Tag: Asia

Korea Post to Radio-Track Mail, Parcels

Posted by | Sep 25, 2008 | |

The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced the development of a new RFID application that could “revolutionize’’ efficiency in the tracking of postal packages.

Currently, the tracking process relies on barcodes, but the use of RFID tags could greatly improve the speed and volume of the deliveries and lower labor costs by reducing manual piece handling, according to Heo Hong-seok, director of ETRI’s research team on postal logistics.

Under ETRI’s design, RFID tags are attached to the pallets attached to the packages, which then send radio signals to reading devices installed at the gates of mail centers.

The role of barcodes isn’t completely eliminated, however, as they will still be used to relay the information of each postal item to the electronic chips on the pallets.

ETRI was hired by the Korea Post, the country’s mail service monopoly, to develop RFID technologies for postal services. By the end of the year, Korea Post plans to license a company to install the RFID tags and readers at the country’s 25 mail centers nationwide, a process that is expected to be completed around August next year.

This would make Korea only the second country in the world, behind Denmark, to adopt RFID technology for real postal work.

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India Post to offer postal ID cards for address proof

Posted by | Sep 24, 2008 | |

The Postal Department will issue identity cards (ID), carrying the home address, to city residents from the second week of October.

To begin with, the new ID cards will be issued in Chennai and later in two tier cities, said M S Ramanujam, Post Master General, Chennai region.

It will be similar to a smart card. Priced at Rs.210 (USD 4.50) , it will have a hologram of India Post and the photograph of the cardholder. The ID card will have details of the person’s blood group and identification marks.

The cards are well-laminated and tamper-proof. They will be issued by the postmaster of the head post office and will be valid for three years.

The card is aimed at helping those who are new to the city, senior citizens, job seekers and others applying for gas and telephone connections.

The postal department will provide bona fide proof of address for them. It is up to the different agencies to accept it. On change of address, the card will be cancelled, Ramanujam said.

The department is also considering collection of electricity bills through the post office.

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TNT strengthens international express network

Posted by | Sep 24, 2008 | |

TNT announced that it will add eight new branches to its international express network in China by the end of the year. The expansion, which forms part of TNT’s investment in China to strengthen its international express network, will bring the total number of TNT International Express branches in China to 34. In addition to its extensive international express network, TNT, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tiandi-Hoau, also operates China’s largest private domestic road network, which consists of 1,250 depots.
The TNT International Express branches at Dongguan and Zhongshan will begin their operations in the end of September 2008. This follows the opening of two earlier branches in Foshan, which opened on 1 August 2008 and in Shunde, which started operations on 1 September 2008. In addition, another four TNT International Express branches will be set up in Nanning, Wenzhou, Kunshan and Shanghai Pudong by the end of the year.

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FedEx announces increase in daily capacity between Vietnam and global markets

Posted by | Sep 24, 2008 | |

FedEx Express announced it had launched a new Airbus A310 flight service to Vietnam to meet the country’s increasing demand for reliable time-definite express services. The new service increases FedEx capacity into and out of the country fivefold, to more than 30,000kg a day.

As a result of the new service, customers also enjoy an improvement in transit times into and out of the capital, Hanoi. Customer cut-off and transit times out of Ho Chi Minh City are unchanged.

Since FedEx first established operations in Vietnam in 1994, the company has worked to support the country’s efforts to become a key export market.

The upgraded Vietnam service also strengthens FedEx AsiaOne Network, which connects 19 key Asia cities with more than 400 intra-Asia flights each week. The network is interconnected with FedEx global network – covering North and South America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

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DHL: business slowing in China

Posted by | Sep 24, 2008 | |

The rate of growth in DHL China has decreased by 15 pct the first seven months of the current year. The average growth rate a year earlier was 20 pct. “The company achieved an annual growth rate of 20-23 pct in the past five years,” reported Dan McHugh, DHL’s Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region, in an article published in the Chinese periodical “Logistics Week.” The decline is said to be due to weakening demand in Europe and the USA for exports from China.

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