Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

TNT launches Canadian customs clearance

Posted by | Aug 15, 2007 | |

TNT Express has launched a new customs brokerage division in Canada. The new department will offer a complete range of customs brokerage services for all inbound shipments into Canada.

“Our new division will take the guesswork out of international trade and guide our Canadian clients through the challenges of customs procedures,” said Matt McDonough, president, TNT Express, North America. “With more than 60 years of combined experience in customs maintenance, TNT’s new brokerage team will be able to help international customers with any questions on global and local regulations.”

In addition, the department will have direct electronic connection to local customs authorities and other government agencies, to speed up clearance.

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Home shoppers mixing offline and online channels

Posted by | Aug 15, 2007 | |

Shoppers are increasingly using catalogues to pick a product before going online to place their order, signaling a new trend dubbed ‘flick to click’ shopping, according to research from Experian.

Experian polled more than 1,500 British consumers and found that seven out of 10 have shopped from home in the last year, of which 80 pct found the product in a catalogue and went online to place the order. Consumers cited “convenience” as a major factor behind this lifestyle choice, with “access to high quality goods” also declared as a crucial aspect.

However, consumers warned that follow-up telephone calls are not acceptable, with 73pct calling this communication a major turn-off. A monthly or quarterly email or posted newsletter would be more welcome, and 60 pct would be happy to receive it.

Mark Peacock, home shopping consultant at Experian Integrated Marketing, believes the trend has been triggered by brands integrating their offline catalogue marketing campaigns with their online sales capabilities.

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PostNet Goes to Panama

Posted by | Aug 15, 2007 | |

Since opening its first location in 1993, PostNet has been a one-stop shop for the small business owner. Fourteen years later, the Denver-based company is bringing their signature services to Panama – the first step in the brand’s expansion into Central America.

Pranas Lukauskis, CEO of Panaoutsource & Mail S.A., has acquired the master franchise for PostNet in Panama and will have a soft opening for PostNet Panama on September 20th with a grand opening tentatively scheduled for October 11th. Panaoutsource has done everything to customize their business for the Panamanian market: in addition to global shipping companies such as FedEx, DHL and UPS, Panaoutsource will also utilize the services of regional companies Copa Airlines Courier and Grupo Zoom. Once the Panama City business is running smoothly, Panaoutsource plans to open four additional locations across the country by 2010.

“Our presence in Central America begins in Panama but certainly won’t end there,” said Brian Spindel, PostNet’s co-founder and COO. “Over the next few years, we plan to expand into several other Central American countries including Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.”

PostNet offers a worldwide network of full-service, diversified business centers to serve the increasing business services needs of small, home-based and start-up entrepreneurial business ventures. Franchised PostNet locations offer digital copy and document services, printing and finishing services, computer/Internet services and more designed to provide one-stop service to the SOHO (small office/home office) market. PostNet’s goal is to have 1,500 global franchises within three to five years. Estimates call for 50 locations to be added in 2007.

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Canadian courier Purolator buys more hybrid electric vehicles

Posted by | Aug 14, 2007 | |

Purolator Courier, Canada’s largest courier company has increased its existing order for hybrid electric delivery vans, vehicle manufacturer Azure Dynamics Corp. has announced.

The amended purchase order was placed shortly after the August 8, 2007 funding announcement by the Ontario Government. Ontario is investing CDN$15 million over four years in a pilot project to encourage businesses to convert to more environmentally-friendly technologies, such as hybrid power. The project will help make medium-duty hybrid trucks more affordable for commercial fleet operators.

Over the last two years, Purolator has placed two orders with Azure for a total of 134 HEVs, of which 49 have been delivered and are in service. Under the amended purchase order of August 14, 2007, the courier company increased the order to include an additional 20 HEVs. The remaining 105 HEVs will be supplied on a parallel hybrid-electric Ford E- 450 platform and are due for delivery in the second half of 2008.

“Since introducing Azure’s hybrid-electric vehicles (“HEV”) to our fleet of curb-side delivery vehicles in 2005, we have logged more than 333, 000 kilometres, saving almost 60,000 litres of fuel and preventing the emission of over 150 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions,” said Robert Johnson, President and CEO of Purolator.

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PIN picks up Berlin city mail contract

Posted by | Aug 14, 2007 | |

prestigious mail contract from the Berlin city government.

PIN Mail, its Berlin-based subsidiary, has retained the Berlin contract following a tender, the company announced. The contract runs for 12 months with an option to extend it for a further year up to a maximum of three years.

PIN will deliver some 28 million letters a year covering all official documents up to a weight of 1kg. The contract is worth EUR 12.6 million in annual revenues.

“The renewed contract for PIN confirms the confidence of the state of Berlin in the quality of our service,” said Axel Stirl, managing director of PIN Mail. The company employs 1,000 staff in Berlin.

The news follows criticism by Deutsche Post chairman Klaus Zumwinkel of low wages at rival mail firms such as PIN Group and TNT Post. PIN Group chief executive Günter Thiel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview that he expected other German cities to follow the example of Berlin. In contrast, a Deutsche Post spokesman played down the importance of the Berlin contract, the newspaper added.

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