Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL launches trade advisory services

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

DHL announced on Monday the introduction of trade advisory services, which provides a host of facilities that will expand the comprehensive suite of products under the global DHL Global Trade Services (GTS) platform

The new services complements other key features of the DHL Global Trade Services, which comprises importer and exporter of record services, customs brokerage services, and trade automation services, said a DHL release

Since its launch in late 2006, Global Trade Services has helped to facilitate cross-border trading by aiding businesses manage complex duty regulations, shorten lengthy business processes, and lessen the stress of global trade management

Trade advisory services comprises four distinctive features covering supply chain security services, trade opportunity services, customs and trade capacity building services, and goods classification services

Supply chain Supply chain security services focus on two major security initiatives, including the US Customs and Border Protection authority’s C-TPAT (customs-trade partnership against terrorism) and AEO (authorised economic operator), which is initiated by the World Customs Organisation

Trade opportunity services leverages DHL’s network of customs professionals and experience of operating in different markets to simplify trade processes

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NetExpress Europe expands into Romania

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

NetExpress Europe (NEE), the network of independent European express parcel carriers, has expanded into Romania by signing up Möbius Express as its agent in the country.

Möbius Express is a Romanian – Austrian express courier company which has been in the Romanian market since last year.

It offers nationwide coverage through its own fleet and a network of five hubs and branch offices, and claims to provide 24-hour distribution across most of the country. There is also a 10am next-day delivery option for urgent shipments to selected locations.

NEE has gradually expanded its network in Central and Eastern Europe over the last year, and now covers most European countries.

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DHL confident of growing in tandem with Asia-Pac region

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

DHL’s logistics division will use its Singapore base to further develop its healthcare and life sciences and aerospace sectors, two areas which it sees chalking up attractive growth rates in the future.

With Asia-Pacific to contribute about half of global trade growth over the next few years and the growing consumer markets of China and India driving the region, DHL is confident of growing in tandem with the region as ‘forwarding grows, as trade grows’.

And with a significant part of life sciences production sites based here and about half the world’s aircraft orders projected to come from Asia, DHL’s logistics division hopes to expand in these and all other sectors it operates in the region.

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French plan green postal service

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

The French postal service, La Poste, plans to order 10,000 electric delivery vehicles, which it says are far more economical than normal cars or vans.
The state-run service is inviting tenders from European manufacturers for the first batch of 500.

“There has never been such a big order [for the vehicles] in the world,” said French Industry Minister Francois Loos, quoted by the AFP news agency.

La Poste wants to reduce its 70m-euro (GBP 48m; USD 95m) annual fuel bill.

La Poste has been testing eight French electric vehicles since 2005, made by SVE – a firm owned by the defence group Dassault and vehicle manufacturer Heuliez.

“According to our tests, it is six times cheaper to run an electric vehicle than a diesel vehicle,” said La Poste chairman Jean-Paul Bailly.

La Poste believes the change will also cut emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) by four tonnes per vehicle annually.

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Indian government proposals may rip the courier bag

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

The Indian government wants to reserve the right to carry letters, book post and parcels weighing up to 150 gm for its postal department. Private courier operators may be allowed to service this sector, but they will have to charge five times the postal department’s tariff for the same articles. In a cabinet note on the proposed Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 2007, the department of posts in the ministry of communications & IT has also said that in the case of urgent or exclusive mail services, courier companies will have to charge 2.5 times the Speedpost or Express Mail Services rates. The ministry expects to introduce the Bill in the Budget session of Parliament, scheduled to reconvene on April 26. Industry sources said the move would make private courier services uncompetitive, as their services would be significantly more expensive than that of the postal department. For example, if the postal department charges Rs 100 for a packet weighing less than 150 gm, private courier operators will have to charge a minimum of Rs 500 for the same package. A bulk of the mail carried in India and originating within the country weighs less than 150 gm. The draft bill, however, makes a concession from the government’s earlier plan, which sought to reserve all postal articles up to 300 gm for the postal department. Costly Parcel

Courier charges to go up 10% of courier company revenue will be earmarked for USO fund Competition Commission calls Bill anti-competitive Watchdog to be set up; TDSAT to settle disputes Courier industry size: Rs 7,000 crore Annual growth: 25% Competition Commission of India (CCI) member and acting chairman Vinod K Dhall said, “There is a major competition issue here. This sector does not require economic regulation.”

The Rs 7,000-crore courier industry, growing at 25% a year, has called the proposed move by the government retrograde. The government, however, is of the view that the move will help generate additional revenue for the central government. The bill also proposes to make the registering of courier companies mandatory. There are also provisions to allocate a part of the revenue of courier companies to a universal service obligation (USO) fund.

The draft Bill also seeks to set up a three-member Mail Regulatory & Development Authority to regulate the sector.

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