Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

USPS, UPS plan rural offering

Posted by | Oct 29, 2003 | |

United Parcel Service will offer a customized service that combines its ground delivery service with the U.S. Postal Service’s Parcel Select, possibly resulting in lower rates for mailers using UPS.
UPS will use Parcel Select for deliveries up to five pounds, primarily to rural or super-rural areas. Customers will give their packages to UPS, which will move them through its ground network. UPS will separate out the packages that are to be delivered to the rural areas and turn them over to the local post office for final delivery.

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DHL Express UK & Ireland announce new board of directors

Posted by | Oct 28, 2003 | |

New board of directors include:
John Hogan – managing director, UK and Ireland
Stephen Day – finance director, UK and Ireland
Bernard McCarthy – director and general manager, DHL Express Ireland
Clare Edmondson – HR director of DHL Express UK & Ireland
Simon Veale – sales & marketing director of DHL Express UK & Ireland
Tony Eccleston – information systems (IS) director of DHL Express UK & Ireland
Steve Allen – freight and logistics director for DHL Express UK & Ireland
Greg Michael – integration director for DHL Express UK & Ireland

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British Airways in Euro air link with DHL

Posted by | Oct 28, 2003 | |

DHL will operate a short-haul freighter service between London and key European destinations for British Airways World Cargo, BA announced. The daily 757 service, will boost by 50% the number of containers and pallets that BA can fly from continental Europe to London, said BA spokesman James Healy. DHL previously operated an Airbus freighter nightly from its hub in Brussels to London’s Heathrow Airport. That freighter connected with DHL feeder flights around the continent.

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DHL plans to boost Bahrain operations

Posted by | Oct 27, 2003 | |

DHL intends to carry out a multi-million dinar investment in the region and expand its hub in Bahrain for new operations to Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to Middle East area director, Philip Couchman, DHL’s air fleet has been doubled from seven to fourteen in one year, and the company’s road fleet has also expanded from seven trailers last year to 22 this year, and will double to 44 next year.

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FedEx to set up regional HQ in Shanghai, China

Posted by | Oct 27, 2003 | |

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, announced that it will establish a new, regional headquarters in Shanghai. The structure will provide broader expertise, expanded resources and service offerings to mainland customers as a part of the company’s long-term commitment to China.

FedEx serves more than 220 cities in China and plans to increase that number by 100 over the next five years. The new regional structure will enable the company to be more responsive to the needs of its customers in and serving China.

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