Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Aramex Delivers for Qatar Foundation

Posted by | Jul 29, 2007 | |

Aramex has recently signed a significant courier service agreement with Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.

Through this agreement Aramex will establish an implant office on the Qatar Foundation premises; The Education City, to offer domestic and international delivery of time-sensitive documents, parcels and shipments through its extensive domestic, regional and international network.

Aramex provides a successful portfolio of express services in Qatar. The company’s online tracking system allows customers to have access to up to the minute information on the delivery and collection of their shipments.

“We are proud to sign this agreement with Qatar Foundation that has been at the heart of the educational and social growth in the country. Our people are dedicated to service excellence and we are confident they will perform to the global best practices while maintaining a focus on their deep knowledge of the domestic market in Qatar”, said Mohammad Alkhas, Aramex Qatar Country Manager.

“Through our work station in The Education City, our specialized team will operate in a timely and accurate manner to ensure all shipments, documents and parcels are delivered punctually in and outside Qatar”, added Alkhas.

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New Al Quoz facility boosts DHL business in UAE

Posted by | Jul 28, 2007 | |

DHL’s new Al Quoz distribution centre has grown its volume of business by 25 percent in the six months since it was opened, reported the world’s leading express and logistics company.

DHL has invested AED 5 million in the development and re-engineering of the state of the art facility, which will soon become the company’s third TAPA A certified depot.

‘This facility is our 26th location in the UAE and demonstrates how our expansion plan is focused on anticipating and meeting the growing needs of our customers,’ said Geoff Walsh, Operations Manager, DHL UAE. ‘This 25 percent growth in the volume of shipments clearly suggests we are aiming in the right directions to further enhance our market leading position,’ added Walsh.

The new distribution centre provides additional capacity and offers more efficiency in handling and managing the needs of DHL’s customer base in the UAE and across the region. It has 1,200 sq metres of operations space and sorting capacity of 5,000 shipments per day and serves as a main distribution centre for DHL’s network in Dubai covering Karama, Bur Dubai, Sheik Zayed Road, Al Quoz, Jumeirah, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Dubai Investment Park.

‘Al Quoz was chosen as the location because of its centralised position, with easy access to some of Dubai’s fastest growing areas. It has also helped us decrease the amount of time our vehicles spend on the road, therefore contributing to a decrease in traffic congestion,’ Walsh added.

Al Quoz facility also comprises a Strategic Parts Centre (SPC) which provides value-added logistics services such as storage, inventory management, order processing, co-packing, kitting and quality testing. In addition, it allows more rapid and accurate sorting of customers’ materials using sophisticated warehouse management, shipping and international technology platforms.

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DHL in drug distribution deal

Posted by | Jul 27, 2007 | |

DHL Global Forwarding is to distribute albendazole, a drug used in the prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis also known as elephantiasis, for GlaxoSmithKline on a not for profit agreement basis.

As part of a commitment to eliminate LF, GSK has opened a GBP 1.5m manufacturing facility in Cape Town, South Africa to produce albendazole. GSK is partnering with DHL Global Forwarding to manage global distribution. The operation is based at its Cape Town distribution centre.

GSK has donated more than 600 million treatments free of charge to stop the transmission of this disease.

Over the past three and a half years, DHL Global Forwarding has worked with GSK to distribute albendazole to 36 countries.

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Shipping companies deliver good returns

Posted by | Jul 27, 2007 | |

Package shipping is big business. Global exchange, ecommerce and changes in supply chain management have all contributed to this boom. The number of packages delivered is absolutely, positively staggering.

United Parcel Service is the biggest and bluest of the bunch with a market capitalization of USD 78.7 billion, sales of USD 47.9 billion and an AAA credit rating. This company makes roughly 15 million deliveries every day with its more than 100,000 vehicles. It is the most profitable of its peer group with earnings that have averaged almost a 15 pct growth rate over the past three years and a return on equity of 26.6 pct.

FedEx is one of the world’s largest express-delivery firms with a market capitalization of almost USD 35 billion, sales of just over USD 36 billion, 53,000 drop-off locations. It does business in more than 200 countries. FedEx’s earnings have seen a growth rate of 28.6 pct over the past three years, accounting for a 15.2 pct return on equity in the last year.

With a market capitalization of USD 9.7 billion, Expeditors International of Washington generates USD USD 4.7 billion of revenue by playing middleman with no assets. This firm buys cargo space in bulk and then resells it to its customers needing shipping space. The company also provides customs brokerage and other related logistics services. Although technically called “consolidation” or “expediting”, EXPD also is involved in freight forwarding as circumstances dictate.

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Canadian market has its own preferences, needs and expectations

Posted by | Jul 27, 2007 | |

The most active groups of Canadians who have the highest response to catalogers are between the ages of 35 and 55. They like to purchase men’s apparel, women’s casual shoes, and home décor, according to a recent research project Canada Post did with NPD Group titled, “What Canadians Want – A study into direct buying behavior, July 2007.”

In 2006, retailers in Canada sold USD 391.4 billion worth of goods, up 6.4 percent from 2005 – the highest in nine years.

The most active online shoppers are 25 to 34 and buy small electronics, men’s clothing and skincare products.

Borderfree – Borderfree is a service provided by Canada Post that enables US retailers to accept payment in Canadian dollars as well as quotes of duties and taxes at the time of purchase. Through a white-labeled payment portal, Borderfree does customs brokerage and clearance leveraging Canada Post’s postal network, delivering to over 14 million addresses across Canada.

Canada Post recently introduced Canada’s first customer modeling tool specifically for the catalog market. The Snapshot segmentation system segments 12.5 million households into five major buying groups and over 150 subgroups to assist US mailers in determining market size, customer profile and circulation plans.

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