Tag: Asia

DHL’s new ‘A.M.ERICA Campaign’ promotes speedy delivery between Japan and America

Posted by | Jul 9, 2007 | |

DHL launched its ‘A.M.ERICA Campaign’ to promote the advantages of using DHL for deliveries between Japan and America.

The campaign seeks to raise awareness of the convenience and quality of DHL services from Japan to America, which include timely next-morning delivery to major U.S. cities. The campaign will be launched via newspapers, magazines, and the Internet, focusing on the catchphrase “A.M.ERICA”- a combination of “A.M.” and “America.” Conducted in conjunction with the ‘A.M.ERICA Campaign’ will be an prize campaign offering customers the chance to win a trip to this year’s National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game in New Orleans. In May this year, DHL concluded a logistics partner agreement with the NBA covering Asia Pacific region.

In response to sharply increasing demand for air cargo transport between America and Asia, DHL has invested in excess of US$1.2 billion since 2004 to reinforce its American infrastructure, opening new air and ground hubs and expanding existing facilities.

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Pitney Bowes hails Singapore Post for new meter discount on postage

Posted by | Jul 9, 2007 | |

Pitney Bowes Inc. is praising Singapore Post for the post’s recent implementation of a postage discount for mail that is processed using a postage meter. This move, effective July 1, makes Singapore Post one of a growing number of national posts around the world that are passing lower transaction costs on to customers who use meters.

In announcing its decision, Singapore Post joins Royal Mail (UK), La Poste (France), India Post, An Post (Ireland), Norway Post, Finland Post, Sweden Post and others in offering some form of discount or rebate on some or all segments of metered mail.

These posts have decided to offer discounts because postage meters help them avoid the equivalent of millions of dollars in costs required to design, print, distribute, sell and account for postage stamps. The discount offered to meter users provides an incentive for mailers to switch to the high-tech devices, because postage is usually one of the largest expenses a mailer faces. Switching more mail to postage meters helps mitigate higher postage costs.

Discounts of this kind stimulate efficiency and innovation in the sector, a key objective not just for mailers and posts but also for independent postal regulators around the world.

Pitney Bowes has argued for many years that posts in more nations should implement discounts of this type.

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Fedex Express to cease Kaohsiung cargo flight services

Posted by | Jul 7, 2007 | |

FedEx Express, will close its Kaohsiung air cargo transportation line July 27 after 12 years of service, according to the company’s branch office at the Kaohsiung International Airport.

Despite of the closure, the company stressed that their cargo transportation services in the southern Taiwan region will not be affected, and that their southern Taiwan posts will continue to receive orders.

FedEx opened the Kaohsiung route Sept. 4, 1995, with its cargo aircraft plying the route from the southern port city to Subic Bay in the Philippines via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in northern Taiwan five times per week.

However, according to corporate sources, cargo loads are limited at the Kaohsiung airport. Besides, Taiwan’s two largest airlines — the China Airlines and EVA Airways — also operate cargo flights out of the airport and reach many of the same destinations in Southeast Asia.

FedEx executives stationed at the airport confirmed the decision to cease Kaohsiung cargo flight operations, but declined to explain why.

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Rural areas to get financial services

Posted by | Jul 7, 2007 | |

The Department of Posts will extend financial services to people living in remote and interior villages of Madurai region. Banking services, including micro-credit and housing loans will be offered to rural people, the Director of Postal Services, Southern Region, Sushil Kumar, has said.

He was speaking at a function to mark the silver jubilee celebrations of the southern region at district post office here on Friday. Already, distribution of micro-credit offered by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to self-help groups had been extended as a pilot model at Karaikudi. This model would be replicated in Sivaganga shortly.

As many as 200 SHGs had been identified to provide micro-credit link in Sivaganga. The distribution would commence soon, Mr. Kumar said. Similarly, the Department of Posts and the State Bank of India would extend select services such as housing loans to villages where bank services is still a distant dream, Mr. Kumar said.

The post offices had already been selling and distributing mutual funds and insurance products. ‘Our presence in the rural and semi-urban areas is our strength,’ he added.

Automation of post offices in the district was almost complete. It was done without reducing the staff strength. Another specialty was that the grievances of people would be displayed on the website and officials concerned would reply immediately.

Earlier, Mr. Kumar distributed prizes to winners of various competitions held as part of the celebrations and insurance policies to rural clients. Agents who had achieved the target were also honoured.

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New service expands DHL’s service offerings in Asia Pacific

Posted by | Jul 6, 2007 | |

DHL announced the launch of Airport to Door Express, an offering which combines the ease-of-use and speed advantage of DHLwith the transportation requirements of importers under traditional shipping terms.

Airport to Door Express is a specially designed, user-friendly service that meets the needs of customers who import from their overseas suppliers usually using Free Carrier (FCA) Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) that do not require door-to-door transport.

With the Airport to Door Express service, DHL aims to tap into an industry segment that is estimated to account for 50 percent of the total cross-border airfreight market in Asia Pacific.

Customers who pay for their freight costs within a non-integrated transport chain will enjoy the simplicity and control of one point of contact, one fixed price and one invoice for all their import requirements, aligned to their preferred Incoterms. They will also benefit from market-leading transit times of only one to two days for intra-Asia shipments, DHL’s expert customs clearance and 24-hour tracking services.

In addition, customers who use the Airport to Door Express service will also be able to send packages that are not restricted by weight or size limits.

Airport to Door Express is launched in 13 markets in Asia Pacific covering Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. It is anticipated that the product will be expanded to the rest of Asia Pacific and to other regions at a later stage.

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