Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Frank Appel to replace Klaus Zumwinkel at Deutsche Post in 2008

Posted by | May 8, 2007 | |

Klaus Zumwinkel, CEO of German postal services group Deutsche Post AG, is likely to be replaced by Frank Appel, after Zumwinkel’s contract expires at the end of 2008, German daily Handelsblatt reported on May 8, 2007.

Frank Appel, who is currently responsible for the Global Corporate Services division, will also take over mail services outside Germany, Zumwinkel said at the company’s general shareholders’ meeting. Appel has worked closely together with Deutsche Post’s top management for almost seven years, and is expected to boost further the change in the regulatory and political fields, Zumwinkel added.

A spokesperson of Deutsche Post did not comment on speculations that Appel’s responsibilities would be extended further.

Appel, who used to be in charge of the important logistics division, will engage in political talks about the future of Deutsche Post’s mail services monopoly, which, according to current plans of the German government, has to be revoked at the end of 2007. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has raised objections against the planned reform.

Juergen Gerdes, 42, will be in charge of mail services in Germany, Zumwinkel said. The mail communication services division has so far been managed by Hans-Dieter Petram, 64, who will retire as of June 30, 2007.

It remains unclear when Deutsche Post will lose its monopoly over letters weighing up to 50 grams in Germany. Vice Chancellor Franz Muentefering and the Minister of Finance, Peer Steinbrueck, have set as target date January 1, 2008. While debates in the German parliament are still going on, Zumwinkel has again raised demands for liberalisation of EU accords. According to the EU plans, the remaining monopolies in EU member states must be revoked in 2009.

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Austrian Post entering Hungarian Parcel & Logistics market

Posted by | May 8, 2007 | |

Austrian Post acquires 100% of the shares of Road Parcel Logistics Services Kft and Merland Expressz Logistics Services Kft
Already being present in the Huingarian Mail Market, Austrian Post has now created foothold also in the Hungarian Parcel & Logistics business
„feibra Hungary“, a 100% subsidiary of Austrian Post, has been present in the Hungarian Mail and Direct Mailing market already since 2005. By taking over Road Parcel Logistics Services Kft and Merland Expressz Logistics Services Kft, Austrian Post has extended its presence to the Parcel & Logistics business.

The Road Parcel brand was launched in 1997 and offers a country wide network for door-to-door parcel logistics in Hungary. The brand Merland Expressz was introduced in 2002 with a focus on groupage and pallets.

Road Parcel Logistics Services Kft and Merland Expressz Logistics Services Kft will account for a total revenue of 7.5 Mio EUR in 2007 and more than 1 Mio shipments, which positions them as a number two in the Hungarian B2B Parcel & Logistics market.

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Global Shipping & Logistics signs deal with DHL-Danzas and Master Foods

Posted by | May 8, 2007 | |

Global Shipping & Logistics (GSL), a young logistics service provider and subsidiary of Al Shirawi Group, is expecting a significant increase in its business operation following an agreement with DHL-Danzas and Master Foods.

Khalid Al Shirawi, executive director of GSL, said the company would host, manage and provide a specialised support to DHL Danzas, an innovative global freight forwarder and subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net, the world’s leading provider of IT-supported logistics solutions covering air and ocean shipment. Al Shirawi said GSL would be in charge with the distribution of products by Master Foods, a unit responsible for sales and marketing of chocolate products by Mars Incorporated, in the UAE, other Gulf states and the entire MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

GSL has a Dh130 million warehousing and distribution centre at Dubai Investment Park, and installed last year one of the most hi-tech cooling systems that allows customers to monitor their food consignments on the Internet. Its facility also features racking and converters to maximise cold storage space. The complex offers a total of 20,000-tonne capacity for frozen and chilled products, with temperatures ranging from -25C to +4C.

A dozen special chambers offer storage spaces ranging from 12 sea containers to 1,500 pallets of stock. Master Foods sells various chocolate brands, including Snickers, Mars and M&M’s, Abou Siouf, Galaxy and Uncle Ben’s, to some 1.4 billion consumers worldwide. It has regional offices in Dubai, Cairo and Casablanca.

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Finland Post receives gold level certification from EMS cooperative

Posted by | May 7, 2007 | |

In Bern, Switzerland, at the end of April, EMS Cooperative under the Universal Postal Union (UPU) awarded Finland Post Corporation Gold Level Certification for its Express Mail Service (EMS) quality in Finland in 2006. This was the first time Finland Post achieved such certification.

EMS Cooperative measures the EMS service quality of all of its 140 member countries’ postal operators, using the quality of EMS performance, service and item tracking as indicators. Based on these criteria, it awards gold, silver and bronze level certifications to its member countries’ postal operators. Finland Post received a Silver Award in 2005 and a Bronze Award in 2001 and 2002.

– I am confident that this award will enhance Finland Post’s world-wide recognition as an efficient and reliable delivery operator in Finland. We hope that this will also increase our volume of parcels from abroad, says Eemeli Vaheristo, Product Manager.

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Sound Nordic growth for Norway Post

Posted by | May 7, 2007 | |

Norway Post is today presenting its financial statements for the first quarter 2007, which show that its total operating revenue rose by 17.1 per cent to NOK 6 720 million.

The Group’s earnings before taxes (EBIT) came to NOK 841 million, compared to NOK 349 million for the first quarter last year. The earnings were affected by a gain of NOK 623 million on the sale of property at Biskop Gunnerus gate 14B (Norway Post’s Letter-sorting Centre). EBIT margin for the first quarter – including this sale – was 12.5 per cent, compared to 6.1 per cent for the equivalent period last year.

After taking account of non-recurring effects, the earnings before tax came to NOK 219 million, a reduction of NOK 133 million compared to the first quarter 2006. This decline is mainly due to increased costs relating to quality, service, the start-up of CityMail in Denmark and human resources.

The growth in Norway Post’s revenue was mainly due to acquisitions and a high level of activity in industry. Norway Post bought three Swedish companies during the quarter: ErgoGroup bought SYSteam AB, an IT service provider, while Posten Norge bought Transflex AB, a transport and logistics company, and Customer:View AB, which provides individualised customer communication services.

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