Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

PIN Group attracting interest from CVC Capital, postal companies – report

Posted by | Jan 10, 2008 | |

PIN Group has attracted interest from French, Austrian and Swiss postal services companies as well as from buyout firm CVC Capital, Handelsblatt said, citing unnamed consultants.

The sources said CVC, La Poste of France, Austria Post and Suisse Post have contacted Axel Springer AG, PIN Group’s majority shareholder, the paper reported, adding that an Axel Springer spokeswoman declined to comment.

La Poste of France and Austria Post said they were not interested in PIN Group, Handelsblatt said.

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TNT Express & Quintiq take steps to reduce carbon footprint

Posted by | Jan 10, 2008 | |

TNT Express has signed an agreement with Quintiq to take further steps in its effort to reduce its carbon footprint. Through the use of the advanced planning software of Quintiq in the collection and delivery of parcels TNT Express hopes to further give shape to its program called “Planet Me” with the aim to reduce the emission of CO2. The Quintiq system will replace a large number of discrete planning systems that are now used throughout TNT Express’s 900 depots in the world.

With the new Quintiq system TNT Express will support its collection and delivery process worldwide of 3.5 million parcels and documents. The planning solution will be used to create and maintain depot profiles and allocate parcels to rounds and drivers in an optimal way. By adopting Quintiq into the Common Systems strategy TNT Express will be able to improve productivity and save on managing a variety of different planning solutions. In addition it will be able to improve tracking and tracing as well as customer service.

Initially TNT Express planned to develop a new customized planning solution in-house as it was not convinced that a standard solution was able to support all its processes and meet all its requirements. Nevertheless Quintiq was able to demonstrate that its software suite for advanced planning and scheduling could deal with all TNT Express’ issues.

The Quintiq real-time application suite offers company-wide transparency and access via interfaces for viewing all process-related decisions. Its wide range of functions allows users to react quickly to short-notice changes and contingencies. By making optimal use of each employee’s skills, availability and productivity, no additional resources need to be scheduled as a buffer, thus enabling organizations to save time, reduce labour costs and increase customer satisfaction levels. Real-time management reporting permits ongoing monitoring based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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New calls for DHL withdrawal

Posted by | Jan 9, 2008 | |

A second major investment house is calling for Deutsche Post to pull DHL out of North America.

Morgan Stanley, following on the heels of Bear Stearns, said in a Jan. 7 research report that the company needs a “quick, radical solution” to the estimated USD 900 million in losses DHL faces in the United States.

The firm likened the Deutsche Post problems to those of the former DaimlerChrysler before that automaker took action by splitting off its troubled U.S. Chrysler business.

“A substantial cut in network size, combined with subcontracting and a focus on international services (revenues from USD 4.5 billion to USD 1.7 billion), is the most logical outcome, we think,” the firm said.

Morgan Stanley’s call follows a similar plea late last month from Bear Stearns, which argues the losses in the United States are eating into Deutsche Post’s overall value to shareholders.

Morgan Stanley went a step further, however, and suggested Deutsche Post may be close to making the same decision. With a new chief financial officer at DP, the firm wrote, “we sense management has stepped up a gear in terms of addressing investors’ longstanding sore point — the U.S. business.”

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Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. Begins Operations between Japan’s Kansai International Airport and Chicago O’Hare

Posted by | Jan 9, 2008 | |

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced that Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (Polar) will begin service into Osaka’s Kansai International Airport from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, effective February 21, 2008. Polar will operate five times weekly between Chicago and Osaka using B747-400 freighter equipment. This new service will also provide connections from Osaka to Shanghai, as well as connecting Osaka with Polar’s U.S. destinations and the fast growing South American region.

Osaka has become an important Asian hub, with approximately 500 weekly flights to Asia, 70 weekly flights to Europe and the Middle East, and 40 weekly flights to North America. Now offering the benefit of 24-hour service and a newly-opened second runway, Osaka offers Polar efficiency and convenience as it continues to build its operations in Asia.

Polar announced it would expand its operations in Japan following the conclusion of the U.S.-Japan bilateral civil aviation negotiations in September. In addition to its existing five frequencies to Tokyo with service beyond to Seoul, South Korea, Polar was granted another six frequencies to Japan, excluding Tokyo, and the right to fly beyond this new point in Japan to two points. In this, Polar was given latitude in choosing the new destination in Japan, as well as the two points outside of the country. Polar chose to commence service into Osaka with Shanghai selected as the beyond point.

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