Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Japan Post and Mitsukoshi in talks to form joint delivery service firm

Posted by | Jan 12, 2006 | |

Japan Post and department store chain Mitsukoshi Ltd. are in talks to reach an agreement within this month on their formation of a joint delivery service company, informed sources said Thursday. Ahead of its privatization starting in October 2007, Japan Post has been enhancing its delivery and other logistical services. It has acquired Asocia Corp., a logistical service unit of Daimaru Inc., another department store chain. Some private-sector entities have criticized Japan Post for affecting private-sector services by expanding services while remaining under state control.

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Home-a-loan deal for TNT

Posted by | Jan 12, 2006 | |

TNT Express is in advanced talks on a contract to collect completed loan applications from homes.
The work, for a financial services company, will fix one hour time windows for collection after the applications have been signed.

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DHL to build its largest US service center in New York City

Posted by | Jan 11, 2006 | |

DHL today announced plans to build its largest US service center facility in New York City, New York. The USD181 Million investment will consolidate two existing service center locations into a new 161,125-sq.-ft. facility to serve Manhattan pickup, delivery and sorting operations. Strategically located to provide rapid egress and regress through below-grade access through the Lincoln Tunnel, the new service center will increase throughput capacity from 10,000 to 15,000 pieces per hour. “DHL is continually looking for ways to improve and enhance service through investments in our US operations,” said Mark Munoz, senior area vice president of operations for DHL. “This new facility will serve as our gateway to the New York City market and with the strategic location near the Lincoln Tunnel will provide enhanced service levels for all of our local customers as well as accommodate growth for the next twenty years.”

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UPS says it will add overseas letter delivery to package service for its Europe customers

Posted by | Jan 11, 2006 | |

United Parcel Service, Inc. said Wednesday it would offer overseas letter delivery to its package customers in Europe. The company would offer the new letter service in February – expanding a test project begun in Britain to Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, UPS spokesman Georg Leusch said from the company’s German offices in Neuss. “The numbers there have far exceeded our plans,” he said. Leusch said letters would be collected unsorted in mail bags from customers and forwarded to foreign destinations by UPS’ partner, Swiss Post International.

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DHL expands reach in Asia-Pacific region

Posted by | Jan 10, 2006 | |

Express and logistics firm DHL has further expanded the reach of its industry-defining Time Definite Delivery (TDD) to connect the Philippines to nine countries in the Asia-Pacific. With the TDD service in the Asia-Pacific region, sending time-critical and express morning deliveries to Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand is now possible. DHL’s TDD portfolio includes the StartDay Express, which offers the Philippines guaranteed door-to-door delivery by 9 a.m., and the MidDay Express, which offers guaranteed next-day delivery by 12 noon. Customers are able to track the status of their shipments via the DHL website as well as notification from DHL through e-mail and facsimile once deliveries have been made.

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