An Post Acquires KOMPASS Ireland
2 January 2001 . an post has acquired Kompass Ireland. No price has been disclosed. An Post plan to use Kompass to develop into mail marketing services.
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THE CZECH LOGISTICS FIRMS DANZAS AND DEUTSCHE POST CZ MERGE
2 January 2002 Deutsche Post and Danzas have merged their logistics operations in the Czech Republic.
Read MorePIN AG plays David to Deutsche Post's Goliath
PIN AG, the German private delivery company, has for around two years delivered mail and packages at lower prices than former monopolist Deutsche Post AG. Following postal sector deregulation, it has the necessary licence from the post and telecommunications regulatory body, on condition that it offer a higher-quality service than Deutsche Post.
Read MoreUSPS signs Consolidated Freightways to handle LTL freight in Continental U.S.
The U.S. Postal Service has selected trucking giant Consolidated Freightways (Nasdaq:CFWY) to manage all USPS non-mail LTL freight delivery in the continental U.S.
The contract comes with options that allow the USPS to extend the partnership through February 2012, with a value of at least $9 million per year. The decision condenses the USPS LTL freight network from 20 national, regional, and local carriers to just one transportation provider.
Deutsche Post loses appeal
A court in the city of Cologne has ruled that Deutsche Post AG, the German post office, cannot monopolise the term “Post”. It ruled against a claim by Deutsche Post against a local company which had been given a license deliver mail, which it did under the brand name “Postmodern”.
Read MoreTransend Annual Report (2001)
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