Tag: Colombia

UPU: ALACOPP joins the Consultative Committee

Posted by | Apr 3, 2008 | |

The Consultative Committee of the UPU has just welcomed a new member: the Latin American Association of Private Posts and Postal Operators (ALACOPP). This association, which is made up of private operators from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay, analyzes opportunities and challenges in the postal sector in order to increase the market for all industry players. The highly fragmented postal market in Latin America is made up of public operators and a large number of private entreprises.

According to ALACOPP’s Executive Director, Marcela MARON: “The challenge before us is for Latin America’s private operators to be successfully integrated into the work of the UPU, and for public and private operators to work together in our region to develop the postal sector as a whole, in order to improve the quality of service.”

The UPU Consultative Committee gives postal players other than public postal operators and regulators a voice in the organization’s deliberations. It consists of non-governmental organizations representing customers, delivery service providers, workers’ organizations, suppliers of goods and services to the postal sector and other organizations that have an interest in international postal services, including direct marketers, private operators, international mailers, philatelic associations and publishers.

As well as being the 25th member of the UPU Consultative Committee, ALACOPP is an observer member of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP).

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FedEx spends USD 5.5M to lobby in 2007

Posted by | Feb 19, 2008 | |

FedEx Corp. spent roughly USD 5.5 million in 2007 to lobby the federal government; according to a disclosure form posted online Thursday by the Senate’s public records office.

The company spent about USD 3.9 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the House of Representatives, Senate and White House on issues related to the federal budget, transportation and energy, according to a disclosure form posted online Thursday by the Senate’s public records office.

FedEx also lobbied Congress on trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Korea.

FedEx spent USD 1.6 million in the first six months of 2007 to lobby on legislation related to Federal Aviation Administration funding, air cargo security, air traffic control, biofuels, homeland security and visa wavers, among other issues.

Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995.

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DHL's operations are in full bloom this Valentine's Day

Posted by | Feb 11, 2008 | |

DHL is exporting an estimated 15 million fresh cut flowers from Latin America this Valentine’s Day season, for delivery to customers in the U.S. and around the world. A combination of roses, carnations, tropical flowers and greens originating from Colombia, Ecuador and Costa Rica has already made its way into the U.S., as well as other destinations that celebrate the February 14 holiday, including the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia.

DHL consolidates floral parcels from growers in Latin America and protects the life of the flowers by using bonded cold storage facilities to keep the product cool prior to air transport and immediately upon arrival. Ninety percent of the floral shipments destined for the U.S. market go through Miami where they undergo agricultural inspection at the DHL terminal in Miami.

DHL customer VistaFlor Corp., a Colombian grower that exports bouquets, wedding flowers and arrangements to the U.S. for special occasions, will see its export volume soar from its normal average 5,000 boxes of flowers per week to as many as 53,000 boxes during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. In addition to maintaining VistaFlor’s shipments at the required 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2 to 4 degrees Celsius), DHL handles the shipment documentation, freight brokerage, customs paperwork and clearance processes.

For its U.S. customers, DHL will deliver millions of flowers to retailers and consumers on or before February 14. DHL in the U.S. has added refrigerated trucks and dedicated flights exclusively for some of the most popular floral retailers and e-tailers.

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DHL Express Colombia launches new online service

Posted by | Feb 5, 2007 | |

DHL Express Colombia announced on February 5, 2007 the launch of its online service Import Express On Line in the country.
The online service allows the customers of DHL Express’ to more easily manage their shipments via Internet. This service is available for 40 countries now.
DHL Express plans to invest USD 15 mln (11.6 mln euro) in the period from 2007 to 2011 in its express national postal service.
DHL Express’ sales grew by over 20 pct year-on-year in 2006, where the biggest increase was registered in its import operations.
The strategy of DHL for Colombia is concentrated on the expansion of its chain and the diversification and improvement of its services. DHL, a global leader in the national express postal service provision, is also the leader on the Colombian package delivery market with a share of 60 pct.
The company was encouraged to expand its operations in Colombia due to the trade liberalisation in the region and the company’s positive performance on other markets there as Mexico.

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DHL Express starts up local delivery services

Posted by | Oct 11, 2006 | |

DHL Express, the filial of German giant Deutsche Post World Net, yesterday formally arrived on the Colombian map for local operations in competition with national rivals such as Servientrega, TCC and Coordinadora. Antonio Arranz, the director of DHL Express in Colombia, has revealed that the multinational will invest USD15mil over the next five years on establishing itself locally. The money will go on vehicles, scanners etc.

DHL Express should boast a Colombian workforce in excess of 1,000 for 2011, doubling its current size. The firm’s new Servicio Expreso Nacional will initially be directed at the corporate sector before incorporating private citizens. DHL Express will cover 130 destinations at first for packages of up to 70 kilos. DHL Express already has 2,500 clients locally for imports and 4,000 for exports.

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