TNT Argentina, the Argentinean subsidiary of TPG, the Dutch express delivery and logistics services holding company, has made a cooperation agreement with Programa Argentina Exporta, an Argentinean export promoting body, to advise local small and medium-sized companies on how to market their products abroad. The agreement will help small and medium-sized companies to increase exports.
Read MoreA government panel in charge of postal services policy on Tuesday approved an application by Nippon Express Co to launch a special mail delivery service, panel officials said.
Read MoreA Ministry of Posts council have approved the entry of 17 firms into the letter delivery service, enabling them to join the 21 other companies that already have been approved to engage in these operations under limited circumstances on April 1.
Read MoreUPS’s plan to buy Yamato Transport out of their Japanese joint venture will help the US firm secure a leading position in Japan’s express sector. It will offer the company a competitive advantage over its global rivals in a market that has been traditionally difficult for foreign express carriers to penetrate.
Read MoreFedEx and United Parcel Service are asking the Department of Transportation to reject a federal administrative law judge’s ruling that Astar Air Cargo is owned and controlled by an American citizen, not a German company. FedEx and U.P.S. made the request in a filing that served as a response to the Dec. 19 ruling. At issue is Astar’s ability to do business in the United States. FedEx and U.P.S. say the Miami-based Astar, which was called DHL Airways under former ownership, should be disqualified because of its ties to the German government.
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