Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL takes steps to meet increased logistics demand in Japan

Posted by | Jun 8, 2007 | |

DHL held an inauguration ceremony heralding the expansion of its expanded facility at the Kansai International Airport.

The USD 41 million investment into the DHL Kansai International Airport Gateway, which is located at the International Cargo Warehouse C is comprised of 10,100 square meters, and is the largest facility operated by an international express company at the airport, according to DHL.

The new facility, said DHL, is five times bigger than its previous facility, and will help the company to better handle cargo volume increases and weight handled by the company in Kansai. It includes state-of-the-art customs clearance and bonded warehouse facilities, and DHL expects it to spur international trade, as well as the air express and logistics industry in Kansai. It added that it expects the new facility to enhance efficiency and speed in cargo processing, providing customers with better time-to-market capabilities.

And Air Hong Kong, DHL’s joint venture with Cathay Pacific, currently operates a ten-time weekly dedicated service to the Kansai International Airport to and from DHL’s Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong. In Japan, DHL also utilizes close to 100 commercial flights daily.

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Royal Mail says change is the only option

Posted by | Jun 7, 2007 | |

Royal Mail said today that it would continue its drive to modernise the business to allow it to compete and thrive in the competitive market.

Commenting on the outcome of a strike ballot held by the Communication Workers Union on pay, conditions and the business plan, the company said that the union had balloted 127,000 people and that 66,064 people had voted for strike action. That’s around half of the number balloted and excludes more than 20,000 people who aren’t union members.

Royal Mail said that the CWU had tried to create a political issue rather than focussing on a pay deal which offers 2.5% on basic pay as well as a dividend of GBP 800 and a 50:50 productivity sharing scheme. Colleagues in Parcelforce, the group’s parcel’s division, have already voted to accept a similar pay offer on a recommendation by the CWU.

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Italian Express Delivery Firm Bartolini Launches Services in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece

Posted by | Jun 7, 2007 | |

Italian express delivery company Bartolini has launched services in EU newcomers Bulgaria and Romania, as well as Greece, the company said on Thursday.

The company will offer the services through its partner, German sector firm Deutscher Paket Dienst (DPD), Bartolini said in a statement.

Bartolini, one of the main express delivery firms in Italy, offers services to a total of 25 countries in Europe. Outside Italy, the company works with DPD and its partners from EuroExpress.

Bulgaria and Romania, which joined the European Union in January, have attracted large numbers of foreign investors in various sectors of their economies over the past few years. Service companies have followed investors in finance, real estate and tourism, telecommunications and industry, to take advantage of the business opportunities offered by the EU accession.

Some of the key express delivery companies in Bulgaria and Romania are international firms TNT, DHL and UPS. There are strong local players in Romania – Cargus, Fan Courier and Curiero.

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DPD opens largest centre in the Baltic Region

Posted by | Jun 7, 2007 | |

DPD has opened a new parcel sorting hub in the Latvian capital of Riga, which it claims is the largest such centre in capacity terms in the Baltic region. The 2,900 sqm new facility can handled up to 140,000 parcels per day, compared to the 10,000 daily shipments DPD Latvia has been handling to date. DPD is expanding at a pace in the Baltics and last year opened a 2,400 sqm sorting hub in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.

The Latvian sorting centre is 4km outside Riga city centre and situated on a 9,600 sqm plot of land with over 70 pick-up and distribution gates. The parcel sorting conveyor is 1 km long.

Meanwhile, DPD Lithuania announced its parcel volume had shot up over 36% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, to 676,000 from 495,000 items. Sales grew by 40% in 2006, on top of similar growth the year before, and a further 40% growth is expected this year, the company said.

DPD Latvija is French owned company. The mother company is GeoPost which belongs to French Post Group.

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