The global express service provider FedEx has completed his efforts to expand in North Africa and the Middle East. In Libya and Algeria, FedEx services will be offered via a network of global service participants. (GSP).
Read MoreTarget Express Holdings has reported at 14.7% increase in turnover from £140.6m in 2005 compared with £130.4m in 2004.
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Tokyo District Court on Thursday dismissed a complaint by Yamato Transport Co. aimed at blocking Japan Post’s convenience store-based parcel delivery service.
Yamato Transport claimed Japan Post was blocking fair competition in violation of the Antimonopoly Law by offering excessively cheap rates for its “Yu-Pack” parcel delivery service provided through Lawson Inc. convenience stores.
Presiding Judge Yosuke Ichimura rejected the claim, saying he could not detect any unfair practices as recognized under the law. Japan Post does not charge unfairly cheap rates for its service or offer unfairly low rent for Lawson stores opening on Japan Post premises, he said. Yamato claimed Japan Post was stealing business from the private sector by taking advantage of its status as a public enterprise that enjoys special treatment, such as exemption from taxes.
TNT today announced that it has completed the acquisition of TG+, a leading Spanish domestic distribution company, after obtaining all regulatory approvals. The acquisition has already been announced on the 6th of December 2005. Through the acquisition of TG+, TNT expands and strengthens its domestic express business and fuels its international express business in Spain, a strategic market in Europe with high growth potential. At the same time it further drives growth of TNT’s leading position in the premium express delivery market in Europe by providing better coverage in this key market.
Read MoreNightfreight says that its QuorumValue product, launched in July last year, has done more than (pounds sterling)1m-worth of business from 858 customers in less than six months.
The service is aimed at a mix of consignment types that might otherwise be split among customers. A typical mix might include satchels, standard parcels and packages, IDW (irregular dimension and weight) consignments and pallets.
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