Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Deutsche Post World Net 2007 underlying EBIT at 3.8 billion euros

Posted by | Mar 6, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net reported earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 3.8 billion euros before non-recurring effects for the 2007 business year, an increase of 8 percent compared with the year-earlier level. Underlying EBIT was in line with the Group’s business expectations and guidance. Reported EBIT was 17 percent lower at 3.2 billion euros following a non-cash asset writedown in the EXPRESS Americas division. Revenue increased 4.9 percent to 63.5 billion euros in 2007.

Appel reiterated the Group’s financial target for 2008 of around 4.2 billion euros in underlying EBIT and confirmed the Board of Management will propose to raise the 2007 dividend by 20 percent to 90 euro cents. “Our focus remains on organic growth and improving cash generation and cash payout to shareholders,” Appel said.

Net income after minorities declined 28 percent to 1.4 billion euros in 2007, mainly due to the writedown on fixed assets in the EXPRESS Americas division in the fourth quarter. As a result, earnings per share were at 1.15 euros compared with 1.60 euros. In the fourth quarter, net income declined to 255 million euros from 649 million a year earlier.

Fourth-quarter earnings per share totaled 21 cents, down from 54 cents. Revenue increased by 3.9 percent in the quarter to 16.97 billion euros from 16.3 billion euros. Operating cash flow after changes in working capital was at 2.8 billion euros at the end of 2007 compared with 2.2 billion euros a year earlier, and free cash flow totaled 1.9 billion euros, up from 1.3 billion euros, helped by working capital improvements.

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Correos logistics deployment for 9 march

Posted by | Mar 6, 2008 | |

On 9 March Correos will activate D-Day for the General Elections and Regional Elections to the Parliament of Andalusia, a huge mobilisation of human, technical and transport resources to coordinate its logistics networks and guarantee the delivery of all the postal votes received in any of its more than 2,200 offices around the country to the corresponding Polling Station.

Correos is going to mobilise more than 21,000 workers in total, including delivery and office personnel, and practically all its vehicle fleet, made up of around 13,000 cars and motorbikes, normally used for post collection and delivery. In this way, the public postal operator contributes, as in other elections, to the voting in the General Elections and Elections to the Parliament of Andalusia to be held this Sunday, 9 March.

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USPS' repositionable notes may become permanent offering

Posted by | Mar 5, 2008 | |

Repositionable notes — colloquially known as sticky notes — may soon become a permanent US Postal Service offering, if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

The USPS filed notice with the commission on February 27 requesting that the notes be made permanent. The commission has 15 days to respond, according to Carlton Shufflebarger, manager of direct mail for the USPS.

The notes are useful for advertisers who want to get their message across through the mail, because people can peel the three- by three-inch notes off mail pieces and stick it somewhere else, giving the message a life beyond the mailpiece, Shufflebarger said.

The USPS first introduced repositionable notes in April 2005 as a one-year experiment, which was renewed several times. The USPS’ board of governors recently voted and agreed that it should be made a permanent service, Shufflebarger said.

The commission is accepting comments on whether the proposed offering is consistent with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. Comments are due to the commission by March 13.

Repositionable notes can be placed on the outside of First-Class mail, catalogs, magazines and newspapers. Since the program started in 2005, the notes have been used on 306 million pieces of mail, Shufflebarger said.

In addition to the cost of postage, the current price points for the notes are a half-cent per piece for First-Class Mail and 1.5 cents per piece for periodicals and Standard Mail, according to the USPS.

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DHL opts for Crawford dock management system

Posted by | Mar 5, 2008 | |

DHL Exel has chosen a dock management system from Crawford for delivery and warehouse control at its logistics centre in Roserberg, Sweden.

Crawford Dock Management is a piece of software and a decision-support system for the monitoring, follow-up and control of warehouse and truck traffic in connection with goods collection and delivery at complex logistics centres. The result is improved efficiency, security and reduced waiting times for the trucks.

The system consists of four modules which provide navigation, follow-up, service and security. The deal includes a complete system with all modules.

“We have operated with Crawford as a strategic partner for many years. With this expanded installation, we can achieve both considerable efficiency savings and improvements in the quality of our customer offering,” says Henry Svensson, DHL Sweden.

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FedEx opens new depot in Spain

Posted by | Mar 5, 2008 | |

FedEx has opened a new depot in Riba-roja de Túria in the region of Valencia, Spain, to expand its network and improve its service in the region, according to Spanish newspaper Transmarket.

The construction of the new facility follows an increasingly growing demand in the most important sectors of industry in Valencia including pottery, footwear, textiles and clothes.

The depot will be the operational centre of the company in the Levantine area and cover up to 14 routes in the provinces Valencia and Castellón. With the new facility, FedEx also expects to improve delivery times in some areas by up to 5 hours, Transmarket further reported.

The newly inaugurated depot is the third official operational centre of the company adding to the two facilities in Madrid, functioning as one operational unit as well as two depots Barcelona operating as one.

“There has been a growing demand from our local customers and potential clients”, said Ian Silverton, operational manager at FedEx Spain. “It was very important for us to continue providing high quality services for all our customers and FedEx business activities in this region.”

The Spanish FedEx subsidiary generated the revenues of about EUR 48 million in 2006. It employs 374 people and has a fleet of 75 delivery vehicles.

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