Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

TNT launches new portfolio of morning delivery services

Posted by | Sep 12, 2007 | |

TNT announces the launch of its new service portfolio to offer customers an extended range of standardized international and domestic services across the globe. Adding two new time-guaranteed services – ’10:00 Express’ and ’12:00 Economy Express’ – to the existing ‘9:00 Express’ and ’12:00 Express’, TNT puts a strong emphasis on morning deliveries and now offers more morning delivery services than any of its competitors. The ’12:00 Economy Express’ in particular is an industry first, providing customers with a service that is both economical and time guaranteed. The new service portfolio is launched globally and will be operational from September 17.

With the new offering, TNT recognizes a universal customer need for guaranteed morning delivery, more choice of services and less complexity through service alignment. TNT conducted extensive research involving 7,500 express service users in key markets around the world. The results demonstrate that, apart from speed, weight and coverage capabilities, customers expect convenience, reliability and control from their provider of express services. TNT’s new range of services directly answers these requirements.

Drawing on TNT’s fully integrated air and road network infrastructure, the new service portfolio offers greater geographical coverage for deliveries by 9:00, 10:00 and 12:00 to more cities and business locations worldwide than before.

TNT is launching an international communications campaign to support its new portfolio. Using the theme ‘Good Morning!’, it combines print and outdoor advertising, viral and direct marketing, online and internal communications.

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Blue Dart on the Fast Lane

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia’s largest integrated express courier and package Distribution Company, today announced the launch of its ground express service, SURFACELINE, in the country.

Blue Dart has already established its market leadership in the domestic air express segment with a market share of 41.7 pct and continues to be the only player offering an unrivalled domestic air payload of 300 tones per night. Blue Dart has been continually investing in building a sustainable and robust infrastructure ahead of the curve to support its business, and help facilitate the trade and commerce of this country. It reaches out to 14,600 locations with its current air express network, and the new ground infrastructure will augment its capability through expansion to 17,500 locations. This new initiative will enable Blue Dart to extend its leadership position in air express to the ground express segment over the next five years.

Blue Dart differentiates itself through innovation, which it has been at the forefront of the company’s activities for more than two decades.

Building to meet tomorrow’s needs:
• Expansion to over 17,500 locations
• Addition of over 1 mn Sq ft of warehousing space
• Extension of network and reach pan India
• 58 warehouses to across India by 2010
• Increase in Workforce
• Appointment of Express Sales Associates (ESA) to support roll-out of the new service

Technology:
• Technology will play a key role in providing customer peace of mind
• GPS enabled vehicles to ensure:
o Real-time tracking of vehicles
o Monitoring enroute stoppages, deviations
o Alert to destinations of vehicle arrivals
• Network Control at Mumbai Headquarters
• Network Control Centre at Mumbai Headquarters.

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DHL UK wins BP deal

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

DHL has secured a multi-million pound deal to deliver 30 million cases of fresh chill, ambient and secure products to 350 BP retail forecourts within the UK each year.

Rebecca Coles, BP Retail’s supply chain manager, said: “DHL demonstrated high service performance, good cost management and in particular, the ability to manage change. DHL gave us the confidence to undertake massive operational change, working to meet our strategy with innovative distribution solutions.”

DHL highlighted the benefits of collaboration, delivering value and increased transport efficiency through the introduction of a cross-dock operation in Harlow, in conjunction with Nisa-Today’s existing operation.

Perry Watts, chief executive officer of DHL’s retail sector, said: “We’re really pleased to build on our existing relationship with BP in this new area of business. We’re confident that we were able to create real efficiencies along the supply chain through collaboration and by offering a bespoke service to BP.”

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DHL selected as the exclusive courier services provider for the state of Florida

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

DHL announced that the State of Florida Department of Management Services renewed its contract with DHL as the exclusive courier services provider for all State of Florida agencies and institutions. The State of Florida will continue to leverage DHL’s comprehensive portfolio of domestic services – Same Day, Express, and Ground delivery – for deliveries within the State and nationwide.

Thirty-seven State agencies will use DHL for shipping standard letters, reports, boxes, and time sensitive shipments – including government institutions approved to take advantage of State contracts, the Florida State Lottery, State colleges, schools and local and county governments,

Through the new contract, DHL will provide several customized services for the State of Florida including a special visibility program to identify time-sensitive State of Florida shipments and a dedicated 1-800 customer service line for State users. DHL’s regional sort center in Orlando enables the State of Florida to take advantage of one-day delivery of all ground shipments within the State.

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Russian parcels firm Armadillo re-brands to DPD

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

Russian parcels firm Armadillo, a GeoPost subsidiary, is re-branding to DPD to benefit from the strong international name. The move follows similar re-branding of GeoPost subsidiaries in Poland, the Baltic States and Benelux.

The previous product name Bizpak for the domestic parcel service is being phased out in favor of DPD, the main brand of the GeoPost group, DPD announced in a statement. The re-branding, which should be completed by the end of this year, is being carried out in a phased program covering depots, staff uniforms and the vehicle fleet, with delivery vans bearing a “Bizpak is now DPD” slogan.

The re-branding is designed to benefit from the high international reputation of the DPD brand with values such as reliability, efficiency and customer friendliness.

The parcels company already launched parcel services for Russian exports to Europe using the DPD brand last autumn. The “DPD Classic” service offers door-to-door deliveries of documents and goods up to 31.5kg to countries throughout Europe, with transit times of 2-5 days.

In 2006, the Armadillo Group, a joint venture between GeoPost and Turkey’s Yurtici Kargo, increased revenues by 51 pct to 1.5 billion roubles (EUR 44.2 million). It delivered over 2.8 million parcels for 11,500 customers across Russia, and shipped volumes with a combined total weight of 70,000 tons. The group opened six new branches to extend its network to 22 locations in Russia.

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