Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Hermes demands exemption from German value-added tax (Germany)

Posted by | Jan 21, 2008 | |

Otto’s logistics group Hermes, which specializes in package delivery, is demanding that the German government exempt it from paying value-added tax, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing chief executive Hanjo Schneider.
‘We want to be exempt from value-added tax, just like Deutsche Post,’ he said.
Schneider said Hermes filed an application for exemption in November, and said the company will take legal action if the application is denied.
He also said the company is considering demanding compensation for the two months it has already waited for a response from the finance ministry.
Under current rules, rival Deutsche Post World Net AG’s basic postal services are exempt from the 19 pct VAT while comparable services provided by rivals are not, even after the company’s monopoly on delivering letters expires at the end of the year.
Deutsche Post obtained the exemption in exchange for the guarantee that it will deliver mail to every household in Germany, whether it is on a North Sea island or in mountainous regions of southern Germany.
‘We offer this universal service in the package sector as well,’ Schneider said.
Hermes, which has annual sales of about 200 mln eur, could save about 40 mln eur on value-added tax, the newspaper said.

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DHL increases air network capacity for Manila & Hong Kong

Posted by | Jan 21, 2008 | |

DHL has further strengthened its Asia Air Network by increasing the uplift capacity for its dedicated Manila and Hong Kong air service to meet growing cargo demand.

The enhanced dedicated service, operated by an Air Hong Kong B727-200 freighter, provides a cargo capacity of 24 tons, up from 19 tons previously. The flight frequency has also been increased from four to five times a week. This represents a total payload capacity of 240 tons or a 58 percent (88 tons) increase in payload capacity for the service. Air Hong Kong is a 60/40 joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, exports from the Philippines to China grew by an average of 43.8 percent between 2000 and 2005, while imports from China to the Philippines grew by an average of 30.5 percent in the same period. As a consequence, cargo volumes between Manila and Hong Kong are anticipated to rise significantly.

DHL’s Asia Air Network currently comprises more than 30 destinations in 16 countries and territories, served by over 20 aircraft in dedicated air operations. This allows major Asia Pacific cities and other business centers to be interconnected through DHL’s regional hubs and gateways, providing DHL’s customers with overnight services across the region.

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DPD opens distribution hub in Melle, north-west Germany

Posted by | Jan 20, 2008 | |

DPD has officially put into operation its new parcel distribution centre in the town of Melle, close to Osnabrück, north-west Germany, with the aim of strengthening its network in the region and to keep up with the growing parcel volumes.

The 48,450 sqm facility is one of the main hubs in the DPD network in Germany with its latest technology and the highest sorting capacity nationwide. Up to 15,000 parcels per hour are sorted on the conveyor belts according to their routes and destinations. In total, about 60 delivery vehicles and 120 lorries operate at the 28,800 sqm yard of the depot. Since its start-up in December 2007, the depot has been handling around 100,000 parcels a day.

In addition, the EUR 20 million hub has the most transport connections to the intercity transport within the whole European DPD network and thus guarantees quick parcel delivery to all DPD locations within Germany. Moreover, direct deliveries to Benelux, France, UK, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland are operated on a daily basis. Melle is strategically located on the Amsterdam – Hanover motorway, north of the Rhine-Ruhr industrial region.

DPD said that it has also been gradually extending its product portfolio according to market demands and customer needs going from standard and express parcels and numerous other services to customized solutions within Germany as well as at an international level.

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