Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

New postal plant could speed up service for USPS

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The U.S. Postal Service could alleviate problems with mail service in New Mexico by building a new postal plant on land it owns in Albuquerque. So says the American Postal Workers Union.

The Postal Service has been unable to keep up with growth in the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho areas — much less in the rest of the state — in the past few years.

Eugene Gabaldon is a spokesman for the union. He says a new plant on the 43 acres of Postal Service land in Albuquerque’s south valley could go a long way in fixing those problems.

U.S. Representative Tom Udall and U.S. Senator Pete Domenici say the proposal is worth considering, but a Postal Service spokesman — Paul Basile — says the existing Albuquerque plant can manage mail processing operations now and in the future.

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UPS and FedEx's modest quarterly earnings are offset by the growth of their international businesses

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

A slowing American economy, high fuel prices, too much capacity and slackening demand may collectively account for why UPS’s first quarter results and FedEx’s fiscal third-quarter earnings were relatively flat, particularly in the domestic business.

“The first quarter of 2007 has turned out to be a bust” for UPS and much of the air freight business, said Ned Laird, president of the Seattle-based Air Cargo Management Group. “There is no growth in the domestic market and virtually no growth in the to-and-from U.S. markets.”

But the reports also suggest UPS and FedEx are riding out what some believe are fundamental changes in their domestic businesses by spreading into other areas, including growing international air business, that is keeping them solidly profitable.

Atlanta-based UPS’ first quarter net profit dropped 13.5 percent to USD 843 million compared to USD 975 million the company earned in the first three months of 2006 and came on a 3.3 percent gain in revenue, to USD 11.9 billion.

FedEx revenue was up 7 percent to USD 8.6 billion for the quarter ended Feb. 28, but the USD 420 million net profit was down 2 percent from the year earlier period.

Overall domestic package volume dipped 1.6 percent. And International Priority volume dipped 1 percent.

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Speed Post charges cut for local letters

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The Department of Posts on Monday reduced local Speed Post charges for letters weighing up to 50 gm from Rs. 20 to 12 (including service tax). The service will be available in 1,200 towns across the country.
However, it has increased tariffs for parcels. For a parcel weighing above 500 gm and delivered in destinations 201-1,000 km away, apart from the regular charge of Rs. 45, Rs.15 will be payable for every extra 500 gm. Earlier the rate was Rs.10.
For a 51-200 gm parcel, Rs.70 will be charged for distances between 1,001 and 2,000 km and Rs. 80 for distances beyond 2,000 km. Earlier, the charges were Rs.60. For every additional 500 gm, Rs. 30 will be charged as against Rs. 20 now for 1,001-2,000 km and Rs. 40 as against Rs. 25 now for distances beyond 2,000 km.
At all Speed Post centres, articles meant for the same town will be delivered the same day or on the next working day. The Department would soon buy two cargo aircraft to deliver postal articles in the northeastern States and metros.
Launched in 1986, Speed Post has a market share of 27 per cent, with monthly traffic exceeding 1.4 crore articles.

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U.S., Latin America at key juncture for Free Trade

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The United States, Canada and Latin America can form the world’s next great trading bloc, but only if the various nations move quickly to improve their transportation infrastructures and simplify customs requirements, the chief executive of UPS said today.

“But it is clear the Americas are at a crossroads,” Eskew continued. “Although we’re neighbors, our border and customs policies make it sometimes seem like we’re enemies. We have so many complicated customs and security requirements in place that it’s often easier to import goods from Europe or Asia … The choices are to adapt, or become irrelevant.”

The trade issues facing the region are particularly nettlesome, the CEO added, because they are impeding what should be clear “built-in advantages.”

The chief executive noted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico already has created the second-biggest trading bloc in the world behind the European Union “and accounts for far more trade than the U.S. conducts with China.”

“And between 1997 and 2020, Latin America’s real Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow 4.4 percent annually. That’s faster economic growth than Asia at 3.6 percent and much faster than the 2.8 percent global average.”

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Der Kurier extends network to Czech Republic

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The German express operator Der Kurier, a subsidiary of GLS, has extended its overnight network to Czech Republic and halved delivery times to 24 hours.

Its European partner network, which already covers Germany, Benelux, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, UK, France, Italy, Poland and Hungary, has been extended through a new partner, Der Kurier Czech Republic.

Products picked up for example in Amsterdam at 6 p.m are delivered to the final destination in Plzen the next morning before 12:00, the company said. Shipments are transported via its European hub at Neuenstein in central Germany.

Czech Republic is becoming an increasingly important economy with double-digit growth in imports in recent years.

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