Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DPD Lithuania will carry parcels to Greece

Posted by | May 2, 2007 | |

Starting from May 2007 parcels delivery service provider DPD Lietuva (Latvia), suggested new parcels delivery direction for Lithuanian market. From now on Lithuanian businessmen will be able to transport parcels to Greece.

“After French post company GeoPost, owner of DPD Lietuva, purchased company that deals with parcels delivery in Greece, boarders and possibilities of DPD network were broadened. This is one of the last EU countries where to we didn’t transport parcels from Lithuania. Lithuanian companies are increasingly interested in Greece as in a market of potential consumers, therefore we are glad to enter it together with our customers”, – states DPD Lietuva manager of sales and marketing for Baltic countries Gintaras Bingelis.

According to him, after introducing directions to new EU member states Romania and Bulgaria in the beginning of this year and after adding new direction to Greece to service package in May, company DPD Lietuva will transport parcels to 25 European countries.

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DHL USA expands in Louisville

Posted by | May 2, 2007 | |

DHL announced the opening of a new facility near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky. DHL has invested USD 2.7 million in the new service center facility, consolidating all local operations to enhance services for DHL customers shipping to and from the region.

The new, 64,000-sq.-ft. service center combines a facility east of Louisville and DHL’s previous operations near the airport to one service center strategically located across from Standiford Field. The location is home to DHL’s local pickup, delivery and sorting operations, and provides a base for local sales employees.

The pickup and delivery footprint for the new facility includes cities in and around the Louisville, Ky. metro area, east to Indiana including Austin, and as far South as cities along the Tennessee border. The new Louisville service center will handle a wide variety of shipments – including domestic and international parcels as well as palletized, loose-load and container freight.

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The Danish Post’s and Norwegian Post’s joint company delivered best result ever in 2006

Posted by | May 2, 2007 | |

High activity on the logistic market is one of main the reasons behind Pan Nordic Logistics’ all time high result in 2006. The result before tax is SEK 42.0 million compared to SEK 12.8 million last year.

PNL (Pan Nordic Logistic), is jointly owned by Post Danmark and Norway Post. PNL’s turnover was SEK 1.3 million in 2006, and therefore PNL has contributed positively to Post Denmark’s and Norway Post’s income.

Profitable growth
– I am more than pleased with the result for 2006. It shows that PNL’s strategy for profitable growth in the parcel market is carried out. PNL has grown, and the basis for additional growth) in 2007 couldn’t be better, says CEO Benny Rhe Hansen.

10 million parcels in the Nordic countries
The strategy for 2006 has been highly successful. By continuously developing products and services PNL has increased its position on the Nordic market. PNL distributes ten million parcels every year to customers throughout the Nordic countries. Altogether PNL has more than 3,400 pickup and delivery points through its owners’ distribution network.

Import to the Nordics
PNL has also been successful when it comes to import from Europe. In only three years the turnover from Europe has increased by 70 percent. The reputation of PNL as an expert parcel distributor in the Nordic countries has reached the European customers and consequently PNL expects a strong growth of import parcels into the Nordic market

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UPS announce first US air hub in China

Posted by | May 2, 2007 | |

UPS and the Shanghai Airport Authority conducted a formal signing ceremony in another step toward construction of the UPS International Air Hub at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. Presiding over the ceremony were US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Vice Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong.
The UPS International Air Hub, scheduled to open in 2008, will be the first constructed by a US carrier and will link all of China via Shanghai to UPS’s international network with direct service to the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It also will connect points served in China by UPS through a dedicated service provided by Yangtze River Express, a Chinese all-cargo airline.
The ceremony marked the signing of the operating agreement and lease contract for the hub. These agreements are a direct result of the Agreement on Sino-US Civil Aviation Transportation Air Services signed by the Chinese and US governments in July 2004.
Over the past five years, UPS has invested approximately USD 600 million in China, including its successful transition to become the first wholly owned foreign express carrier in China.
When the hub opens, it will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and UPS will increase its capacity into Shanghai by “up-sizing” aircraft from the current MD-11s to Boeing 747-400s.

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Parcelforce reveals crucial role of IT change in turning loss into profit

Posted by | May 1, 2007 | |

An IT-based streamlining program has helped Parcelforce turn around initial losses of GBP 193m to make a profit of GBP 18m over the past 27 months, Vanessa Leeson, managing director of the delivery company, told the spring meeting of the BCS Elite group.

Following its split from Royal Mail in 1992, Parcelforce embarked on a series of major IT changes to cut costs, improve the delivery rate and reduce its headcount. Leeson told the BCS IT directors group that simplification was key, with every aspect of the organization’s systems subject to rationalization. The network was downsized and the company reduced the total number of systems used from 47 to 21.

A key project was to increase the functionality in the handheld devices used by delivery staff and ensure that they were integrated with the company’s streamlined IT set-up. As part of this, the company introduced a policy for all handhelds, which run bespoke software, to be upgraded every three years.

The IT team also developed a strategy to use simpler systems and make the business more web-focused, said Leeson. It learnt from other organizations along the way, including the military with its “department in a box” mobile system and its satellite technology. This led to a web-enabled parcel tracking system, which lets Parcelforce check that a parcel has arrived at its destination via text messaging. “IT should never be the reason to lose or fail to win business,” said Leeson.

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