Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

New spare parts centers for sun microsystems located on DHL sites: two companies boost cooperation in Russia

Posted by | Nov 1, 2007 | |

Sun Microsystems Inc. and DHL have announced the results of cooperation in Russia and plans for the future development. The outcome of this cooperation in transport and warehousing logistics has been the creation of a channel for supplies of Sun Microsystems equipment to Russia and other CIS countries. DHL has deployed Spare Parts Centers (SPCs) to support after-sale servicing of Sun customers. The first Spare Parts Center was opened in Moscow in 2002. Three more SPCs for Sun Microsystems were set up in St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Ekaterinburg in 2007. In the future, DHL projects to offer similar services to other customers as well.

The Spare Parts Center in St. Petersburg was opened in April 2007, in Krasnodar in September 2007 and Ekaterinburg site is planned to be opened in mid November 2007. Sun’s decision to invest in the deployment of the new storehouses has been made with an eye to boost service quality for the regional customers and offer them a choice of service programs, which would guarantee initial after-sale support within the shortest possible period of time (up to 2 hours from submitting the request). It will reduce the equipment downtime to a minimum and enable the customers to utilize Sun’s systems for business-critical objectives.

In January 2006, DHL became the global partner of Sun Microsystems Inc. and the leading logistics provider.

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UPS debuts customs clearance and international returns solutions for small businesses

Posted by | Nov 1, 2007 | |

As the world becomes “flatter” and globalization drives new opportunities for international commerce, how do small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) jump on the bandwagon?

The Internet allows any business to gather orders and process them across borders very easily at low cost. For SMBs in the U.S., currency fluctuation are working in their favor for overseas commerce. And such free-trade drivers as the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), and World Trade Organization (WTO) measures are making it easier for goods to flow around the globe — at least in theory.

The reality is that small business operators need to jump through complex hoops — especially in a post-9/11 world — to actually move their goods across borders, and back again the event of returns. Recognizing the opportunity and the challenge, UPS in early 2008 is debuting several new services to help SMBs join the Fortune 500 when it comes to expanded markets and international commerce.

UPS is helping to change the face of global shipping by being a market innovator with a solution called UPS Paperless Invoice. It uses UPS applications and the Internet to define commercial shipment invoice data for border clearance, eliminating the customer’s chore of manually applying three paper invoice copies to each shipment. UPS will also soon deliver UPS Returns in 98 countries so shippers can use digital technology and UPS solutions to prepare the proper return labels so goods can be easily returned back across borders when necessary.

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Mail posts gloomy forecast

Posted by | Nov 1, 2007 | |

Royal Mail profits fell by a third in the 2006-7 financial year, mainly as a result of a sharp rise in pension fund costs.

The group faces operating at around break-even this year and next, it said.

Chairman Allan Leighton and chief executive Adam Crozier said pension costs, revenue decline through losses to competition and the overall fall in mail volumes meant Royal Mail’s letters division was heading towards break-even in the current financial year.

They added: “Without the contribution from GLS (General Logistics Systems, the group’s European parcels business), the group could again become loss-making.”

The group said profits for 2006-07 were in line with expectations at £233m, down a third, mainly due to pension costs rising by GBP 193m to GBP 722m.

Competition had developed much more quickly than anyone forecast. Rivals would this year be handling around 4bn letters, around one in every five posted – a level Postcomm had forecast would not be reached until 2010.

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Aramex chooses Bahrain Financial Harbour to locate its latest venture

Posted by | Nov 1, 2007 | |

Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Aramex.

Commenting on the agreement with Aramex, Mr. Stephen Rothel, Chief Executive Officer, BFHHC, said: “Aramex in the last twenty five years since its inception has rapidly gained the reputation of being a transportation company of choice throughout the Middle East and Asian subcontinent. Through the years, it has showcased impressive growth through its unique and pioneering business model, customer services and innovation setting benchmarks in the transportations space.”

The Visa Application Center will be managed by a well trained Aramex staff that will receive the UK Visa applications, process all formalities as per the Embassy standards, collect Visa fees and conduct the initial non-judgmental interview will all applicants ensuring submission of the requisite documents. The Aramex staff will also undertake Biometrics for all the applicants which will be directly connected to the UK Embassy server. Furthermore, the staff will be responsible for moving passports using the Aramex Ground and Logistics Operations from the VAC to the Embassy and backwards as well as delivering passports back to applicants either at the VAC or at the applicant delivery address.

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Aramex Lebanon wins 'Station of the Year 2006'

Posted by | Nov 1, 2007 | |

Aramex has honoured its Lebanon network with ‘Station of the Year’, recognizing its outstanding efforts during the war which erupted in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.

Despite strenuous circumstances, Aramex Lebanon was not only able to continue full commercial operations, but managed to maintain high service standards which enabled clients to continue doing business – underlining the team’s exceptional level of dedication.

“The tremendous efforts put forth by our operations in Lebanon during the war demonstrate Aramex’s unwavering support and commitment to the local communities in which we operate, what the Lebanon team did was an inspiration to us all,” said Fadi Ghandour, Aramex Founder and CEO.

In coordination with the Higher Committee for Relief and locally-based NGO’s, Aramex Lebanon played a critical role in the international relief efforts in Lebanon during the war. Full resources were dedicated to distribute humanitarian aid materials across various affected parts of the country.

Held at the Dead Sea in Jordan, Aramex recognised several high performing stations at its 25th annual leader’s conference, presenting trophies for the best performances in Express, Freight, Domestic, Logistics, Revenue and Net Income, among others.

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