Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL Global Mail implements Radio Frequency Identification technology for quality checks on international mail

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

DHL Global Mail, Deutsche Post World Net’s International Mail division, today announced that it is the first in the mail industry in Asia Pacific to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) across multiple countries in the region. Based on an Automatic Mail Quality Measurement (AMQM) system, this effort is aimed at improving quality control checks for its mail logistics chain. The AMQM system, which has been installed in the mail terminals in Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore, complements DHL Global Mail’s AMQM system in other regions. It is an enhanced service that provides greater visibility of the mailing process from the point when letters are posted to the last-mile delivery.

RFID tags based on the AMQM system will be utilized on selected international mail pieces between mail hubs, such as for example Frankfurt to Hong Kong, and between mail hubs and postal operators to regulate and enforce stringent quality control on the mail logistics chain to ensure mail pieces are delivered within the stipulated time frame to recipients. The data derived from the system will be used to optimize routing options for customers.

Key benefits for DHL Global Mail’s customers as a result of using RFID for quality checks focus mainly on increased reliability, transparency and improved service quality. As a result, customers will enjoy higher service quality for no additional costs.

The RFID technology uses devices attached to objects that transmit data wirelessly to a RFID receiver. It offers larger data storage capacity; read and write capability; and no line-of-sight requirement for both transponder and receiver – these are attributes that traditional bar-coding could not offer.

In addition to Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, DHL Global Mail is planning to install the new technology in Japan in 2008.

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DHL in Sweden offers international parcels service to private customers

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

November sees the launch of DHL’s assault on a completely new area – the private market. Competitive prices combined with rapid delivery are designed to persuade Swedes to send their parcels with DHL. In the first phase, the new B2C service covers Sweden only. From next year, Swedes will be able to send their parcels all over the world via DHL.

Until now, DHL Express in Sweden has focused on the business-to-business market. But now the company is breaking new ground and taking on the private market. The recipe for success is based on a completely new business model.

Initially, the service will be available in 1,000 posting and collection centres in Sweden. Apart from signing a number of contracts with local dealers in various industries, DHL has also established a cooperative agreement with a nationwide franchise chain in the service sector. But this is just the beginning. Access to the so-called SERVICEPOINT for private individuals and for the existing 50,000 business customers will be exceptionally good. In future, it will be just as common to see a sign advertising SERVICEPOINT as a yellow and red DHL van.

The concept of SERVICEPOINT has been around for some time in places like Germany, Spain, the UK, Italy and the Benelux countries. As early as 2008, DHL expects to be able to offer Swedish customers shipments worldwide. There is great demand for the concept from existing customers and also from private individuals who need a quick and easy way to send parcels to relatives and friends all round the globe.

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Trade with China is boon to industry of logistics

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

The huge wave of trade with China and other countries that has washed over ports in Southern California has been a boon to companies that once saw themselves simply as small warehouse and distribution businesses.

Processing and distributing millions of freight-laden containers through the region and to the rest of the United States has become the largest source of jobs on the West Coast. But the overall growth in the industry is raising new challenges, as California regulators demand reductions in air pollution in the port areas and larger companies raise the pressure on smaller businesses.

Small to medium companies exemplify the logistics industry, a fast-growing business of warehousing, trucking and freight forwarding on the cutting edge of technological and social trends, from Internet commerce to evolving Latino markets. Their businesses have grown along with the ports in Southern California, which now handle 44 percent of the merchandise imported to the United States, according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.

Formerly a business of thousands of trucking and storage outfits, logistics has become a giant industry in the past decade as international trade has grown. U.S. Commerce Department statistics show that the value of imports and exports reached almost USD 3 trillion in 2006, up 67 percent since 1999. At USD 900 billion in annual revenue, logistics now accounts for some four million jobs across the United States. It is the largest single source of employment in Southern California, at more than 650,000 jobs, according to the economist John Husing, of Redlands, California, an authority on regional industry.

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ASTAR pilots to call a strike

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

After more than two years of contract talks, pilots for carrier ASTAR Air Cargo Inc. say they have authorized their union to call a strike.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents the pilots, said 97 percent of its members voted to authorize the strike, which could take effect when the National Mediation Board releases both parties from talks.

The Wilmington-based carrier and the union have been working with mediators for 10 months, but still remain far apart on wage and compensation issues, ALPA said in a news release. Contract negotiations originally began in January 2005.

ASTAR, headquartered in Miami with a hub in Wilmington, is a cargo airline that counts DHL and the U.S. Postal Service among its customers.

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Schenker of Canada to Launch New Courier Services Division

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

Schenker of Canada Limited today announced the coming launch of its new Courier Division with Kathy Kropf at the helm as Director. The Courier Division will officially launch later in Q4 of this year.

Ms. Kropf brings many years of logistics and transportation expertise to her new role. Most recently, she was Managing Director, Canadian World Wide Sales at FedEx Canada. As Director of Schenker’s new Courier Division, Ms. Kropf will plan and oversee the completion of the company’s offering in this critical part of the market.

Schenker’s Courier Division compliments the company’s growing suite of solutions for its customers. Combined with its strong credentials and partnership with Canada’s leading courier companies, which facilitate end-delivery, Schenker will provide a complete door to door transportation and logistics service. With the recent integration of BAX Global now complete, Schenker provides solutions for skid and package shipments. In fact, Schenker is the only company offering trans-border, domestic and international service with both heavy weight and courier integrated services.

From 1995 to 2007, Ms. Kropf held progressively more responsible positions with FedEx Canada, culminating in her Managing Director role which she held for over four years. Working with many Fortune 500 customers, Ms. Kropf was directly responsible for the strategic planning, execution and performance of the Canadian World Wide division. Prior to that role, Ms. Kropf was employed with FedEx Ground and Roadway Express.

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