Year: 2001

UPU Opens to Private Sector

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

Private sector postal stakeholders will in the future
be able to participate in meetings of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU)
main bodies. This was made possible after the UPU’s Council of
Administration, during its annual session in Berne, Switzerland, adopted the
recommendations of a High Level Group on the future development and role of
the organisation. This Group recommended the creation of a new UPU body to
be known as the Consultative Committee. This means that the UPU’s structure
will now include three interest groups, namely governments or postal
regulators, postal operators, and external stakeholders.

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TPG takes Dutch post regulator to court over revenue disclosure rules

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

European sources have reported that “TPG NV said it will take the Dutch postal
regulator Opta to court over rules on revenue disclosure. The postal law
requires TPG to provide insight into the results from different categories
of its postal activities. In early 2001 TPG launched a complaint against
‘some unnecessary conditions’ Opta attached to its disclosure system. Opta
responded in mid-2001 by maintaining most of the conditions as well as
adding some additional conditions. According to TPG, the new conditions are
‘inconsistent with the system approved by Opta itself’ and as a result
‘unworkable’. TPG is asking the court to suspend Opta’s decision.

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No postage rise in Sweden

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

Story Filed: Thursday, October 25, 2001 6:59 AM EST

Oct 25, 2001 (NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX) — Sweden will not increase the postage fees at the start of next year.

Posten AB, the Swedish postal service, had reportedly requested that the rules for the postage be changed to better reflect current costs. If this had been approved, the cost of sending a so-called A-letter, which can weigh up to 20 grammes and is to be delivered the following day, would have been increased by SEK0.5, reported TT, a Swedish news agency.

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Australia Post warns difficult times ahead, reports $275m net profit

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

MELBOURNE, Oct 24 AAP – Australia Post today warned the present economic climate would make it difficult to maintain its current profitability as it handed its government owners $274.5 million in dividends.

According to its annual report tabled in Federal parliament today, Australia Post delivered a net profit of $274.5 million in the year to June 30, 2001, up six per cent on the previous year.

Its total payout to the Commonwealth jumped 76 per cent and comprised an ordinary dividend of $164.7 million and a special dividend of $109.8 million.

Australia Post chairman Linda Nicholls said the result was a major achievement in the face of a difficult trading environment and economic downturn.

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An overview of national carriers

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

There’s no lack of choice in carriers for packets and parcels. The trick is to find the ones that offer the best match according to the order of importance of speed, economy, reliability, comprehensive UK coverage, proof of delivery, handling returns, tracking-and-tracing, add on services and convenience.

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DHL joint venture with Jamaica Post

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

DHL Worldwide entered a joint venture to sell express delivery services through offices of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, a DHL spokeswoman told Reuters. Postal Corporation of Jamaica has begun to sell DHL services at four of its offices in Kingston, Jamaica, and ‘the goal is for it to grow,’ said Klaire Albright of the International Americas business unit of DHL, based in southern Florida.

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Logistics Article: Consigned To The Post

Posted by | Oct 25, 2001 | |

The strengths of Royal Mail against other distribution systems are well known. No other organisation can undertake to deliver to any and every address in the UK at nothing like a comparable price. Unfortunately, there are equally well known weaknesses.

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