Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Changes to Royal Mail's Standard Parcel service

Posted by | Oct 21, 2003 | |

Royal Mail today welcomed Postcomm’s decision to allow it to make alterations to its Standard Parcel service. From 1 April 2004, Royal Mail will withdraw the delivery of Standard Parcels weighing more than 20kgs – a service historically provided, although not required under the terms of the Universal Service Obligation within the Postal Services Act. Royal Mail’s network is not designed for handling items weighing more than 20kgs, which account for less than one per cent of the four-and-a-half million Standard Parcels it delivers each year.
Royal Mail’s current charge for handling Standard Parcels weighing between 20kg and 30kgs is GBP10.76. The real cost of providing the higher weight delivery is between GBP22 and GBP36, depending on a variety of factors including the destination, resulting in an annual loss on the service of around £1 million.

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UPS posts strong earnings gain on growth across all segments

Posted by | Oct 21, 2003 | |

UPS has reported a 28% jump in net income for the third quarter thanks to a strengthening U.S. package business, record performances by both the international and non-package segments and two other modest gains.

Earnings per diluted share increased 27% to US$0.65 from US$0.51 last year, including gains due to the sale of a business unit and a favorable tax ruling. Without these items, earnings per diluted share were US$0.62, up 22% compared to the prior year.

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Brazilian Express services market heats up

Posted by | Oct 20, 2003 | |

The battle for the express delivery services of international mails in Brazil will heat up over the next months due to the increasingly demand for such service in the country. After an increase of 7% in 2002 the sector predicts 10% growth this year – with an annual income of US$120mil. Sky Postal – authorized by United State Postal Services – entered Brazil in January 2003 and spent six months developing its logistics. It currently has 100 agents and forecasts a 10% stake of the market until late 2004.

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DHL launches new link with top customers

Posted by | Oct 20, 2003 | |

Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL has launched Global Customer Solutions, a direct link to its top 100 customers worldwide who account for EUR3.2bn (USD3.7bn), or 13 of annual revenues.

Peter Kruse of DHL Europe said the hi-tech and pharmaceutical industries had expressed their need for ‘a single interface’ with the logistics giant.

The vast majority of customers will still be served at regional and local level by the existing DHL management infrastructure.

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Change in Director’s Responsibilities at Business Post

Posted by | Oct 15, 2003 | |

Business Post, one of the UK’s leading express delivery companies, announces that Russell Hodgson, Group Operations Director, has been promoted to Group Managing Director, Parcel Services. In addition to his existing responsibilities for Network Services, including both Corporate and Franchised locations, Russell will assume responsibility for the Express, International and HomeServe business units. Russell will continue to report to Paul Carvell, Chief Executive, as will the Managing Directors of the Group’s other business units (UK Pallets, UK Today and UK Mail).

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