Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

TNT ‘Focus on Networks’ strategy successful

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

TNT full-year revenues are up 7.8% and the operating income is 11.1% higher

TNT’s ‘Focus on Networks’ strategy seems to be working with 2006 group revenues up by 7.8% and operating income rising by 11.1%.

There was continued strong cash generated from operations – up by 14.0%.

The divestment of logistics and freight management activities was successfully completed.

New growth platforms were established in Express emerging markets – India, Brazil and China – and in European Mail Networks. Over Eur 1.9 billion of cash was distributed to shareholders in 2006.

There were strong results in the fourth quarter. A record margin of 10.7% was achieved in Express, with double digit revenue growth. Revenue growth in Mail continued, driven by a 28.1% increase in European Mail Networks.

In 2006 a dividend of Eur 292 million was proposed, a figure that was 7% higher than in 2005.

A new share repurchase of up to Eur 400 million was announced today, starting after the AGM. The outlook for 2007 aims at further revenue and profit growth.

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Empost takes off with new Cargo and Logistics service

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

Empost, the UAE’s national courier company announced the launch of its Cargo and Logistics service offering air, land and sea freight operations through the Logistics division of Empost. This service will enable Empost to expand into a higher degree of customer services and will improve the level of proficiency.

Sultan Al Midfa, CEO, Empost said, “The new Cargo and Logistics service will provide Empost customers with regional and global transportation networks, specifically tailored to their requirements to offer reliable, prompt, secure, efficient and profitable solutions. We are aiming to offer a comprehensive global supply chain solution that will reduce costs, improve customer service, reduce inventory investments and speed up product delivery.”

The portfolio of services offered by the land, air and sea freight division includes flexible International land options from standard to expedited services; Door-to-Door and Airport-to-Airport forwarding Sea-to-Air transhipments and Air-to-Air transhipments, Customs Clearance, Ware House & distribution and Land transportation within UAE and the globe.

Online management tools for shipment tracking, and time bound and guaranteed air freight services, with flexible options for shipment and delivery ranging from 24 hours to seven days, depending on the urgency of the shipment.

Empost’s sea freight service operates in association with a variety of global ocean freight and transportation providers and is designed to combine the economies of ocean freight with the speed of air freight. The service can handle any shipment size, such as full container loads to less than container load, special equipment and oversized cargo, with the additional guarantee of personal cargo monitoring until the freight’s arrival at the desired destination.

Both air, land and sea logistics services will facilitate communication by sourcing all incoming and outgoing logistical needs through one point of contact on a 24/7 basis. The booking and tracking system will be EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) compliant and CCN (Cargo Community Network) based, enabling Suppliers and Customers to communicate directly to improve Data integrity and generate significant cost savings.

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China Southern freighter expansion to lift Baiyun airport Move will force Hong Kong to rethink air cargo policy as dominance comes under threat, say analysts

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

China Southern Airlines, the biggest mainland airline by fleet size, plans to grow its freighter fleet to 14 aircraft from two by 2011.

Analysts say the move will mean more freight connections and volume for Guangzhou’s Baiyun International Airport, forcing Hong Kong to rethink its air cargo policy.

Like its mainland rivals, China Southern has been slow to develop its freighter business because of a long-standing imbalance between exports and imports.

Load factors for inbound cargo traditionally have been much lower than for outbound, keeping profit margins thin.

China’s airlines operate only 33 freighters with 7,700 tonnes of capacity. UPS and FedEx, the two biggest dedicated cargo carriers in the United States, between them operate 1,000 freighters.

However, China’s swift economic growth, spurring demand for such prime air freight commodities as high fashion, fine wines and delicate electronic products, means that imports and exports are coming into a better balance.

Chinese airlines have begun forming cargo alliances with international carriers.

Shenzhen Airlines teamed up with Lufthansa to form Shenzhen-based Jade Cargo Airlines which operates two Boeing 747s and plans to expand the fleet to six aircraft by next January.

China Southern has a code-sharing arrangement with Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo.

By 2011, China Southern expects to take delivery of six Boeing 777s, which can stay in the air for 10 hours and six Airbus A300s which can be adapted for passenger and freight service. The first of the A300s, which are principally designed for use on regional routes, will be delivered at the end of this year.

Mr Dodwell said the Hong Kong government needed to update the import-export ordinance to facilitate more transshipment business.

And he said the efficient use of air space was being hindered by the conservative air spacing regime in Hong Kong and the refusal by the Beijing government to allow planes bound for or leaving in Hong Kong to fly through the mainland’s air space below 10,000 feet.

“I can see healthy growth of 5 per cent to 8 per cent a year in Hong Kong for the next five years,” said Matthew Ma, vice-president of Cargolux, an airline based in Luxembourg. “It is a performance-based industry; it’s not only capacity that counts.”

Mr Ma said Guangzhou could not match Hong Kong for reliability and just-in-time management. However, Hong Kong still needed to embrace the “open skies” concept and address the issue of high service charges, he said.

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FedEx Pilots "Smart" Tracking with Google Earth

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

According to ZDNet, FedEx CIO Robert Carter revealed at the Wharton Technology Conference in Philadelphia a pilot program that FedEx is experimenting with tracking valuable packages with Google Earth. The tracking involves more than just positional information – things like: package’s temperature, location, humidity levels and delivery status. The tracking device used in the pilot involves a “wireless device, about the size of a small cell phone, transmits information back to the company over public Wi-Fi networks.” For a long time now, I’ve been expecting one of the big tracking companies (UPS, FedEx, DHL) to release a network link capability to allow individuals to track their packages. But, none has yet to be released. In this case, FedEx is only experimenting with valuable packages. According to FedEx CIO Carter, using Google Earth has saved them considerable money for the tracking. But, whether this will be available anytime soon? He says: “It’s still a closed pilot, which is about all I can say.”

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UPS, Airbus Revise A380 Agreement

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

UPS and Airbus signed an agreement yesterday that sets out a timetable for deciding the status of UPS’s order for the freighter version of the A380. The agreement specifies changed delivery dates for the A380F and provides for possible termination of the original purchase agreement by either party later in 2007.

Deliveries of UPS’s first 10 A380s were originally scheduled to begin in 2009 and run through 2012.

“UPS’s decision to purchase the A380 freighter was based on a lengthy evaluation of our future network needs to meet customer demands across a variety of global trade lanes,” said Bob Lekites, UPS’s vice president of Airline and International Operations. “Those needs still exist and UPS has been carefully evaluating various options since Airbus announced production delays late last year. This agreement will provide us additional time to evaluate our network requirements and make a decision once and for all as to how best to ensure service to our customers.”

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