Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Seur inaugurates the first “Seur store” in Denia

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

SEUR has created a new kind of sales channel with the SEUR Store which it is inaugurating today in Denia. SEUR Stores are designed to offer all the accessory services required in the express transport sector. The sale of packaging and office materials, copying and binding services, fax, mobile phone top-ups and pre-paid telephone cards and packs are just some of the services offered to SEUR customers at a “SEUR Store”.

SEUR Stores offer customers an integrated service that is designed to respond to their specific individual requirements. The company is developing this new concept as a key factor in the future growth of its retail outlets division.

Mercedes García, General Manager of Sales and Marketing, underlines the importance of this Store’s inauguration: “In a sector in which the services on offer are showing a tendency towards standardisation, it is important to create solutions that cater for our customers’ specific requirements. The SEUR Store in Denia is a pilot project that gives shape to the expansion model for our retail outlets”.

With the inauguration of this new Store, SEUR now has 14 outlets in the Province of Alicante. The SEUR Store in Denia can be found at a geographically strategic site in a town whose population increases three-fold during the summer, making it an ideal location.

In Alicante, SEUR recorded a turnover of EUR 19 million during 2007, carrying 2,700,000 consignments in the province. It forecasts growth of around 7 pct for the coming twelve months, in line with the company’s overall growth figure.

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Florence Noblot appointed CEO of DHL International Express France

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Florence Noblot has been appointed CEO of the express air business of DHL France. Florence Noblot is heading a business unit with a workforce of 1,500 employees located at 35 sites. She will primarily be responsible for setting up DHL’s new air network in France that is linked to the opening of the new European hub at Leipzig.
Backed by 15 years of experience within DHL, Florence Noblot fully understands transport, logistics and the expectations of customers. She worked for five years at the European headquarters in Brussels and for five years in Singapore and Shanghai, at the center of DHL’s Key Account structure. She has been Vice President of DHL Global Customer Solutions for the Asia-Pacific region since May 2006, managing DHL’s 100 major international customers.
In taking up her new duties as CEO of DHL International Express France, Florence Noblot joins the DHL Express Europe Divisional Board and will report directly to Scott Price, CEO DHL Express Europe.

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DHL confers Preferred Carrier status on Malaysia Airlines Cargo

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

DHL Global Forwarding announced today that Malaysia Airlines Cargo has been awarded Preferred Carrier status. At the same time, the two companies also entered a strategic air cargo security partnership agreement, which aims to develop standard operating procedures that support and fulfill customer and governmental security requirements.

Malaysia Airlines Cargo joins the ranks of other major international carriers, under DHL’s Preferred Carrier Program, which have strengthened their relationships with DHL Global Forwarding through long-term partnerships, putting in place essential cargo support mechanisms and offering operational and pricing flexibility.

The security partnership agreement will, among other things, help create a safer environment for DHL and Malaysia Airlines Cargo employees who handle high-value and high-risk products. The partnership will make DHL a more attractive forwarder for customers shipping high-value or sensitive goods.

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US Postal Service can't account for millions

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

The U.S. Postal Service can’t account for at least USD 33.4 million in facilities-repair and vehicle expenses last year because of weak controls and lax oversight, two reports from the agency’s inspector general’s office said.

The Postal Service couldn’t assure that any of the USD 27.6 million in maintenance and repair expenses at facilities examined by auditors were used for that purpose, according to one of the reports posted on the agency’s Web site.

Some supervisors weren’t aware that they were responsible for overseeing expenses, that audit found. Other employees with limited knowledge of the repairs certified that they were properly done by contractors.

Without standard procedures, “the safety, security and serviceability of Postal Service facilities, employees and customers are at increased risk,” the March 3 report said. And without established controls over contractors, “there is an increased risk of fraud and abuse,” it said.

The audit covered facilities in all or part of 33 states, including Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer said.

Another audit found that postal vehicles on some city routes in 15 states had more than USD 5.8 million in questionable costs. Some vehicles were logged in as having traveled millions of miles in a single accounting period, while others were recorded as having gone a negative number of miles, the March 4 report said.

The findings come as the Postal Service, a government agency required by law to set rates to cover costs, tries to cope with a possible USD 2 billion loss this year after a USD 5.1 billion deficit last year. Postmaster General Chief Executive John Potter said this month that he’s seeking ways to cut costs. First-class stamps will rise a penny to 42 cents on May 12.

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La Poste serious about environment

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Venturi Automobiles and PSA Peugeot Citroën have joined forces to supply Citroën Berlingo First or Peugeot Partner Origin-type electric vans in response to a tender from the French Post Office, La Poste.

Issued in April 2007, the international tender initially involves the supply of a small number of test vehicles. Following a six-month trial period, during which the vehicles with be thoroughly tested, La Poste will select the supplier of 500 mail delivery vans.

As Venturi Automobiles’ partner, PSA Peugeot Citroën feels that this phase of real-world testing represents a valuable opportunity to fine-tune the technological solutions equipping these delivery vans, to align them seamlessly with La Poste’s expectations.

The Citroën Berlingo / Peugeot Partners will be tested with an entirely new powertrain proposed by Venturi. This extremely compact technology makes it possible to fit the electric motor, battery and other EV components inside the van’s engine compartment, in lieu of the internal combustion engine. This offers the major advantage of ensuring the same load volume and payload as in a conventional version.

The electric Berlingo / Partners will have a range of up to 100 kilometers, which is amply sufficient to cover their mail delivery routes.

PSA Peugeot Citroën will contribute its automotive expertise and experience, particularly in electric vehicles.

Venturi will provide a particularly compact and innovative powertrain solution, as well as its short-run production capabilities

The partnership will enable PSA Peugeot Citroën to relaunch its EV business, where it was a pioneer and European market leader, with nearly 10,000 vehicles sold. The Group believes that in the future, electric vehicles will play an important role in reducing automotive emissions, with sales being driven primarily by city delivery vans.

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