Tag: Asia

Japanese Yamato Transport to Launch Small-Lot Mail Delivery Service

Posted by | Mar 23, 2004 | |

Japanese door-to-door parcel delivery firm Yamato Transport Co. plans to launch small-lot mail delivery services for individuals Wednesday in a bid to compete with Japan Post, Japan’s public postal corporation. For the launch of new services, excluding the delivery of personal letters, Yamato Transport has obtained government approval to change contract terms on its existing mail services for large-lot clients, informed sources said Tuesday.

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All 3 Japan Post divisions likely to see profits in FY 2003

Posted by | Mar 17, 2004 | |

Japan Post is likely to register profits in all of its three major business fields — mail delivery, postal savings and postal insurance — in fiscal 2003 to March 31 this year, its president said Wednesday. Masaharu Ikuta told a news conference, “We want to secure even greater business results in fiscal 2004 and thereafter.” The mail-delivery operations will likely return to the black in the wake of the previous year’s poor performance. Gains from the division are likely to exceed the 10 billion yen line, they said.

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FedEx extends partnership with Kodak in Hong Kong

Posted by | Mar 10, 2004 | |

Hong Kong. FedEx has extended its partnership with Kodak in Ltd in Hong Kong by setting up FedEx self-delivery service counters in Kodak express shops, providing more drop-off points for customers to deliver their shipments. This follows the launch of a similar partnership with Kodak in Malaysia, where eight Kodak stores offer courier services.

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UPS views Thailand as Asia gateway

Posted by | Mar 5, 2004 | |

United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to promote Thailand as its gateway to Indochina and other Asian countries because of its geography and good infrastructure, its Asia-Pacific head Ken Torok said yesterday.
Just how fast Thailand attains this position will depend on the readiness of its facilities such as those at the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
The seven opportunity Asian countries for UPS are China, Japan, Korea, India, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, he said. Last year the number of packages sent by UPS to Asia grew by an average of 15 per cent from the previous year.
In the global market, excluding Asia, business grew by 50 per cent.

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