Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Royal Mail needs consultants (UK)

Posted by | Feb 28, 2008 | |

Royal Mail is tendering for up to GBP 40m-worth of IT consultancy services as part of plans to improve the efficiency of its GBP 1.5bn-worth of technology outsourcing contracts.

Increased investment in IT is playing a key part in helping Royal Mail adapt to a more competitive business environment, according to a spokesman.

The business is in a period of modernisation, and part of that programme is upgrading our IT infrastructure, he said.

The scheme, which started last year, involves operational restructuring, as well as new salary and pension schemes for employees.

But the rise of email has eroded Royal Mails letters business, and rival parcel couriers are also increasingly competitive.

The tender is for an initial period of one year, with the option of three year-long extensions.

But Royal Mail already has in place a 10-year outsourcing deal with a consortium led by CSC, which includes subcontractors BT and Xansa.

In the light of these contract provisions, it is surprising that Royal Mail needs extra consultancy, according to Eric Woods, public sector practice director at analyst Ovum.

The organisation obviously needs extra IT capacity, and has been obliged to put it to tender ­ though it is unusual to do this when the company has existing outsourcing contracts, he said.

The current crops of contracts were set up as part of a major technology overhaul between 2001 to 2004.

At the time, the company implemented SAP software for its finance and purchasing systems, and Siebel software for its customer relationship management. It also put in automation tools to improve productivity.

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Deutsche Post declines to comment on report it bid for Beiersdorf logistics

Posted by | Feb 28, 2008 | |

A spokesman for Deutsche Post World Net AG declined to comment on a report it bid for a Beiersdorf AG contract, eventually concluded with Kuehne & Nagel International AG, to out-source logistics operations at its main Hamburg warehouse.

Beiersdorf, the German consumer goods company, yesterday said Kuehne & Nagel will handle its Hamburg logistics as well as the export of goods to subsidiaries abroad, but did not disclose financial details. The contract concludes its efforts to restructure its complete logistics chain.

A report in Die Welt today said the contract has a value of more than 1 bln eur, and that Deutsche Post’s express unit bid as well, not citing its sources.

The report said the contract is a major set-back to Deutsche Post, which is the market leader in German contract logistics.

Under contract logistics, companies out-source their complete integrated supply chain to logistics companies, for which these contracts offer higher margins than ordinary transport logistics.

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DHL Inks 175,000-SF Build-to-Suit Deal with AMB

Posted by | Feb 27, 2008 | |

AMB Property Corp.’s largest global customer recently signed a build-to-suit lease in Houston. DHL Global Forwarding, an entity of Deutsche Post World Net, will occupy 175,000 square feet at AMB IAH Logistics Center II.

AMB is developing AMB IAH Logistics Center II on a site close to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The project is on the main road of IAH’s future master-planned international air cargo terminal. The developer said the land could support another 150,000 square feet of additional development.

DHL’s parent company, Deutsche Post World Net, has leased more than 3.8 million square feet from AMB as of December of last year.

AMB said it is building momentum in the Houston market, noting its purchase of an approximately 1 million-square-foot airport-proximate portfolio and a build-to-suit facility for Agility it started developing last summer. Agility’s Project Logistics division will occupy 253,000 square feet at AMB IAH Airfreight 7, which is also close to IAH and the Port of Houston.

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DHL Express grows and expands in Eastern Europe

Posted by | Feb 27, 2008 | |

DHL Express is growing its local business and opening new facilities in Central and Eastern Europe to continue its expansion in the region.

In the Czech Republic, its domestic business PPL CZ increased volumes by 28 pct to 15 million parcels in 2007, thanks partly to the launch of B2C services with home deliveries, DHL Czech Republic announced.

PPL extended its network to 13 locations last year with new logistic centres at Humpolec in southern Bohemia and Libeznice near Prague as well as shared facilities with DHL at Teplice and Plzen.

In Slovakia, the express operator last month opened a regional terminal in Zvolen, mid-way between the capital, Bratislava, and the eastern city of Kosice. The facility, which is shared with DHL Freight, will cope with the company’s rising volumes, said country manager Laurenc Svitok.

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Teamsters reach tentative agreement with DHL (U.S)

Posted by | Feb 27, 2008 | |

The Teamsters union has reached a tentative labor agreement with DHL Express, a unit of Deutsche Post, the two sides said on Wednesday.

“This agreement is truly historic,” Brad Slawson, Chair of the Teamsters national negotiating committee, said in a statement. “It is the first new national master agreement negotiated in the transportation sector in decades.”

The deal will be reviewed by the Teamsters and DHL members, who will then vote on it. The Teamsters said the deal would cover thousands of DHL employees nationwide.

“”We’re pleased that the parties have reached a tentative agreement and look forward to its ratification,” said DHL spokesman Richard Gibbs.

DHL has around 20,000 employees in the United States.

The company has struggled to make headway in the U.S. market, which is dominated by United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp.

Most of the UPS work force is unionized, while only FedEx’s pilots currently have union representation.

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