Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

EMS quickens deliveries to regain share

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

Express Mail Service (EMS), operated by state-owned China Courier Service Corp., has sped up its deliveries in a bid to regain its decreasing market share.

Now it takes just more than ten hours to deliver an express mail from Shanghai to Beijing, about two hours shorter than before. Moreover, EMS deliverers are dressed in orange, a change from the former green, and equipped with data collection machines, which provide timely information about the delivery process.

With millions of Chinese yuan put into upgrading facilities, adjusting networks and improving systems, EMS has accelerated both inside and outside the country.

It is the biggest move for EMS since it started twenty-six years ago. It has finally got moving when the Chinese express market is crowded with more and more privately owned express companies and global logistics titans.

EMS’ acceleration is mainly depending on upgrading equipment and optimizing operation, an upgrading model focusing on technologies.

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Deutsche Post says prices will not be affected by VAT

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, says that it will not raise the price of sending letters or parcels for private customers following the increase in VAT in Germany.

The company says that this area of business forms part of its so-called universal services, which are exempt from VAT.

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DHL Algerie ranks 1st express delivery company in Algeria

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

DHL Algerie, the Algerian unit of International express and logistics company DHL, a subsidiary of German post office Deutsche Post, tops the list of Algeria’s biggest express delivery companies for international deliveries, according to information of Algeria’s post and telecommunications regulation authority ARPT published on August 16, 2006.
DHL Algerie generated a turnover of 609 mln Algerian dinars (USD 8.6 mln/6.7 mln euro) in 2005 and increased order backlog by 25 pct year-on-year.

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Qantas launches Freight business

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

Qantas today announced the formation of a new wholly owned subsidiary domestic air freight business, Express Freighters Australia, to commence operations from October 2006.

The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said Express Freighters Australia would wet lease B737-300 freighter aircraft to Australian air Express (AaE) under a 12-year contract.

“This is a new and exciting business that is about growth for the Qantas Group,” Mr Dixon said.

“Express Freighters Australia will not only provide increased revenue, but also new employment for pilots and additional work volumes for Qantas engineers.

“We will commence operations in October with one aircraft and four pilots, growing to four aircraft and up to 40 pilots by March 2007.”

Mr Dixon said Qantas Engineering had been contracted to carry out the conversion of the B737-300 aircraft for the new business at its Avalon base, as well as provide through-life maintenance support for the aircraft.

He said Express Freighters Australia had already employed pilots under Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) for the start up of the new business.

“The pilots’ AWAs have pay rates and conditions in line with industry standards for freighter pilots,” he said.

“Growing our freight operations is a core strategy for the Qantas Group, aimed at diversifying and strengthening our revenue base,” Mr Dixon said.

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Hi-Tech ‘Track and Trace’ brings DJB to Palletforce

Posted by | Aug 15, 2006 | |

DJB Haulage, a transport company in BANES (Bath and North East Somerset), has joined the PalletFORCE palletised distribution network in order to enhance the range of services it can offer to its customers.

The decision to enter a pallet network was made after DJB acquired a transport company in March that had substantial pallet business. “It made sense to join a network and PalletFORCE impressed us the most,” explains the company’s David Buxton.

The key reason for choosing PalletFORCE is its innovative pinpoint IT system, which offers real-time ‘track and trace’ for all pallets. Designed by logistics specialist Trans-aXion, pinpoint registers every pallet with a unique identification, which customers can use to trace deliveries throughout the distribution process via the pinpoint website.

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