Siemens to employ postal workers?
CONSIGNIA is considering contracting out part of the Royal Mail in a
step that could see delivery staff being employed by German IT
services supplier Siemens
Year: 2001
Chairman of La Poste still advocates alliance between GeoPost and Geodis
La Poste, the French post office, has not abandoned its plans for a partnership between GeoPost, its parcel delivery subsidiary, and Geodis, the French transport, delivery and logistics group, in which rail group SNCF has a 43.2 per cent stake. The project, which was announced a year ago, would create Europe’s second-largest parcel delivery group
Read MoreDHL Italy's Profits Up 26%
DHL International in Italy saw net profit rise 26 percent in 2000 to 5.44 billion lire, the company said on Tuesday. Revenue was up 12 percent at 754.6 billion lire
Read MoreTPG sells Dutch, French businesses
TNT Post Group (TPG), the Amsterdam-based mail, express and logistics group, Tuesday sold TNT International Mail, its cross-border business mail operations in the Netherlands, to Swiss Post International. The sale was necessary for TPG to secure regulatory approval from the European Commission to approve a joint venture with the British and Singapore postal authorities
Read MoreItaly: Change of Position on Post Liberalization?
The new Italian government under Silvio Berlusconi may help speed the long-stalled liberalization of European postal services by adding Italy to the pro-liberalization bloc led by Germany, Scandinavia and the Netherlands
Read More"EUROPEAN DERUGALATION – Is it happening ?
Jean-Luc DUTORDOIT – Liberalisation of Privatisation; Liberalisation process in Europe; Liberalisation stakes; Sweden and Finland experiences and Separation of the regulatory and operator functions.
Read MoreHP & PwC in aviation alliance
Hewlett-Packard, the computer and printer maker, and professional services firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers announced an alliance to sell computers and services to the aviation industry. The deal follows the failed acquisition talks last year between HP and PwC. Through the alliance, the two companies aim to knock International Business Machines off the top spot of what they see as a $15bn market.
Read MoreTracing & tracking for all
Jerome Lievre – end to end track and trace for shippers, carriers and consignee.
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