Courier companies today threatened to raise rates by 30-35 per cent following a 60 per cent increase in baggage rates for on-board couriers by three domestic airlines.
The Express Industry Council of India (EICI), an apex organisation of express and courier companies, said the domestic airlines were trying to make up for the losses due to advanced purchase excursion (APEX) fares by hiking courier baggage rates.
Read MoreEdinburgh MP Mark Lazarowicz has joined the campaign to save Royal Mail rail services.
Royal Mail has recently announced it intends to withdraw its entire rail network of services for mail distribution by March 2004 in favour of using planes and lorries.
Mr Lazarowicz is one of more than 40 MPs who are supporting a parliamentary motion calling for Royal Mail’s decision to be reversed.
Read MoreThe Integrated Systems Digital Networking (ISDN) introduced by the Swaziland Post and Telecommunications (SPTC) will reduce government’s expenditure by using video conferencing when hosting the Smart Partnership Summit in August.
Read MoreSouthland’s newest mail delivery business has opened in Invercargill.
Pete’s Post director Murray McBeth said the business opened in Invercargill as part of a strategic plan to offer a postal system from Kaitaia to Bluff.
The business has been operating for four years and was set up as an alternative to New Zealand Post. It has 10 franchise areas throughout New Zealand.
Read MoreThe Post Office is close to signing a banking partner, which will enable it to go head-to-head with the clearing banks and supermarkets to sell personal loans, credit cards and savings products.
David Mills, the man who founded First Direct and is now chief executive of the Post Office network, will take responsibility for the changes, which are designed to make branches more commercial.
Read MoreThe Royal Mail is speeding up the closure of 3,000 urban post offices by a year. The programme had been due to end in December 2005 but is now being brought forward 12 months to reduce the uncertainty facing sub-postmasters, said Royal Mail’s chairman Allan Leighton. He also announced plans to sell more financial services in post offices, including personal loans and life insurance.
Read MoreRoyal Mail is speeding up the closure of 3,000 urban post offices by a year. The programme had been due to end in December 2005 but is now being brought forward 12 months to reduce the uncertainty facing sub- postmasters, said Royal Mail’s chairman Allan Leighton.
Read MoreThe head of the sub-postmasters’ union yesterday criticised a Pounds 3m pension deal for John Roberts, former chief executive of Royal Mail. Mr Roberts, who retired in December, will get an annual payment of about Pounds 150,000, which the Royal Mail will account for as worth about Pounds 3m.
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