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TNT ranks first in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2007 – Company achieves highest score in entire index

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

TNT ranks first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2007. The final results were announced today in Zurich by SAM research, one of the co-founders of the index. TNT improved its score from 84 in 2006 to 91 this year, reaching both the leading position in the super sector “Industrial Goods and Services” (which includes Transportation) and the highest score of any company in the DJSI.

According to SAM Research, TNT ‘has consistently improved not only its sustainability reporting but also its sustainability performance’. The company achieved particularly good results in the areas of risk and crisis management, human capital development, stakeholder engagement and environmental management. Concrete initiatives like Planet Me, TNT’s program to cut CO2 emissions, further underpin the group’s leadership role.

Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT, commented: ‘This is the third time in a row that TNT ranks first in its sector, but it is the first time we achieve an overall number one position with the highest score in the entire index. I am very proud of this result and warmly thank all our staff who have made it possible. This will further stimulate us to develop initiatives like Planet Me and Moving the World, TNT’s partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, to the next level and sustain our leadership position.’

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Fujitsu Siemens Computers rolls out its ‘Service Express’ in partnership with DHL UAE

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched its latest customer service initiative – the Service Express. The new concept, created in partnership with DHL, is aimed at providing customers with rapid collection and servicing of their Fujitsu Siemens Computers products without having to brave the road traffic.

The service is being launched at Gitex Technology Week and will be available to customers across the UAE. The concept will gradually be extended to some other countries across the Middle East region in the near future.

Customers with Fujitsu Siemens Computers products under warranty can take advantage of this new service by calling the Service Express number to report a fault or request for a service. The Service Express team ensures that the unit is collected from the customer’s home or office, serviced or repaired, and delivered within a given time frame. During this time, customers are regularly updated on the status of their product.

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DHL increases capacity for Hong Kong-Beijing service

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

DHL announced that it has enhanced its overnight service between Hong Kong and Beijing by increasing its dedicated flight frequency to meet the growing demand for cargo capacity that is fueled by heavy trade between Hong Kong and mainland China.

The company said in a statement that shippers using this ten-times per week dedicated service will have more options for their Hong Kong-Beijing shipment delivery schedule with new weekend flights that are part of this rollout. This will also bring shippers a 25 percent uplift capacity, according to DHL.

And with this new service offering, DHL will use a Boeing B727-200F aircraft operated by Air Hong Kong, which is a 60/40 joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL. The company added that shippers will see a 58 percent increase in payload capacity, because the new freighter has a capacity to hold 24 tons per sector.

DHL also explained that this service will be a boon for shippers, because trade between Hong Kong and mainland China has seen double-digit growth in recent years, due in large part to strong Chinese exports. It also cited data from China’s Ministry of Commerce, reporting that 2006 two-way trade figures spiked 21.6 percent to USD 166.2 billion (US). And in the first half of 2007, trade volume has seen a 23.5 percent increase.

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DHL inks new contract with Wal-Mart, increases capacity for Hong Kong-Beijing service

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

Global logistics and express delivery provider DHL said today it has signed a new three year agreement with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Under the terms of this deal, DHL said in a statement it will provide Wal-Mart with air express and ground shipping throughout the U.S., which will support Wal-Mart’s 4,000 stores.

And this contract almost doubles the volume and revenue generated through the previous contract between the two entities, according to DHL.

DHL also reported it will continue its exclusive specialty product repair and return delivery service for Wal-Mart and will also be responsible for all specialty product transportation for Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs stores nationwide.

The statement added that Wal-Mart has added DHL as a primary carrier for its state transportation program for all outbound shipments from assigned states, including transportation between and among Wal-Mart retail stores, distribution centers, suppliers.

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Azkar opens EUR 9.5m platform at La Coruña in Spain

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

Azkar Spanish express and freight company Azkar this week opened a new EUR 9.5 million distribution hub at La Coruña in Galicia, north-west Spain.

The mixed 17,000 sqm logistics, parcel and pallet facility is built on a 25,000 sqm plot with separate zones for logistics and transport and distribution.

The new platform, staffed by 173 employees, holds 68 docking bays and has a fleet of 97 trucks, 33 for heavy vehicles and another 64 for local pick-up and delivery.

It is equipped with modern systems of classification and automatic reading of the parcels, and 10.500 pallet slots in the logistics area, the company said.

Azkar has now invested some EUR 50 million in new facilities over the past 18 months, including other new platforms near Bilbao and Zaragoza to improve distribution across the Iberian Peninsula and connections with the rest of Europe.

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