Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL Romania offers highest growth opportunities after Cargus integration

Posted by | Sep 3, 2008 | |

After more than two years of talks over the acquisition of Cargus, DHL Romania will begin to make joint decisions on behalf of both companies.

According to estimates, DHL and Cargus will operate an over 80 million-euro business together, double the business volume of the players behind them (Fan Courier and TNT), based on the budgets announced by the companies at the beginning of the year.

On the other hand, Cargus had a gentlemen’s agreement with the owners, negotiating the sale exclusively with DHL. Cargus, one of the leading domestic courier companies was worth 50 million euros at the time of the deal, according to sources on the market, a value its officials did not confirm. The sale-purchase contract included a number of conditions such as dropping Cargus’ partnership with GeoPost and keeping the Cargus brand. As Sharp explained, working out the final details was actually the most difficult moment of the negotiations.

The two companies are now awaiting the approval of the Competition Council and have already set their first joint budget – an increase of 30 pct in 2009. In addition, management consultant Baron & Associates has been hired to help integrate Cargus.

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DHL invests USD 210m on central Asia hub

Posted by | Sep 3, 2008 | |

DHL has invested a total of USD 210 million to expand its Central Asia Hub capacity in Hong Kong, which is scheduled to be completed by 2013.

DHL in a statement said that the company has completed its USD 110 million Central Asia Hub expansion, which has doubled its size to 35,000 sqm and is expected to handle 40 million shipments this year.

It said with the expansion, the highly automated facility has a throughput of 75,000 pieces per hour (pph) of flyers and conveyable shipments, an increase of 114 per cent compared to the 35,000 pph throughput capacity before the expansion.

DHL said currently, over 60 per cent of express cargo processed by the facility is intra-Asia Pacific shipments and is expected to continue to grow alongside rising intra-regional trade.

With over 40 per cent market share and USD 2.2 billion invested in the region, it said the facility will provide the core backbone to further enhance its services and extend its market-leading position in the Asia Pacific.

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trans-o-flex extends European network capacity

Posted by | Sep 3, 2008 | |

trans-o-flex has invested EUR 13 million in a new centre in Herford in eastern Westphalia, boosting capacity in the company’s domestic and European distribution network.

The new sorting centre, which has three times the capacity of the old facility on the site, became operational on August 30th.

According to head of operations, Wolfgang Weber, the new facility represents several steps forward in the implementation of the company’s sustainability strategy:

– 100% of the electricity used in the centre comes from completely CO2-neutral hydroelectric sources.
– Forklifts are powered by three-phase AC motors, which required fewer charging phases.
– Special door seals reduce heat loss in the winter months
– Rainwater is pre-treated and then drains into the groundwater

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Aramex opens new logistics facility in Bahrain

Posted by | Sep 3, 2008 | |

Aramex has announced the opening of a new TAPA-certified 4,000 m2 logistics centre in the Bahrain International Airport Free Zone.

The infrastructure investment underlines Bahrain’s increasing role as a supply chain solutions hub, led by its important geographic position within Aramex’s regional network, connecting by land to Kuwait, Qatar and KSA.

Aramex’s customs clearing process at key land border checkpoints that streamlines procedures and the new facility’s location in the airport’s Global Logistics Services (GLS) zone will help to ensure quick turnaround for cargo being shipped between the aircraft and warehouse.

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UPS won't refund surcharge (U.S)

Posted by | Sep 3, 2008 | |

Bowing to high fuel prices, UPS will change its policies on parcel service guarantees next month and no longer include the fuel surcharge in its refunds to customers.
The shift effective Sept. 2 means UPS will only refund the basic charge and whatever other accessorial charges were included in the bill, including pickup and special service charges.
“While nothing changes the ability of our customers to request a refund of shipping charges, we do still make the delivery,” a UPS spokesman said. “So since we still make the delivery, including fueling the truck to get it there, we are going to stop refunding the fuel surcharge fee.”
UPS adds 10.25 percent to its ground parcel bills as a fuel surcharge and will raise that rate to 10.5 percent Sept. 1. The fuel surcharge for air and international package shipments is 34.5 percent.

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