Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Mike Watson Transport joins PalletFORCE Network

Posted by | Oct 24, 2006 | |

Hampshire-based Mike Watson Transport (MWT) has joined PalletFORCE, one of the fastest-growing palletised distribution networks in the UK.

In order to meet the anticipated growth as a direct result of PalletFORCE, MWT is expanding its operations to accommodate a new dedicated 10,000 sq.ft warehousing depot in Alton, Hampshire, with a further two vehicles being added to the fleet. In addition, MWT is currently recruiting a new member of staff to join its haulage team, and expects continued growth over the coming months as a result of its participation in PalletFORCE.

MWT will cover the GU1 – 10, 23 and 26 – 35 postcodes, which incorporate Alton, Guildford, Petworth, Petersfield and Farnham.

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Japan Post to start frozen goods parcel delivery service

Posted by | Oct 23, 2006 | |

Japan Post aims to start a parcel delivery service for frozen goods to catch up with private-sector rivals such as Yamato Transport Co. and Sagawa Express Co., informed sources said Monday.

Japan Post hopes to start the service throughout Japan as early as Nov. 1 after obtaining approval of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, the sources said.

The new service will add to the current parcel service which includes delivery of chilled goods.

Japan Post will newly introduce freezing equipment and containers at key post offices and on home delivery vehicles. As for transportation between regions, Japan Post plans to commission the operations to food makers and transportation service companies, according to the sources.

Since its foundation in 2003, the state-owned corporation has reinforced its parcel delivery service mainly through tie-ups with retailers.

Its partner convenience stores now accept parcel delivery orders to Japan Post at their store counters, while other retailers commission distribution and transportation of their goods to Japan Post.

Japan Post now hopes to begin the frozen goods delivery service to increase its competitiveness further ahead of the start of its 10-year privatization process in October 2007, the sources said.

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Light mail management reorganisation at Deutsche Post

Posted by | Oct 23, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, has reorganised the management of its letter division in response to increasing competition in this area of activity. Marco Demuth, head of sales in German letter business, is to be replaced by four managers, in order to improve customer orientation. The sales department is to be subdivided into a large customer division and divisions for business customers, commercial customers and private customers.

Ingo Bohlken is to replace Reinhard Pranke as head of German marketing, while Mr Pranke is to be responsible for the deregulation department. Jurgen Gerdes is also being groomed as the successor to Hans-Dieter Petram, head of letter activities at Deutsche Post, whose contract is due to expire at the end of 2007. A further department is to be created on the management board for the UK subsidiary Williams Lea, and Tim Griffiths, head of the UK subsidiary, is therefore to be appointed to the board. Klaus Knappik is to retain responsibility for international letter operations. Top management will be unaffected by the reorganisation.

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Further setback for German start-up Red Parcel Post

Posted by | Oct 23, 2006 | |

Red Parcel Post, the planned new German parcel company, has suffered its latest setback with the loss of an important financial investor. Doubts continue to surround the planned start of operations in 2007.

Experienced German freight industry entrepreneur Manfred Boes, a former founder of German Parcel (now GLS) and recently elected as president of Fiata, the world freight forwarders association, has confirmed that he has quit as an investor in the firm. He told German logistics magazine Logistik Inside that “the new shareholder structure does not match our planning”.

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Flying on its own

Posted by | Oct 23, 2006 | |

FedEx’s buy-out of its local partner should take its China business to new heights. FedEx Corp, a US delivery company, joined the movement in January, when its courier arm, FedEx Express, announced it would spend USD400m to buy out the 50per cent stake held by its China joint-venture partner of the past seven years. Included in the deal was the latter’s nationwide domestic delivery network. The same month FedEx broke ground on a USD150m project to build its Asia hub at Guangzhou’s brand-new Baiyun airport, the biggest and busiest airport in south China. When completed in December 2008, FedEx’s new base will handle 30-35 flights daily in and out of Guangzhou, linking 24 cities across Asia in the company’s network to the US and Europe.

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