Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS completes global launch of billing analysis tool

Posted by | Sep 6, 2006 | |

UPS has completed the launch of the UPS Billing Analysis Tool, an industry-leading global expense management technology for customers that converts transactional billing data into a powerful solution for analyzing and managing global transportation costs.

UPS’s billing technology portfolio now provides customers around the world the ability to analyze detailed financial information about their package shipping activity in 36 of the world’s most active trading countries, all in a single data file. The information is available to customers in 21 languages and can be converted into the customer’s preferred currency. The tool was demonstrated today during UPS’s annual Technology Summit for reporters, held here at the home of UPS’s global all-points air hub.

The Billing Analysis Tool not only enables customers to segregate, view and produce reports on international, ground and express shipping charges, but also breaks out associated costs such as duties, taxes and total customs and brokerage fees.

The Billing Analysis Tool has enormous potential not only for logistics management but also for accounting and procurement functions. Because it provides some 180 shipping and billing data elements, both large and small enterprises can use it to analyze and allocate transportation expenses according to their individual needs.

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DHL projects double-digit revenue growth in FY07

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

DHL Express has projected a double-digit revenue growth for 2006 and 2007 for its Malaysian operations, as the country continues to be one of its key markets in the Asia Pacific region, its country manager for Malaysia Sam Leong said.

He based this on DHL’s view of Malaysia being able to continue to attract investments that would benefit the company.

“(Revenue) Growth is extremely healthy. We are targeting double digit growth this year and next year,” he said at a media luncheon with DHL Express Malaysia senior management in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 5.
Leong said DHL Express, which has a 42% market share in the air express business in Malaysia, believes that it can build up its market share in certain segments.

An area, which the company hopes to develop is the retail sector where the company intends to open more of its ServicePoint outlets in the Klang Valley.

DHL recently said it would increase the number of ServicePoint outlets to 11 from the current three over the next three years in key cities in Malaysia, including converting some of the DHL centres at strategic locations.

Such outlets would help strengthen DHL’s existing network and expand its customer base, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Home Delivery of Rail Tickets from September 6 in Pakistan

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

Pakistan Railway Advisory and Consultancy Services (Pracs) has taken a revolutionary step initiating ‘home delivery’ of reservation tickets from September 6, 2006.

Initially, the home delivery facility is being provided in four cities of Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Faisalabad and it will be expanded to other cities later. Under the system devised, an intending railway traveller could have his seat/seats reserved on one telephone call for a train 24 hours prior to its departure. Once the seat is reserved, the ticket will be delivered to the passenger at his home address through Pracs courier. Pracs Managing Director, Mohammed Ashfaq Khattak, told APP on Monday that home delivery service will save the people living in distanced areas from visiting railway reservation offices, which consume much of time and then queuing up outside the reservation counter to get a ticket.

He said that for this ‘big service’ the Pracs would charge only Rs20 per ticket delivered within the municipal limit and Rs30 per ticket beyond the specified limit like Landhi and Hawks Bay in Karachi.

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TNT Logistics UK To Manage Home Delivery Services for Tesco Direct

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

TNT Logistics UK, a unit of Dutch mail and express deliveries group TNT NV, will manage the home delivery services of the recently launched Tesco Direct business of UK retailer Tesco Plc., TNT said on September 5, 2006.

Financial aspects of the deal were not disclosed.

Under the five-year contract between the two companies, TNT will run Tesco’s logistics operations from the new National Distribution Centre in Crewe, in the UK. TNT will also use six home delivery platforms between Glasgow and Exeter.

A total of 200 employees of TNT will be responsible for Tesco Direct home delivery.

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Army awards UPS, FedEX contracts

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

The Army has awarded multimillion dollar delivery orders to UPS Inc., and FedEx Corp. to support the Defense Logistics Agency’s surface small package program.
UPS, also known as United Parcel Service, was awarded a delivery order worth more than USD 13 million as part of a USD 51.4 million contract to support DLA’s small package program.

FedEx was awarded a delivery order worth nearly USD 11.5 million as part of a USD 48.2 million contract to support the same program.

Work under both deals, which were announced late Friday, is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2007.

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