Tag: Asia

DHL to expand its datacentre

Posted by | May 20, 2007 | |

DHL International plans to expand its Asia-Pacific IT services datacentre in nearby Cyberjaya.

With this expansion, DHL’s investment in the MSC Malaysia initiative will have surpassed RM1.5bil since its establishment there almost 10 years ago.

The announcement was made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during a press conference after the closing of the IAP meeting on Friday.

The enhanced datacentre will have state-ofthe- art facilities and 70% more rack space than the current centre.

The building work is expected to be completed over the next five years.

After that, DHL IT Services Asia-Pacific will be able to host more services as well as offer new and innovative IT solutions that it believes are crucial to the logistics business.

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Christopher Bain appointed to tackle TNT Malaysia growth

Posted by | May 17, 2007 | |

TNT Express Malaysia has announced the appointment of Christopher Bain as general manager of the northern region.

Bain will be responsible for the research and development of strategic business growth opportunities in north Malaysia.

The announcement is in line with TNT’s growth strategy for north Malaysia, which has also seen the company investing USD 2.36 million, solely in this region to build facilities such as the 22,000 sq ft TNT Global Express Centre in Penang.

Northern Malaysia houses a large concentration of electrical and electronic manufacturing companies which alone, generates USD 6.5 billion, or 46.8 percent of the country’s total export revenue in January 2007, making the region a key focus in TNT’s growth plans.

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Japan Post expects FY 2006 profit on mail service instead of loss+

Posted by | May 16, 2007 | |

Japan Post said Wednesday its mail service will likely register a net profit of several billion yen for the year through March, up from the 27.9 billion yen loss projected last November.

The black-ink figure is expected to top the 2.6 billion yen profit booked in the preceding year, thanks to increased turnover of the parcel delivery service and cost reductions, the public postal corporation said.

The fiscal 2006 earnings results will be announced May 23 after data has been finalized, according to Japan Post.

The mail service posted a net loss of 71.4 billion yen in the six months through September, as regular mail traffic decreased while personnel and other costs rose.

The service typically sees strong revenue in the second half of a business year because of delivery of New Year cards.

But Japan Post disbursed considerable costs, including investment in computer networks in preparation for the postal system privatization due to start in October. This led the company last November to expect the mail service to plunge into the red.

However, parcel deliveries increased and privatization costs were curbed in the second half of the fiscal year, enabling Japan Post’s mail service to stay in the black for four years in a row since the establishment of the corporation.

The postal savings business is expected to have suffered a sharp profit fall in fiscal 2006 after it made a substantial profit in the previous year from equity investment.

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Asia’s first road network expands into Vietnam

Posted by | May 16, 2007 | |

TNT today announced the expansion of Asia’s pioneering integrated road network into Vietnam following a further euro 6 million investment. Adding to an original investment of euro 2 million, the enhancement brings the total investment to date to euro 8 million. TNT plans to extend the Asia Road Network to reach China through the north-eastern border of Vietnam by the end of 2007. Once completed, the network in Southeast Asia will cover almost 60 per cent of the region and link over 120 cities across 4,000 km.

First introduced at the end of 2005, the first phase of TNT’s Asia Road Network linked Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. With 24×7 real-time Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking of TNT’s container trucks, the service resulted in double-digit growth in overall volumes within a year, particularly among customers with high-value goods such as electronic, automotive and computing components.

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