Year: 2005

Siemens wins EUR195mln automation technology order from Schweizerische Post

Posted by | Mar 14, 2005 | |

Siemens AG said its Logistics and Assembly (L&A) unit won an order worth roughly 195 mln eur from Schweizerische Post to supply automation systems for three new mail sorting centres and six subcentres in Switzerland.

Siemens will supply letter sorting systems, automatic address reading systems and a range of other advanced mail delivery technology to the Swiss national postal company.

Siemens said it will have the equipment in place by 2008.

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14percent of Japan’s Post Offices in the red in fy03

Posted by | Mar 14, 2005 | |

Japan Post announced on Friday that of post offices nationwide, 14 per cent were in the red in fiscal 2003.

Shimane Prefecture had the highest share of post offices with losses, with 54.1 per cent in the red. Kochi and Hokkaido prefectures also had high shares of poorly performing post offices.

Areas with the smallest shares of post offices in the red were in prefectures surrounding Tokyo, including Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa. Only 0.3 per cent in Saitama and 1.3 per cent in Chiba were in the red.

The results show that post offices tend to perform better in areas of high population density.

This is the first time that Japan Post has announced results for individual offices.

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Situation & development of the express industry in mainland China

Posted by | Mar 14, 2005 | |

Executive summary only, not full report
CONTENT
LIST OF CHARTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
1 INTRODUCTION
2 DEFINITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS
2.1 THE TERM OF EXPRESS DELIVERY IN GENERAL
2.2 THE GERMAN CONCEPT OF EXPRESS SERVICES
2.3 THE ENGLISH CONCEPT OF EXPRESS DELIVERY
2.4 THE CONCEPT OF EXPRESS SERVICES IN CHINA
3 THE CHINESE EXPRESS MARKET
3.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF EXPRESS SERVICES IN CHINA
3.2 CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS
3.2.1 China’s transport infrastructure
3.2.1.1 Rail transport
3.2.1.2 Road transport
3.2.1.3 Air transport
3.2.2 Regulatory conditions for foreign companies
3.2.2.1 Former situation
3.2.2.2 Present situation
3.2.2.3 Upcoming changes in regulations
3.3 COMPETITION BETWEEN FOREIGN-INVESTED AND CHINESE SERVICE SUPPLIERS
3.3.1 Situation in the 80s and 90s
3.3.2 The competitive situation today
3.4 VOLUME AND STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE EXPRESS MARKET
3.4.1 The international express market
3.4.2 The domestic express market
4 EXPRESS SERVICE SUPPLIERS
4.1 THE FOUR GLOBAL PLAYERS
4.1.1 DHL Worldwide Express
4.1.1.1 Market entry of DHL in China
4.1.1.2 Present situation of DHL in China
4.1.1.3 Future plans of DHL in China
4.1.2 United Parcel Service (UPS)
4.1.2.1 Market entry of UPS in China
4.1.2.2 Present situation of UPS in China
4.1.2.3 Future plans of UPS in China
4.1.3 Federal Express (Fedex)
4.1.3.1 Market entry of Fedex in China
4.1.3.2 Present situation of Fedex in China
4.1.3.3 Future plans of Fedex in China
4.1.4 TNT International Express
4.1.4.1 Market entry of TNT
4.1.4.2 Present situation of TNT China
4.1.4.3 Future plans of TNT in China
4.2 OTHER FOREIGN COMPANIES IN THE MARKET
4.3 THE MOST IMPORTANT CHINESE COMPANIES
4.3.1 The China Post/ China Courier Service Corporation (EMS).
4.3.1.1 Establishment of EMS
4.3.1.2 Situation of EMS today
4.3.1.3 Future plans and outlook for EMS
4.3.1.4 The conflict between China Post and its competitors
4.3.2 China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corporation (Sinotrans)
4.3.3 Da Tian W Air Service Corporation
4.3.4 China Air Express (CAE)
4.3.5 EAS International Transportation Ltd.
4.3.6 China Southern Airlines
4.3.7 Other successful Chinese express companies
5 DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES IN CHINA’S EXPRESS MARKET
5.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPRESS SERVICES FOR CHINA’S ECONOMY
5.2 FACTORS ACCELERATING THE DEMAND FOR EXPRESS SERVICES
5.3 OUTLOOK FOR CHINA’S EXPRESS MARKET
6 RESULT
P:LibraryCourier Express ParcelsExpress Market in China.pdf

