Sumitomo Corp. and Sagawa Express Co. said Tuesday their joint venture with a Chinese concern will start door-to-door parcel delivery services in Shanghai on Wednesday.
The venture, Shanghai Dazhong Sagawa Logistics Co., China’s first door-to-door parcel delivery company, was set up last summer with the Chinese company, Shanghai Dazhong Transportation Co.
Read MoreFrustration is reaching the boiling point among residents of Norway who receive packages from the US. The private firms that took over the job from the local postal service and an earlier contractor are fielding a flood of complaints from angry customers. The trouble actually began more than a year ago, when the Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge) lost its contract with the US Postal Service for parcel post. The US Postal Service started using General Cargo, which in turn used Nor-Cargo in Norway. Delays began. By November, Nor-Cargo was out of the picture and the contract was being handled by General Logistics Systems (GLS), which joined forces with Nordisk Express and Ekspressgods.
Read MoreFrench national postal service La Poste is readying itself for increased competition this January, when mail weighing more than 100g, or three times the standard letter weight, will be deregulated within the EU. This is a further step towards deregulation for mail weighing more than 50g, which will come into effect in January 2006. Jean-Paul Bailly, La Poste’s new chairman, has unveiled ambitious plans for the period 2003-2007. However, these cannot go ahead until a new contract has been negotiated with the government, which will probably involve streamlining some of the group’s activities.
Read MorePlans to introduce end-of-driveway letter boxes to homes across Ireland would not constitute a blow to rural communities, it was today claimed.
The proposal to end door-to-door deliveries and instead place mail in new outdoor boxes is part of a bid by postal company An Post to cut costs and speed up services.
Read MoreThe Asahi Shimbun The Postal Services Agency says it will begin selling envelopes at post offices in and around Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya in April. The move is aimed at boosting the profitability of the postal mail business, which will be transferred to a new public postal corporation to be established on April 1. The agency had refrained from selling mail-related goods at post offices, citing a desire to steer clear of criticism it was muscling in on the business of stationery shops and other private businesses
Read MoreThe Postal Service recorded a $1 billion profit in the first quarter of the fiscal year, topping expectations by $200 million, the agency said Tuesday. The busy three-month period before Christmas meant a heavy mail volume for the post office, producing income to help balance slower periods. Richard J. Strasser Jr., the agency’s chief financial officer, said the post office had revenue of $16.1 billion during the period covering Sept. 7 to Nov. 29.
Read MorePalletways Scotland, the overnight palletised freight network, has grown by 450% since its launch in April 2002. The Scottish network has opened a further five regional depots in Inverness, Perth, Falkirk, Wishaw and Broxburn adding to the exiting operations in Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dalkeith, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The company has more than doubled its number of staff at the network’s hub in Edinburgh.
Read MorePall-Ex, is just a few months away from completing its new palletised freight distribution hub in Leicestershire. The hub is scheduled to open in March 2003 and will substantially increase the network’s capacity. The new 18-acre site includes 200,000 sq ft of distribution warehousing and much-expanded loading and driver facilities.
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