Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS, Airbus Revise A380 Agreement

Posted by | Feb 23, 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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Nightfreight invests for future growth

Posted by | Feb 23, 2007 | |

Leading specialist delivery business Nightfreight, has announced the next stage of its multi million pound investment programme in customer service and operational developments designed to continue to radically improve the business and prepare it for further development.

This year Nightfreight is investing in excess of GBP 2million in a comprehensive rollout of track and trace technology to all sites, building on the infrastructure that was put in place last summer. The company is updating its fleet and taking delivery of more than 200 new vehicles in the next 12 months, including a range of 7.5 tonne, 18 tonne and artics. Satellite navigation systems will be fitted to all vehicles.

Nightfreight is also undertaking a relocation programme across a number of its sites to increase its capacity and improve on existing standards. Its site at Swanscombe has relocated to a new depot in Dartford whilst its site at Welwyn Garden City has relocated to Hoddesdon. Both new facilities are significantly larger and boast improved dock space with state of the art facilities for the vehicles. In addition there is a planned move from the company’s site in Middlewich to a new site in Crewe. Other relocations are planned for later in the year.

Steve Allen, CEO, Nightfreight Group, said:” Our ongoing investment in this business includes new vehicles, new sites, new technology and new working practices which are all designed to enhance the customer experience. This investment is all part of our transition to becoming a logistics and solutions business. It enables us to offer our customers new and innovative integrated services that will meet their changing requirements. Our home delivery solution is a good example of this because by utilising the backbone of our network we can offer retailers a wide range of service propositions, which in turn enables them to meet the delivery and price requirements of their customers. We believe this is one of our key growth area for us.”

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European ''emerging markets'' come into focus

Posted by | Feb 23, 2007 | |

Against the background of moderate growth and increasing consolidation in mature Western European markets such as Germany, Britain and France, “emerging markets” such as Spain, Poland, Russia and Turkey are increasingly coming into focus for international express and parcel operators. In contrast to the moderate single-digit growth rates in core European markets, the continent’s smaller markets are growing at high single-digit or double-digit rates and offer attractive areas for expansion. More acquisitions can be expected in these markets during 2007.

Germany, France and Britain jointly account for over half of the total European express and parcel market, according to CEP-Research data. The “Big Three” are the home markets or major regions for carriers such as DHL, TNT, GeoPost/DPD, GLS and UPS. But the market growth rates have slowed significantly in recent years, mostly due to low economic growth, and operational costs are rising. The inevitable result is tougher competition between the market leaders and a clear trend towards market consolidation.

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Blue Dart appoints new Managing Director & Sales up by 24.51%

Posted by | Feb 23, 2007 | |

Blue Dart Express Limited today announced the appointment of Anil Khanna as Managing Director of the company with effect from February 21, 2007. Anil Khanna will replace Malcolm Monteiro who has moved to DHL Express, Asia Pacific, as Senior Vice President and Area Director for South Asia.

The Company posted Rs 50.23 crores profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to Rs 43.41 crores for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 of the previous year. Income from operations for the year ended 2006 was 668.02 crores. Blue Dart, last year, moved to a financial reporting for the calendar year from the earlier fiscal year.

Anil Khanna has 27 years of experience in various industries and has been with Blue Dart for over 14 years. He moves to the position of Managing Director from his earlier position as Senior Vice President – Western Region. As the Head of the Western Region, he has been responsible for developing business potential, driving strong growths in the region, which contributes to a third of the company’s revenues, and enhancing service quality. Anil is a graduate from St Stephen’s College, Delhi and holds anMBAdegree in Marketing and Finance fromUBS, Chandigarh

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Track packages with your Blackberry

Posted by | Feb 22, 2007 | |

TrakPak allows you to track packages right on your BlackBerry, from four major shippers: UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL. Simply enter your tracking number, select the shipper and away you go. TrakPak will lookup the tracking information and display it on your screen.

You can also enter a short description of each tracking number for easy recall. The description will be displayed in the Tracking List in lieu of the tracking number.

If you make a mistake you can edit your tracking number, shipper or description at anytime. You can also save the tracking information for later viewing when you might be out of wireless coverage.

TrakPak will store up to 100 tracking numbers at a time. You can delete unused tracking numbers at anytime.

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