Year: 2005

Price change count down begins

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

On the 29 March the Royal Mail published its Pricing in Proportion
proposals. Just 7 days later, the Regulator, Postcomm, has published its
‘minded to accept’ consultation document. It is clear that Royal Mail and Postcomm are working closely together to ensure Pricing in Proportion is introduced in April 2006. Peter Carr, Chairman of Postwatch, commenting on the Regulator’s announcement said: ” There can be no doubt that the count down has started. In April next year the price for mailing an item will no longer be
determined by just its weight. The price will be determined by weight, size,
and thickness.”

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Business Post close period trading update

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

Business Post proposes to announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2005 on Tuesday 17 May 2005 and today issued a trading update reporting expected increased turnover in Express, a reduction in turnover growth for Pallets and excellent progress for UK Mail. Business Post expects its turnover for the year ended 31 March 2005 to be in line with expectations but pre-tax profit (before goodwill amortisation) to be slightly below consensus market expectations of approximately GBP21.5m. The Board’s overall outlook for the year ending 31 March 2006 remains unchanged.

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UK Postcomm ‘minded to’ accept Royal Mail’s revised proposals to restructure its prices

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

After extensive consultation and following detailed discussions with Royal Mail, Postcomm said today that it is minded to accept recently announced revised proposals from Royal Mail to price letters and packets according to their size, as well as their weight, as from April 2006. However, Postcomm is consulting interested parties before making a final decision, both on the proposals and on the notice period before their introduction. “With full competition in postal services starting next January, it is essential for all parties that Royal Mail’s prices align with its costs,” said Nigel Stapleton, chairman of Postcomm. “Some of its current prices are a carry-over from its days as a national monopoly when cost reflective pricing was less important. To allow this to continue would unbalance a fully competitive market. “I am pleased that Royal Mail has taken on board so many of the points raised following our earlier consultation. After extensive discussions, in which we have tested its revised price proposals, we are now satisfied that they are cost reflective. Any changes must also be revenue neutral.”

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SNCF outsources spare parts logistics to TNT Logistics

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

SNCF, the state-owned French railways company, has awarded the global, Netherlands-based Mail, Logistics and Express company TPG NV, through its business unit TNT Logistics France, a 6 year contract for the management of spare parts for its high-speed trains (TGV), locomotives and railcars. The contract is worth EUR80 million and operations will start beginning of 2006. TNT Logistics has been selected to operate the 45,000 square meters central warehouse that will be located in the Paris surroundings, as well as to manage distribution operations of parts to the repairs & maintenance centres.

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FedEx says ‘no decision yet’ to move Asia Pacific hub to China’s Guangzhou

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

FedEx Express said it has made ‘no decision yet’ on whether to move its Asia Pacific hub to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou from Subic Bay in the Philippines. FedEx said in a statement that it is still pondering various options and has yet to finalize its development plans in the Asia Pacific, despite a local media report that it had decided to move its Asia Pacific hub to Guangzhou. FedEx initially agreed in December 2003 to assess potential opportunities in Guangzhou’s new Baiyun International Airport, which is one of China’s largest airports.

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DHL goes for home run in rivals’ back yard

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

If there remained any doubt about DHL’s commitment to becoming a force in the US, it disappeared last week when the German-owned package delivery company struck a deal to sponsor Major League Baseball. Attaching its name to America’s “national pastime” is the most brazen sign to date of DHL’s ambitions to challenge United Parcel Service and FedEx on their home turf. DHL, part of Deutsche Post, said it had been adopted as an official partner of baseball’s top league for the next three years, raising the profile of a company that had until recently been largely absent from the US. The sponsorship is the latest in a series of initiatives by DHL to break the dominance of UPS and FedEx, which together command nearly 80 per cent of the US market.

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Lockheed Martin names Judy F. Marks to leadership of Transportation and Security Solutions

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

Lockheed Martin named Judy F. Marks executive vice president of its Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) business unit, effective May 1, and said she will become company president in October 2005 as Don Antonucci transitions to retirement. Marks has served as president of Lockheed Martin Distribution Technologies line of business in Owego, NY, since March 2001.

In her previous role, Marks was instrumental in positioning Lockheed Martin as one of the world’s leading suppliers of automation and recognition systems for national postal providers such as the U.S. Postal Service and the United Kingdom’s Royal Mail.

“Judy Marks’ engineering, business and leadership experience will provide a solid base for developing both new customers and market domains for our Transportation and Security Solutions business,” said Robert B. Coutts, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Systems Business Area, which includes TSS.

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‘Any consignment, anywhere, any mode’ – Mr Chris Callen, Country Manager, DHL Express, India

Posted by | Apr 4, 2005 | |

A seasoned professional with over 25 years experience in the Express and Logistics industry, Mr Callen worked with many companies before joining New Zealand Post Ltd as Group Manager Distribution. He was a key member of the team that played a pioneering role in deregulating the postal market and developing the express and logistics industry in New Zealand. In 1998, he was made Chairman of joint venture airline Airpost Ltd. Mr Callen joined DHL in late 2002, and was recently elected Chairman of the Express Industry Council of India and is a Trustee of The American School of Bombay. Mr Callen spoke to Business Line about the Express industry, DHL, its new partners and its customers.

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