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EU accession boosts TNT Romania's profitability
Courier service provider TNT Romania, one of the leading players on the domestic market, saw a 37% profit increase against the same time in 2006. Company representatives did not, however, specify the value of the profit registered in the first five months of the year.
“This increase is due to us taking advantage of a potential generated on the one hand by the rise in post-accession trade, and by the increase in the number of transactions conducted between companies present on the Romanian market on the other, as a result of an investment programme we have been preparing over the last few years,” said Bogdan Zafiu, sales&marketing manager of TNT Romania.
Therefore, if the company’s growth rate is maintained until the end of the year, the company could reach a net profit of around 3.5 million euros, according to ZF estimates, with a turnover standing at almost 35 million euros.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia: New UPS Express Center opens in Hail
EIRAD, the authorized service contractor of UPS in Saudi Arabia, announces the opening of the new UPS Hail Express Center in order to accommodate the growing demand for express deliveries from customers in the region.
In order to provide the swiftest service, the center is staffed by UPS customer service representatives who can assist customers with a variety of services, including shipping documentation, packaging and labelling. A package can be shipped from the Hail Express center to any of the 200 countries and territories worldwide that UPS serves. With a growing network of UPS Express Centers, UPS and EIRAD chose Hail as their newest location to better serve customers. Hail city has grown rapidly in the last few years because of its strategic location only an hour’s flight away from 11 Arab capitals.
Moreover, the construction of the new Hail Economic City is boosting investments in the region. As the city is heading towards a bright economic future, shipping needs in the region are expected to grow quickly with the rise in residents and businesses. With almost a hundred years of experience behind it, UPS is perfectly positioned to help businesses of all types and sizes across the Kingdom grow and be successful in the global marketplace.
Hail Express Centre is the 16th of the network of centers and will serve the central province together with the UPS Express centers of Riyadh, Al Faisaliah and Buraidah. Seven more UPS Express Centers are located in the Western province and five others in the Eastern Province.
Read MoreDHL launches New York overnight express to Europe
DHL, introduced the service for urgent next day documents from New York City to major European destinations.
Available for customers with shipments originating from lower Manhattan, DHL’s next day delivery trip begins with the pickup of urgent material by courier for transfer to the DHL helicopter pad in New York City. Shipments are then flown by helicopter directly to John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, avoiding New York City traffic. From there, they move on flights bound for nine cities in Europe.
Available Monday thru Thursday, the new offering gives customers the ability to get their shipments delivered next business day from New York City to Amsterdam, Holland; Brussels, Belgium; Dublin, Ireland; Frankfurt, Germany; Geneva, Switzerland; London, England; Madrid, Spain; Paris, France; and Zurich, Switzerland. Next day by 12:00 noon delivery is available to some of the main financial centers in Europe.
For more than two decades, DHL has been leveraging its Manhattan helicopter to serve the financial district, and is the only express shipper to provide continual same day and overnight delivery of cash letters from Europe and Asia to the US banking system — a service vital to the world’s leading financial institutions. By cutting as much as a day off the time in transit for these shipments, financial institutions and their customers can save millions of dollars each year in otherwise lost interest and delayed business transactions.
Read MoreTNT Express creates 100 jobs at new Liverpool Airport depot
TNT is to create 100 jobs at a new £5.6m express delivery depot being set up at Liverpool John Lennon Airport over the next few months.
The new depot, which was officially opened on June 22, will handle domestic parcels for the North-West of England as well as international consignments to and from mainland Europe and further afield.
Peter Lascelles, Depot General Manager, assumes responsibility for the new Liverpool location as well as TNT’s Manchester International Depot at Trafford Park.
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