German logistics group Stinnes is planning to strengthen the activities of its transport subsidiary Schenker next year according to chairman Wulf Bernotat. This will involve acquisitions in the US.
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year FedEx has won the Best Transportation Web Site award in the Web Marketing Association’s 2001 WebAwards, in addition to winning Best Portal Web Site and Standard of Excellence honors. Also, eWeek ranks FedEx No. 2 in its annual list of leading e-business innovators, just behind General Electric, in its recently published FastTrack 500.
Read MoreFedEx Corp. Chairman Frederick Smith says his company is engaged in one of the most significant transformations in corporate history. His plan, which he hatched a decade ago, is for FedEx to expand from its original business -shipping documents by overnight plane – to shipping packages of all sizes and shapes, with trucks as well as planes and at speeds selected by customers.
Read MoreConsignia’s logistics solutions has invested over GBP1million in supply chain software at its national distribution centre in Swindon. The Dispatcher-WMS warehouse management system from LIS is now managing the end-to-end inventory handling requirements of Consignia’s logistics clients, underpinning the company’s ambitious plans to continue to grow as a leading player in providing bespoke supply chain services.
Read MorePostcomm took the first step towards setting a new price control for Consignia, which is expected to operate from April 2003, by publishing a consultation document looking at options and asking for feedback from interested parties.
Read MoreThe Royal Mail last night issued a fresh warning of heavy job losses amongst its 200,000 staff after its parent company Consignia crashed to a £281million loss for the first half of the year. Neville Bain the Chairman of Consignia said that the escalating losses underlined the urgency of achieving the £1.2billion cost savings announced this summer.
Read MoreINCREASING labour costs, poor industrial relations and unimaginative leadership have contributed to the “appalling” losses announced by Consignia, the Post Office consumer watchdog said last night.
Peter Carr, the chairman of Postwatch, delivered a scathing verdict on the performance of Consignia’s management and said that a change at the top was the company’s only chance of returning to profit.
Read MoreLosses, profits and delivery performances – USPS, La Poste, Poste Italiane, Deutsche Post
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