Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS to open Shanghai cargo hub in November

Posted by | Jan 13, 2008 | |

United Parcel Service Inc. in November plans to touch down on a new 1 million-square-foot air cargo hub in Shanghai. It will be the first U.S. cargo carrier to open a hub in the burgeoning China market.

UPS remained tight-lipped on the cost of the facility at Pudong International Airport, but said it has invested about USD 600 million in China in the past five years.

The new hub, plans for which were announced last spring, is expected to employ more than 1,000 by 2010 and serve cities in China as well as the United States, Europe and other parts of Asia.

UPS now operates from leased space at the Shanghai airport, which it shares with other freight carriers. The hub, which will include office and warehouse space, will give UPS greater control over operations — allowing the carrier to employ its own workers and schedule flights as needed.

While UPS may be the first U.S. carrier to open an air hub in China, it won’t be the only one for long.

FedEx Corp. is building an air hub in Guangzhou, China, scheduled to be completed by December.

UPS declined to disclose how much of its revenue comes from China, but said its export volume from the country was up more than 25 percent in the first nine months of 2007 compared with the prior year.

UPS, which became the first wholly owned foreign express carrier in China, serves more than 330 Chinese cities representing 85 percent of the country’s international trade activity.

The company has grown its China workforce to more than 4,500 employees while developing logistics infrastructure that includes more than 60 distribution centers.

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DHL re-launches ‘university express’ service

Posted by | Jan 11, 2008 | |

DHL, has re launched its ‘university express’ service in Pakistan, designed especially for students applying for international admissions to universities and colleges around the world.

Yasin Amanullah, DHL’s National Marketing Manager, said, “With DHL’s university express, students can rest assured that their applications will be delivered safely and on time. When students are looking for timely delivery of their applications to meet university and college deadlines, all at an affordable price, university express stands out as the obvious solution”.

He said increasing competition for overseas university admissions has led more students to focus on ensuring their applications are sent and received on time. Students who will use the university express service by DHL, also enjoy over 30 percent discount on the special service.

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Earth Class Mail Plans Retail Stores, Raises USD 13 Million

Posted by | Jan 11, 2008 | |

Earth Class Mail has closed USD 13.3 million in Series A funding, according to CNET. Ignition Partners of Bellevue, Washington, led the round, and more than half of the money was raised by Keiretsu Forum. Earth Class Mail customers have their mail sent to the company rather than a personal address. Then letter openers, staffed with disabled veterans with Department of Defense security clearance, scan the envelopes and upload images to the Web. Customers then decide which items to have opened and read, recycled, or forwarded.

Earth Class Mail’s users recycle 90 percent of mail received, whereas only 20 percent of mail delivered to someone’s door gets recycled. With the new funding, the company plans to open a chain of retail stores, beginning in Manhattan early this year.

One recent study revealed that many consumers think direct mail accounts for more waste than is actually the case.

ViaPost, which plans to launch soon in the UK, claims to cut carbon emissions from postal deliveries by 20-25 percent.

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DHL becomes official express and logistics partner for IMG's Fashion Weeks worldwide

Posted by | Jan 11, 2008 | |

DHL will become the official express and logistics partner for IMG’s Fashion Weeks around the world, a series of prestigious shows produced and/or represented by IMG Fashion in ten countries spanning four continents each year. Following a year working with IMG Fashion in the U.S. market, DHL is now increasing its relationship as the official international express and logistics partner of these events.

First in its lineup of events will be the Milano Moda Uomo, held from 12 – 15 January, 2008, in Italy and then at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin that will take place from Jan. 27 – 31 January. Other shows will continue throughout the year. DHL will use these events to strengthen its business penetration with the fashion, apparel and retail industries.

Maintaining a partnership with many well known fashion labels and top brands of the apparel industry, the logistics experts at DHL have been working for years to develop tailor-made transport solutions that address the latest trends in the fashion world and meet the specific needs of individual customers. DHL’s presence in more than 220 countries and territories ensures that the creations of international designers arrive at major fashion shows right on time.

At the beginning of 2007, DHL and IMG Fashion reached an agreement that made the company the official express and logistics partner for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. This partnership is now being expanded around the world.

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PayPal Express Checkout comes to the UK

Posted by | Jan 11, 2008 | |

E-tailers can now easily accept PayPal and other payments via a single connection—with added fraud protection from CyberSource

CyberSource Corporation has extended support for PayPal Express Checkout to UK merchants, and has released enhanced fraud protection for merchants accepting PayPal Express Checkout transactions worldwide.

“We’ve now made it simple for our merchants in both the U.S. and U.K. to easily integrate and manage PayPal payments alongside their other payment options, and bring even greater speed and convenience to their customers’ shopping experience,” said Michael Orlando, vice-president, strategic markets for CyberSource.

By implementing PayPal Express Checkout through CyberSource, businesses can accept and reconcile multiple payment types through one payment gateway and reporting interface rather than managing separate processing connections and reports. Merchants processing PayPal through CyberSource can also access additional fraud protection for PayPal transactions, since PayPal is now supported within the CyberSource fraud portal. This portal gives business managers the ability to create order screening rules based on over 100 additional validation tests, including address verification, IP geolocation tests, and purchase-velocity monitoring.

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