Express and delivery markets across the 10 new EU countries are poised for double-digit growth rates over the coming five years, spearheaded by central and eastern Europe. Early entry into these countries is paramount; the four integrators already have a presence in the region, and other pan-European players are ready to move in.
Read MoreRomanian courier services provider Cargus raised on Friday its projection for rise in 2006 turnover to 80%, the same growth rate as last year, when the company’s turnover reached 15 million euro (USD18.3 million). “Initially, we projected a 30% rise [in 2006 turnover] but since the market is growing, we now expect an 80% rise,” Cargus sales manager Ioana Manta said in a statement.
The projected rise in turnover will be supported by a 2.5 million euro investment programme.
We have learnt that the PMA (Parcel Market Analysis) – with collected data from all carriers – currently has market size info as follows:
Next day £2.1 billion
2 day £ 181.7 million
” day plus (i.e. 3 days) £22.5 million
TOTAL £2.3 billion
No figures for International and we are clarifying the same day number which doesn’t seem right
Read MoreAccording to La Libre Belgique today, DHL could leave Brussels much earlier than anticipated (April 2008), because the works at Leipzig are nearing completion. The move out of Zaventem would be coupled with an early withdrawal of DHL from Cologne to Leipzig. According to Knack magazine dated 15 March, DHL would stop its activities at Cologne in September 2007, i.e. 3 months earlier than announnced, to move to Leipzig where extension works are progressing at high speed. DHL management has submitted new requests to the Belgian trade unions in order to leave earlier.
Read MoreABX Air, Inc. announced today an agreement with its major customer, DHL, that will reduce the range of services provided by ABX Air under the Hub and Line-haul Services Agreement during 2006, and provides a framework for negotiating other potential terms in the Hub Services Agreement and the Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance Agreement. Specifically, ABX Air and DHL have agreed that: DHL will take over responsibility for the over-the-road truck line-haul network ABX Air currently manages for DHL; DHL will not require ABX Air to operate or manage its Allentown hub after a new facility opens at that location in the third quarter of 2006; ABX Air will have an opportunity to earn additional performance incentives beyond the existing contractual incentives in its ACMI Agreement and Hub Services Agreement if it can achieve very significant cost reductions in 2006; and ABX Air and DHL will undertake negotiation of additional modifications to the Hub Services Agreement and the ACMI Agreement to create greater risk/reward metrics for performance under these agreements.
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