Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

TNT not planning to cut thousands of jobs

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

TNT NV said it has no intention of cutting more than the 6,500-7,000 jobs previously announced as part of its cost-cutting program.

TNT spokesman Pieter Schaffels said that media reports claiming TNT may cut thousands of additional jobs do not reflect its intention with regard to its savings plan and upcoming labor talks.

‘We already made it clear in April that we see two scenarios for reaching our target of 300 mln eur in savings,’ spokesman Pieter Schaffels said.

He said TNT still prefers the first scenario, in which job losses are capped at 6,500-7,000 while collective labor agreements are adjusted for additional cost savings. The company has said that in this scenario, it will minimize forced lay-offs.

However, if agreements cannot be reached with unions regarding wages, overtime pay, pension costs and other issues, Schaeffels confirmed that a second scenario could result in up to 11,000 job losses.

‘That is not our preference,’ the spokesman said, adding that it is premature to discuss job losses ahead of key negotiations with unions, noting that ‘to an extent, the ball is in the unions’ court’.

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DHL (UAE) gives more rewards to loyal customers with enhanced Altitude program

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

DHL customers using the company’s express services will now get more rewards with Altitude, the newly-enhanced customer loyalty program.

DHL UAE Marketing Manager Elliott Santon commented: With Altitude all our loyal customers will now be rewarded for every dirham they spend on DHL’s products and services. Previously, customers who registered under the program were rewarded on parcel shipments only. It will now be across the complete DHL product range.

Enrolling in the Altitude program is free upon opening an account with DHL. Altitude members can either redeem their points at any of the program rewarding partners like City Centre in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, or donate the equivalent amount to non-governmental organizations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Dubai Centre for Special Needs (DCSN) of Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF).

DHL’s customer loyalty program was launched in 2003. Two years after it won the prestigious Gulf Marketing Review’s Loyalty Program of the Year award.

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FedEx Express enhances same day services for urgent shipments

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

FedEx Corp. has significantly enhanced FedEx Express same-day service offerings with the addition of same-day services for freight shipments and a new intra-city service in select markets.

FedEx customers can now have many of their most urgent freight shipments weighing more than 150 lbs. delivered on the same calendar day, backed by a money-back guarantee. FedEx SameDay services will offer simple, published, distance-based pricing.

FedEx also will now offer FedEx SameDay City for parcel or palletized freight. This service will offer standardized pricing and an industry leading same calendar day delivery commitment, backed by a money-back guarantee. This new service is for domestic shipments moving same-day within a 25-mile radius of ten metropolitan markets including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Memphis, Boston, New York, Washington D.C. and Atlanta. Lower intra-city rates also will be offered for customers.
FedEx SameDay services allow U.S.-based customers to send their most urgent shipments door-to-door throughout the 50 states within hours depending on flight availability. FedEx SameDay services include FedEx SameDay for shipments under 150 lbs., FedEx SameDay Freight for shipments weighing more then 150 lbs., loose or palletized and FedEx SameDay City for both freight and shipments weighing less than 150 lbs. These services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and average pickup times less than 60 minutes after a request is placed. Finally, for international shipments, FedEx International Next Flight® offers customers fastest delivery of shipments to more than 220 countries and territories worldwide.

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UPS names new District Executive

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

David Ruiz, a 29-year veteran of UPS has been named the Vice President of Operations for the company’s Wisconsin District. In his new role, Ruiz will be responsible for more than 5,000 employees, 23 package centers, three distribution hubs and four sorting facilities within the Wisconsin District.

Ruiz most recently managed UPS’s North Europe District, which includes operations in 28 countries ranging from Belgium to Russia. Prior to that assignment in 2005, he served as vice president of operations in the South Carolina District.

Ruiz began his UPS career in 1978 as a loader/unloader in Metro Chicago and became a package car driver in 1985. Since then, he has held various assignments in the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico and Europe.

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Post Office traffic falls by 12 percent in Uganda

Posted by | Sep 9, 2007 | |

There has been a 12 pct decline in volume of letters posted and received through the post office, the Uganda Communications Commission’s executive director, Patrick Masambu, has said.

Volume of traffic is the number of letters, parcels and registered items that are delivered through the post office during a particular time.

He attributed the decline to competition from the new services like the Internet and mobile phone messaging.

In 2002, nine million letters were posted. In 2003, seven million were posted, while in 2004, they were 8.5 million. In 2005, 6.5 million letters were posted and in 2006, they were 4.8 million.

Masambu, however, said parcels and registered mail increased by 33 pct for the 2006/07 financial year.

“Increased activity in the international market accounts for this development,” he said in a report about the postal and telecommunications sector for the financial year 2006/2007.

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