Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL, FedEx, UPS raise fuel surcharges in China

Posted by | Jun 2, 2006 | |

DHL, FedEx and UPS raise their fuel-related surcharges in China as of June, in a move to offset the increasing operational costs resulting form soaring oil prices in the international market since 2005. DHL-Sinotrans, Brussels-based DHL’s China joint venture, lifted fuel surcharges from 11.5% to 13.5% today, while the two US tycoons FedEx and UPS each announced an increase from 13.5% to a record high of 15%, which will come into effect on June 5. In stark contrast, Express Mail Service (EMS), the express service arm of state-run China Post, did not announce any markup on fuel surcharges or any change in service charges.

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DHL invests in Leipzig/Halle airport

Posted by | Jun 2, 2006 | |

DHL is to increase its activities at Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany. The German company is to increase the number of flights it carries out each day from five to nine and will also fly to new destinations in the UK and the Czech Republic. As of July, DHL will employ more than 240 people at Leipzig/Halle.

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Teamsters vows to unionize DHL

Posted by | Jun 1, 2006 | |

The Teamsters union says it is stepping up its campaign to organize workers at DHL and at its package services provider, ABX Air. Teamsters President James Hoffa led a rally with 300 ABX and DHL employees at the carrier’s main Wilmington, Ohio, hub late last week and pledged to ramp up efforts to organize ABX’s 1,200 aircraft mechanics and 5,000 workers at the largest hub in the DHL network. The union said it already represents about 12,000 DHL-related workers, including drivers in the DHL network of independent cartage carriers. “The workers organizing as Teamsters in Wilmington is the next logical step,” the union said.

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UK Parceline launches 'Homecall' service

Posted by | Jun 1, 2006 | |

Parceline has today announced a major move into the fast-growing home delivery market through a new partnership with Parcelnet, the specialists in final mile delivery to residential addresses. Launched under a new brand – ‘homecall’ – the service will begin on 1st June and is aimed at customers sending up to 600 parcels per night. Collections will be made by Parceline’s nationwide network of 1,700 vehicles operating from 42 depots whilst deliveries will be handled via Parcelnet’s 143 sub-depots and 5,000 ‘local couriers’. Parceline Sales Director Dwain McDonald said: “Internet shopping has seen home delivery volumes rise from 15m to 420m shipments in the last six years. Our partnership with Parcelnet gives us instant access to this market, without the need to build our own home delivery network.”

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