NORWAY: POST OFFICE HAS WON TRANSPORT CONTRACT
Posten, the Norwegian Post Office, has been awarded a contract by the
Norwegian metal company Elkem, including all mainland transports in Scandinavia from and to Elkem’s plants
Year: 2001
Banks should subsidise post offices
Business & Finance: Banks should subsidise post offices O’Rourke From THE IRISH TIMES, April 5th, 2001 By DENIS STAUNTON Commercial banks should pay millions of pounds each year to subsidise rural post offices,...
Read MorePost office 'wholesale closure' is denied
Home News (Dail Report): Post office ‘wholesale closure’ is denied From THE IRISH TIMES, April 5th, 2001 There would be no ‘wholesale closure’ of post offices, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, said. The...
Read MoreItalian-French postal accord on parcel and express mail delivery
The Italian postal service said Thursday it had signed a letter of intent with its French counterpart to establish an alliance for the delivery of packages and express mail
Read More"Government auditors have just placed the U.S. Postal Service on its 'high-risk' list
The Postal Service started its “day on the Hill” on a bit of a sour note. “Government auditors have just placed the U.S. Postal Service on its ‘high-risk’ list, meaning that among government departments, they are most susceptible to waste, fraud and abuse.
Read MoreFedEx Corp. Reports March Volumes
April 5, 2001 — FedEx Corporation has reported that March 2001 U.S. domestic express package volume at FedEx Express is expected to decline 4.4 percent compared to the prior year period, while FedEx International Priority (IP) volume grew at 5 percent and FedEx Ground volume grew at 6 percent.
Read MoreFedEx InSight Empowers Customers with Enhanced Shipment Visibility and Control
April 5, 2001 — FedEx Corp. plans to offer qualifying customers an enhanced level of shipment visibility through FedEx InSight(SM), a new Web-based application that dramatically broadens the amount of real-time status information on inbound, outbound or third-party shipments — without having to enter a package-tracking number.
Read MoreLynx denies take over talks
A furious Lynx has denied rumours that it is in takeover talks with Federal Express
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