The top officers of Italian state-owned postal services company Poste Italiane should be put to the vote, Communications Minister, Mario Landolfi, said. Answering a question about possible new nominations at Poste Italiane top managerial positions, Landolfi said most probably the current executives will be re-elected. The reshuffle of Poste Italiane’s management team is to be made by May 25, 2005, the minister added.
Read MoreDeutsche Post World Net AG said first quarter EBIT rose by 2.8 pct to 871 mln eur, while revenues fell 0.4 pct to 10.526 bln as a result of a sales decline in the cash-rich mail business and in the express division. It said the prior-year figures were adjusted to reflect IFRS accounting standards, which the company started using this year. It will report from now on EBIT figures instead of EBITA, which analysts had forecast would fall below last year’s 937 mln eur.
Read MoreDHL has been awarded a contract by Ford Motor Indonesia to manage the auto manufacturer’s nationwide warehousing and distribution of automotive spare parts and accessories. The contract, which is for an initial period of two years, is expected to significantly enhance Ford Motor Indonesia’s ability to provide quality spare parts services to its customers through its network of 15 Ford Superstores across the country. Additionally, Ford Motor expects to realize considerable improvements in productivity, efficiency and costs savings utilizing DHL’s proven supply chain expertise and resources.
Read MoreThe postal landscape is changing as Royal Mail finally steps aside to let new operators through. Postal deregulation has been on the cards for years but is finally starting to happen. Some banks and utilities are switching to competitors of Royal Mail, a vote of confidence that could encourage other volume mailers to follow. Full liberalisation was originally set for April 2007, with a staggered schedule that would give Royal Mail time to overcome its financial problems before facing the competition. However, thanks to the company’s rapid recovery, the government was recently able to bring the date forward to the beginning of next year. In practice much has depended on Royal Mail opening up its delivery network to competitors, as it is difficult for new entrants to set up an infrastructure from scratch. That has been a problem, postal experts say, as until recently it showed reluctance to do so.
Read MoreChina Post will launch an EMS Promise Service on Tuesday, which will cover Hong Kong, Japan and S. Korea. This is another measure adopted by China Post to bring the honest and trustworthy business ideology into the cross-boundary express mail service following the Next Morning Arrival domestic service which promises full refund if the mail fails to arrive the next morning.
The EMS Promise Service means that China Post will publicize enroute time limit for EMS mails destined for certain countries and regions and promise to deliver the mails to their destinations within the time limit.
Read MorePolish Post (Poczta Polska) will soon have to face new competitors. It’s possible our letters will be delivered by yellow-clad Deutsche Post mailmen or La Poste employees is navy blue. Today, we have no choice. If we want to send a letter or a postcard, we have to do so through Polish Post. Until the end of 2008, it has a guaranteed monopoly on light weight parcels (up to 50 grams). Before we send the parcel, it is worth taking a look at the calendar. A priority letter (more expensive than the regular type) will be delivered the day after it is sent, if we put it in the mailbox in morning hours.
Read MoreWorkers at Great Plains Transportation Inc., an area contractor for express delivery firm DHL, voted to unionize last week. Great Plains becomes the first area company to be touched by the Teamsters’ national campaign to organize firms that contract with DHL, the giant delivery company owned by Deutsche Post. Another election is scheduled on May 20 at Mid-Continent Transport, a DHL contractor in St. Joseph. The Teamsters have said more than 1,300 workers at DHL contractor firms around the country have voted to join the union.
Read MoreAs part of its expansion in the air freight business, UPS today announced plans to construct five regional freight hubs at airports across the country.
The regional facilities, when completed and brought on line next year, will support a main freight hub to be constructed in Louisville, Ky., home to the company’s main all-points air hub. The six facilities will form the backbone of an expansive air network for the movement of heavy freight for customers of UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The new facilities will be constructed in Ontario, Calif.; Rockford, Ill.; Dallas; Philadelphia, and Columbia, S.C. Those airports already serve as regional hubs for UPS’s separate small package network, meaning UPS jets are routinely flying in and out every day.
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