Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Swiss Post acquired Highnes Holding AG

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

Swiss Post has bought a night express delivery company to strengthen its position in the fast-growing night logistics market segment.

The Swiss postal group acquired Highnes Holding AG, parent of night express firm NES and Tesmo Immobilien SA e EDS SA, with effect from July 1, 2007. NES, based near Berne, is specialized in same-day and in-night express deliveries as well as repair logistics within Switzerland. NES will be integrated into PostLogistics, the logistics division of Swiss Post, which already provides night logistics services.

PostLogistics, with 5,100 staff, aims to offer a broad range of parcel and express delivery services, freight forwarding and warehouse logistics. It made an operating profit of CHF 87 million (GBP 35.24 million) on revenues of CHF 1.4 billion (GBP 0.56 billion) in 2006.

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FedEx Ground coming to West Frankfort (Kentucky)

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

A new FedEx Ground Distribution Center could be under construction in West Frankfort later this year.

FedEx Ground officials have signed a contract with a development company to construct Presley said he received word about the contract Tuesday afternoon.

A new facility is necessary because the company has outgrown the current center located in Marion. The new facility would bring an additional 40 to 60 jobs.

“We have chosen a developer and hope to have a signed, executed lease in the next 30 days,” company spokesman David Westrick said. “I would compare where we are now to someone who has their heart set on a house but they have to make sure it passes inspection and do all the nitty-gritty work to make sure the house is suitable for their needs.”

If all goes well, Westrick said, the facility is on track for a September groundbreaking.

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Florida East Coast Railway named Rail Carrier of the Year by UPS

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. (“FECR”), the transportation subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (“FECI”), has been recognized by UPS as one of two Rail Carriers of the Year for 2006. The award recognizes FECR’s continuing commitment to UPS for daily on-time delivery. UPS, which is the Railway’s largest domestic intermodal customer, has a long-standing partnership spanning well over a decade.

Senior executives of the Railway and UPS are scheduled to meet with FECR and UPS employees from Jacksonville to Miami over a three-day period starting today to commemorate and celebrate this system-wide achievement.

In addition to working directly with National Accounts in the retail market within the Southeast, FECR’s Intermodal Division builds relationships with Intermodal Marketing Companies (IMCs), Parcel carriers, Less-Than- Truckload Companies (LTLs), Truckload carriers, Ocean carriers and railroads.

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DHL expands infrastructure in Sri Lanka with new Express Centre in Nugegoda.

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

DHL Keells (Pvt) Ltd inaugurated its newest Express Centre in the bustling town of Nugegoda. It will cater to the increasing demands of DHL’s retail customers in areas south of Colombo and beyond.

The Nugegoda Express Centre adds to DHL’s expanding network which includes Colombo, Kollupitiya, Ja-Ela, Mt.Lavinia, Biyagama, Kandy and Kurunegala. The Nugegoda Express Centre offers a range of products and services including Jumbo Box and Express Pallet targeted at retail customers.

During the last four years, DHL Keells (Pvt) Ltd. has made significant investments towards the development of infrastructure and facilities in Sri Lanka. Among them is the purpose-built Euro 2 million (LKR 260 million), 40,000-square-feet facility at Vauxhall Street in Colombo which houses 130 staff for both the administration and operations arms of DHL Express in Sri Lanka, as well as a 24/7 call centre.

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Postal Service and Letter Carriers Union reach tentative contract agreement

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

The U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract. If ratified by union members, the agreement will run through Nov. 20, 2011, and affect approximately 222,000 career employees who deliver mail to residences and businesses on city delivery routes.

“Upon ratification, this agreement will benefit the Postal Service, our customers and employees,” said Doug Tulino, Postal Service vice president for Labor Relations. “It addresses important issues related to labor costs, revenue and delivery operations. While long in the making, we believe that this agreement will prove to be in the best interests of all concerned.”

The Postal Service and the NALC had been scheduled to enter into binding interest arbitration later this year after being unable to reach a new tentative contract. If the current tentative agreement is ratified, the arbitration will not be needed. The Postal Service and the NALC formally opened national contract negotiations in August, 2006.

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