 24.9 percent voting interest in Astar — just under federal thresholds that restrict foreign ownership of U.S. airlines. DHL is an arm of Germany’s Deutsche Post.

Jonathan Baker, a DHL spokesman, said the transaction was reviewed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The deal comes four years after the airline, then known as DHL Airways, was sold by DHL and a private investor to a group led by former Burger King boss John Dasburg for USD 57 million.

DHL has recently targeted aviation investments to support its operations in the United States. It recently invested in New York’s Polar Air Cargo, which offer delivery services between the United States and Asia.

DHL relies on Astar to handle about a third of its U.S. express domestic air services, Baker said.

The transaction “signals DHL’s confidence in the capabilities of Astar,” said Dasburg, Astar’s chairman, president and CEO.

Federal law prohibits foreign ownership of any U.S. airline to 49 percent and voting interest to 25 percent. The law dates back to 1926.

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