Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Competition on China-US Cargo Airlines to Get Stiffer

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

FedEx Express and NWA Cargo, the two world-leading cargo airline carriers, have both obtained permission from the US Department of Transportation to start four additional weekly flights to China, and that signals stiffer competition among cargo carriers flying between China and America, insiders said.

The newly-permitted additions, which go into effect in March 2007, will bring FedEx’s weekly flights to and from China to a total of 30, allowing FedEx to operate more all-cargo flights between China than any other US airline, according to a director for the China operation of FedEx Express.

Meanwhile, the added flights will also help NWA Cargo, Northwest Airlines Corp.’s cargo division, to further expand its freight services between the two countries, and then the carrier’s weekly all-cargo flights will be increased to 14, said a senior executive of NWA Cargo.

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U.S. Postal Service Renews ABX Air Contract for Indianapolis Hub

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

ABX Air, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, ABX Cargo Services, has been awarded a new four-year contract to manage the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) terminal handling services in Indianapolis, Ind.
The contract is the third such award this year from the USPS for ABX. In July, ABX was awarded a contract to manage the USPS sort center in Dallas, Texas; in August, ABX was selected to manage the USPS sort center in Memphis, Tenn.
ABX has managed the USPS sort facility in Indianapolis since 2004. The new four-year contract expands ABX’s role there through October 2010 and is projected to generate USD 17.7 million in additional revenues for ABX over its term.
Under each of its USPS hub contracts, ABX will be compensated at a firm price for its fixed costs, plus an additional amount based on the volume of mail handled at each facility. Each contract provides for two, two-year extensions at the discretion of the U.S. Postal Service.

ABX Air is a cargo airline with a fleet of more than 100 aircraft that operates out of Wilmington, Ohio, and 18 hubs throughout the United States.

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UPS in Wroclaw

Posted by | Sep 5, 2006 | |

UPS – one of the world’s biggest couriers – is to move their financial-accounting centre from the London area to Wroclaw. The US company is investing USD 20 mln in the city and will employ nearly 500 people.

The centre will probably be located in an existing building in the city and start to operate in Q1 of 2007. Apart from Wroclaw, other locations were considered: Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia as well as other Polish cities, including Gdansk, Krakow, Katowice and Poznan.

Amongst the factors behind the firm’s decision to locate in Wroclaw were the city’s reputation for producing well-educated science graduates and the low cost of labour. The centre is UPS’s second Polish investment, after they bought out one of the country’s largest couriers – MS Stolica – for PLN 380 mln last year.

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DHL to offer a new Express Freight service

Posted by | Sep 4, 2006 | |

DHL, the world leader in express delivery and logistics, offers a new Express Freight service.International, door-to-door delivery within 5-7 working days for parcels or pallets, weighing from 70 kg to 2500 kg.

DHL Express Freight offers the convenience of Express with the strength of Freight, whether it’s regular stock sent to a retailer or dealing with an unexpected heavy load. The transportation process is simplified, with no need to collect invoices from different companies and in different currencies. Standard DHL tariffs based on a zoning structure (depending on the destination country location) are applied to this type of service. Door-to-door delivery allows the customer to reduce costs for the goods’ storage. At DHL there are no hidden costs, you have control of the transportation process and full tracking visibility. DHL provides customs clearance for goods with tan assessed value of up to USD 1000 on a free of charge basis.

Transit times for the Express Freight service are 3-4 days longer than that for the standard end of business day (1800 hours) service.

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Dutch Vanderlande Industries gets USD 400 mln order from U.S. UPS

Posted by | Sep 4, 2006 | |

Dutch automated material handling systems producer Vanderlande Industries has received a large order worth over USD 400 mln (USD 311.6 mln euro) from U.S. package delivery company United Parcel Service (UPS), Vanderlande chief communication officer, Frans van Duren, said on September 1, 2006.

Vanderlande will deliver a fully automated package grading system to UPS Worldport airhub in Louisville, the USA, which will double the airhub’s capacity. The contract is running until the end of 2009.

Vanderlande has been delivering package grading systems to UPS since mid-1990s.

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