Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Delivering on time the key to success

Posted by | Nov 15, 2006 | |

Qualifications needed:

When I took the job I had no courier experience and FedEx gave me all the training I needed. I got new hire initiation, safety initiation, courier training, and defensive driving training courses.

Whizzing around the city as a courier often means going the extra mile to ensure packages arrive at their destination

What are the career prospects?

Who knows what the future may hold but I have the opportunity to move into management, change fields into customs clearance or operational support. I also have the opportunity to support Pacific Island operations from here in Auckland. We have access to development and training programmes as well as tuition reimbursements and over 500 e-learning courses on the FedEx intranet to help me in any direction I wish to take.

Describe your job.

I deliver and pick up documents and packages. Each day brings something new _ different delivery or pick up addresses, different types of customers. I also enjoy the day to day contact with my customers.

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FedEx calls for greater flying rights

Posted by | Nov 15, 2006 | |

Express cargo carrier Federal Express has called on the Hong Kong government to provide more fifth-freedom rights to US air cargo operators to run freighter services between Hong Kong and other northeast Asian cities.

“The Hong Kong government has opened up more of the skies in the past few years, but it needs to speed up more bilateral talks with foreign countries in the future,” said Clifton Chua, FedEx Express, managing director for Hong Kong, Macau and Philippines. FedEx Express is a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.

In October 2002, Hong Kong and the United States agreed to expand passenger and air cargo services under a pact which set the stage for a large increase, in three phases, in US airline rights to provide all-cargo services between Hong Kong and third countries, also called fifth-freedom rights. Opportunities have opened up for US carriers under the pact, but some restrictions on frequencies and routes still remain.

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Emirates Post to buy Indian company

Posted by | Nov 14, 2006 | |

Emirates Post will acquire an Indian cargo and courier company as it moves into new businesses before its proposed privatisation next year.

New business units are being created to handle logistics and remittances services before the UAE postal firm is put under a holding company, which will oversee its expansion abroad, officials told Gulf News yesterday.

“We are introducing new businesses into the overall structure of Emirates Post. Privatisation is the only way for us to run successful operations in the UAE and go into the global market. We cannot go into the global market as government,” Emirates Post Chairman and UAE Minister of Communications Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri said.

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Target Express opens up southeast European connections with Bulgaria

Posted by | Nov 14, 2006 | |

Target Express has further enhanced its European connections with a new partner for Bulgaria which joins NetExpress Europe (NEE) on 1 October. The recent agreement comes prior to Bulgaria joining the EU in January 2007 and will provide a more comprehensive European network for Target Express customers.

NetExpress Europe announced Interlogistica as the new Bulgarian member, joining thirteen other partners of this unique network. The agreement allows Target Express to be connected to a country that will receive multi-billion euro investment, making a massive impact on its economy especially with regards to its logistics industry. Stuart Godman, Sales & Marketing Director, Target Express commented: “Interlogistica is one of the largest express delivery agents in Bulgaria and will be an asset to NEE providing the first network connection to southeast Europe.”

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Business Post Group plc – Interim Results 2006/07

Posted by | Nov 14, 2006 | |

Highlights
Group revenue up 15% to £153m (2005: £133m)

UK Mail revenue up 157% to £37m (2005: £15m)

Operating profit (before exceptional items) £3.5m (2005: £6.6m)*

Profit before tax (before exceptional items) £3.2m (2005: £6.5m)*

Exceptional charges of £1.5m (2005: £3.2m)

Profit before tax £1.7m (2005: £3.3m)*

Interim dividend 6.4p per share (2005: 6.4p)

*as restated for prior year adjustments.
Guy Buswell, Chief Executive said:

“Good progress has been made in addressing the operational issues in the Parcel Services business which undermined our performance last year, and UK Mail has continued to grow strongly, reinforcing its position as the leading competitor to Royal Mail.

We have recently undertaken a review to establish the medium term strategic agenda for the Group, which is to develop Business Post into the UK’s leading independent integrated postal group. We are creating a robust platform from which this can be achieved.

Current trade remains in line with our expectations and the Board expects a much improved second half.”

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