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Middle East transport sector to undergo major changes

Posted by | Mar 13, 2005 | |

The Middle East’s transportation industry including the $10 billion (Dh36. 8 billion) logistics and express mail market is set for more competition, consolidation and privatisation in the coming five years, a study from The National Investor (TNI) said.

“Following the worldwide convergence towards ‘one stop shop’ supply chain and logistics management solutions, we believe the transportation industry in the Middle East is on the verge of revolutionary developments such as consolidation and privatisation,” said the comprehensive research report obtained by Gulf News. The report comes in the wake of the ongoing initial public offering (IPO) of Arab International Logistics Company that plans to acquire Aramex International.

The Middle East logistics market is valued at more than $10 billion with the GCC market accounting for about 10 per cent of this. The UAE accounts for roughly 35 per cent of the GCC but Saudi Arabia leads with a 55 per cent share.

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La Poste raises Seur stake

Posted by | Mar 12, 2005 | |

Rough translation from Spanish:
Geopost, the express delivery subsidiary of French state postal services operator La Poste, has acquired a 60 per cent stake in Seur Madrid.

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Canada Post to act as middleman

Posted by | Mar 11, 2005 | |

Canada Post claims to have found a way to address concerns over ‘junk mail’ and spam by linking consumers and marketers, while protecting personal information.
The Fetch service enables consumers to respond to promotions from participating advertisers via phone, text message or online. Canada Post then acts as a middleman, passing on information, but safeguarding private details. The postal operator, credited with having gained a high level of public trust, is piloting the partnership with 12 businesses including Safeway, Telus and Domino’s Pizza. Warren Tomlin, director of marketing and communication, and co-inventor of Fetch, says: “A lot of media have no call-to-action, so there’s no way to respond. For the consumer, it’s about trust; for the advertiser, it’s about a qualified prospect.”

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ABX builds non-DHL profits

Posted by | Mar 11, 2005 | |

ABX Air is finding that being independent is increasingly profitable, whether the former Airborne Express airline flies for DHL or not. The company reported a USD37 million net profit in 2004, nearly double the earnings for 2003, as the former Airborne Express air carrier saw revenue edge up to USD1.2 billion. The earnings included an USD18.1 million net profit in the fourth quarter on a 31 percent increase in revenue to USD361.4 million. Those earnings were spurred by an unexpected surge of package volume, up 29 percent over last year’s fourth quarter and 22.2 percent over third quarter 2004 totals. The strong financial report marked an important step in the airline’s path to independence since it was spun off from Airborne in 2003 following DHL’s purchase of the express operator. DHL accounts for the huge majority of ABX’s revenue but the airline said its non-DHL revenue grew from USD11.6 million in 2003 to USD26.7 million last year.

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DHL seeks brand exposure as Asia games sponsor

Posted by | Mar 11, 2005 | |

DHL has signed up as a sponsor of the East Asian Games, which will be held in Macau in October. The sponsorship will provide DHL with brand exposure at the venues of the games, as well as collaterals, an official website and publicity at media events. The company, which is the official logistics partner of Formula One, also sponsors Hong Kong Rugby Tens in Hong Kong, Sri Lanka Rugby Sevens Tournament, Thailand Tennis Open. “This sponsorship will see DHL strengthening its sports sponsorship commitment in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Kelly Yu, GM at DHL Express Hong Kong.

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