Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

CEP carriers hike surcharges as fuel costs soar

Posted by | Jun 13, 2008 | |

Leading international express and parcel carriers are increasing their air and road fuel surcharges dramatically to the 20pct – 30pct range as soaring oil prices drive up operating costs and provoke transport industry protests across Europe and around the world.
Global integrators DHL, FedEx, UPS and TNT, European road-based parcel carrier GLS, and other express and parcel carriers around the world have all raised surcharges significantly this month to try to pass on higher fuel costs to their customers. The highest surcharges are generally in the USA, followed by Asia and then Europe.
The hikes come amid dramatic protests in Europe and other world regions by trucking companies angry about the impact of higher fuel prices. This week has seen strikes, blockades and other protests by tens of thousands of hauliers in Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and other European countries. Two drivers were even killed in separate incidents in Spain and Portugal. In Asia, there have been demonstrations by truckers in South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, India and other countries.
In the express and parcels industry, which is doubly impacted by higher operating costs for jet fuel and truck diesel, leading players have been gradually raising their surcharges over the last few months in line with various published jet fuel price indices. These surcharges have jumped significantly in June due to the surge in oil prices.

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FedEx Express appoints new Managing Director

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

FedEx Express has appointed Indranil Sen as its Managing Director, Marketing for Middle East, Indian Sub continent and Africa.

At FedEx Express, Indranil will be responsible for driving the performance and profitability for the region and most importantly delivering the FedEx Purple Promise of enhancing customer experience.

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ATA Airlines sues FedEx over military charter deal

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

ATA Airlines is suing FedEx Corp. over its decision to end a military charter business, a move the airline says forced it to seek bankruptcy protection and left it financially destroyed.

ATA accused FedEx of breaking a written agreement when it told the airline
in January it would no longer receive military passenger service for the
government fiscal year ending in 2009, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.

FedEx notified ATA of the cancellation in a letter that came “out of the
blue,” said Kenneth Broughton, a Houston-based attorney representing ATA. He said ATA was counting on the military charters to be a “significant
profit center.”

The charter flights of military personnel and their families generated more
than USD 400 million in annual revenue and were expected to remain a “cornerstone” of the airline’s future business, the lawsuit states.

ATA filed for bankruptcy April 2 and abruptly ceased operations the next
Day. FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said her company had no contractual
obligation to ATA beyond the current fiscal year, which ends in September.

The military contracts commercial airlines for charter flights organized
through two teams of companies. ATA had flown military charter flights as a member of the FedEx team for more than 20 years. In late 2006, it spent more than USD 50 million to buy seven DC-10 planes from Northwest Airlines.

Broughton said the airline bought the planes and then spent additional money on hiring and training, because the military prefers wide-body aircraft. He said ATA did this after receiving a written commitment from FedEx that it would continue to receive military charter business through the fiscal year ending in 2009.

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GeoPost announces sales of 3.1 billion euros in 2007

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

In 2007, sales of GeoPost, subsidiary of the French La Poste Group and leader in the European BtoB express delivery market, topped the euro 3-billion mark. Its 2007 sales totalled 3.171 billion euros, an increase of 6.8% compared to 2006, on a like-for-like basis and at constant exchange rate.

GeoPost consolidated its position in Europe by acquiring Seur’s Santander franchise, in Spain, and reinforced its partnership with the leading express delivery company in Turkey, Yurtiçi Kargo, by acquiring a 25%-stake in the company. In South Africa, a new joint venture with the Laser group has enabled GeoPost to move into the country’s domestic express market.

GeoPost has expanded its international brand DPD into Poland, Benelux, Russia and the Baltic States. Thanks to its subsidiaries, leaders in their respective countries, and to a first rate DPD European transport network, GeoPost is today, in terms of sales, the third leading express parcel service provider in Europe.

Agreements signed with Air France /SoDeXi and Aramex have given GeoPost access to intercontinental routes.

Hence, in terms of volume, 2007 saw GeoPost confirm its position as the second largest express company in Europe – 528 million parcels delivered, in 2007 – for 300,000 customers.

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