Year: 2005

UK Post watchdog risks uproar over regulatory ‘light touch’

Posted by | Feb 11, 2005 | |

Postcomm is risking the wrath of Royal Mail by pledging to treat new entrants to the postal market with a regulatory ‘light touch’. The move, outlined in the watchdog’s corporate strategy for the next three years, is designed to free them from unnecessary regulation. A Postcomm spokeswoman says that it is doing what is necessary to prevent abuse of the system, rather than for its own sake. She explains: “In a fully competitive market, regulation is not necessary, as weaker players will be edged out.”

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Spanish Correos handles 6.4 mln deliveries in 2004

Posted by | Feb 11, 2005 | |

Spanish state-owned postal operator Correos made 6.4 million deliveries in 2004, a 3.1 pct year-on-year increase, the company said on February 11, 2005. Of these, 5.03 million were postcards and letters, 1.189 million were parcels and 27 million were express deliveries.

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DHL wins logistics contract from PepsiCo’s German unit

Posted by | Feb 10, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG’s express mail unit DHL said it has won a contract to handle nearly 80 pct of PepsiCo Inc’s logistics in Germany. The company said the contract is worth ‘millions’ of euros. DHL has agreed to transport about 250,000 tonnes of beverages from four domestic and international PepsiCo locations to retail stores.

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UPS: eastern promise

Posted by | Feb 9, 2005 | |

UPS is set to acquire Polish leading express firm Stolica.
US parcel giant UPS [UPS] has confirmed that it will take full control of Polish Messenger Service Stolica in a bid to strengthen its domestic position in one of the fastest-growing economies in the EU. The move highlights the potential of the new EU countries for international express and parcel delivery companies as they race to establish a firm foothold in the region.

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DHL and Stinnes Intermodal transport more goods by rail

Posted by | Feb 9, 2005 | |

With immediate effect, even more parcels and goods are being transported by rail. Parcel InterCity (PIC) – a joint project of DHL, the express and logistics service provider of Deutsche Post World Net, and Stinnes Intermodal, a company of Deutsche Bahn AG – has been operating a second route since February 7. Now the company transports goods between Bönen/Unna in Westphalia and Wustermark near Berlin five times per week, in addition to its established route between Hamburg/Hanover and Munich/Nuremberg. The successful implementation of the project is facilitated especially through the partnership between DHL and Optimus Logistics.

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Mexico DHL to invest USD50 Mln 2005-2007

Posted by | Feb 9, 2005 | |

DHL plans to invest USD50 mln (39.2 mln euro) for the period from 2005 to 2007 to expand in Mexico, DHL official Martin Alvarez said on February 8, 2005. DHL plans to increase its fleet to 1,200 vehicles, to increase the number of its branches from the current 900, and to to carry out a technology upgrade. The company also plans to improve its customer relationship management (CRM) through the expansion of its CRM centre in Mexico’s capital, which is the company’s third most important on a global level, after the two located in the USA. DHL’s sales in Mexico grew between 15 pct and 20 pct year-on-year in 2004 and are expected to register a similar increase in 2005, Alvarez added.

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UPS Investing To Build Facilities, and Logistics Network In China

Posted by | Feb 9, 2005 | |

As part of an aggressive effort to further link China to markets around the globe, UPS has opened three new warehouse and distribution centers in Shanghai, Suzhou and Futian and is executing plans to open another 20 facilities in major cities over the next two years. The new facilities, each of which is strategically located adjacent to vital manufacturing centers, expands to more than 40 the number of logistics centers operated in China by UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The supply chain management arm of UPS now plans to open 10 facilities in 2005 and another 10 in 2006.

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UPS Board increases dividend, names Beystehner a director

Posted by | Feb 9, 2005 | |

The Board of Directors of UPS citing its confidence in the company’s financial position and prospects for growth, today increased the quarterly dividend by nearly 18% from 28-cents per share to 33-cents per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares. The dividend is payable March 9, 2005, to shareholders of record on Feb. 22, 2005. The Board also announced it had appointed John Beystehner, UPS’s chief operating officer and president of UPS Airlines, to serve as a director. Beystehner will replace UPS Senior Vice President Cal Darden who steps down from the Board on March 31. Beystehner then will stand for election to a regular one-year term at the annual shareowners’ meeting in May.

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