Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Express mail and delivery firms diversifying in the Czech Republic

Posted by | Jan 22, 2007 | |

With the European and Czech market of postal services slated to be fully liberalized by 2009, the Czech state-owned post office Ceska posta (CP) continues broad remedies to withstand the impact of competition, which is driven by the market to boost services, increase quality and reduce prices.

“Within two years, Ceska posta will be a different company,” said Ivo Mravinac, the director of communications with CP. The ongoing changes are concentrated on two major levels — the internal restructuring of the company and the conversion into joint-stock company.

For the past couple of years, the Czech government harbored plans to privatize the company and finally last fall the board of trustees of CP charged company CEO Karel Kratina to work out the details of the transformation into a state owned joint-stock company. “There’s no time-schedule for the whole process or for its individual steps,” Mravinac said, adding that the final deadline is Jan. 1, 2009, when the Czech postal services market is to be fully liberalized, but that the company hopes to reach its target sooner.

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DHL UK first to use new sustainability reporting standard

Posted by | Jan 22, 2007 | |

DHL has released the first Sustainability Report for its operations in the UK. Prepared in accordance with the Transport and Logistics industry guidelines set out by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), makes this Report the first of its kind for the industry.

The Sustainability Report covers both the Express and Aviation divisions of DHL UK. It provides stakeholders with detailed information about the economic, environmental and social performance of DHL in the UK and the company’s aspirations for the future. The report includes information that is of particular relevance to the Transportation and Logistics industry and its customers, such as managing Health and Safety, managing the impacts of climate change from air and road transport, the handling of hazardous goods, road safety and managing noise in local communities.

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UPS to Release 4th Quarter Results on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007

Posted by | Jan 22, 2007 | |

UPS will announce its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at approximately 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
At 8:30 a.m. EST, UPS Chairman and CEO Mike Eskew and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Scott Davis will conduct an investor conference call. This call will be open to reporters and the public, on a listen-only basis, via a live Webcast.

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FedEx delivers more new jobs to ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering

Posted by | Jan 22, 2007 | |

More evidence that Mobile is growing as a hub for the aerospace industry came with the happy announcement that ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc. and FedEx Express Corp. will convert 87 passenger jets to air freighters at Brookley Field.
Immediately, that means 200 new jobs — good jobs, paying an average of USD14 to USD18 an hour. Over time, the seven-year USD470 million contract with FedEx will solidify MAE’s status as Mobile County’s largest employer and its position as a major player in the Mobile economy.
The contract is to convert Boeing 757 passenger planes to freighters to replace about 110 Boeing 727s currently used by FedEx. MAE expects to turn out about one freighter per month when production gets under way in May.

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Empost signs agreement with Jordanian Consulate in Dubai

Posted by | Jan 21, 2007 | |

EmpostEmpost, the UAE’s national courier company has recently signed a cooperative agreement with the Jordanian Consulate in Dubai to provide delivery of consular documents, passports and travel documents to the consulate’s clients through EmpostEmpost’s “Jawaz” service. The agreement was signed by H.E. Naef Al Zaidan, Jordanian Consul in Dubai, and Sultan Al Midfa, CEO EmpostEmpost.

Jawaz Services is optional and can be requested while submitting Visa applications. EmpostEmpost has set up counters at the Embassy and the Consulate, to enable clients to avail the service without hassle.

In addition to the Jordanian Consulate, EmpostEmpost has entered into partnerships with the embassies and consulates of US, Syria, Saudi, the Philippines, and Indian to deliver passports and consular documents to their respective clients through the Jawaz service wherever they are in the UAE. EmpostEmpost is now providing its services to many public and private sectors through its different services.

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