Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Miami DHL gateway Teamsters approve first contract

Posted by | Dec 5, 2005 | |

Teamsters at the Miami International Airport (MIA) DHL gateway facility overwhelmingly approved a four-year contract yesterday, gaining wage increases, a pension plan and job security language.

By ratifying the contract, the 130 workers at MIA became the third DHL gateway location to be protected by a Teamster agreement this year. Miami gateway workers are joining 300 DHL Teamsters at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and 150 gateway workers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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Chief Executive of Business Post resigns

Posted by | Dec 5, 2005 | |

Business Post Group announces that Paul Carvell, Chief Executive, has resigned from the Group with immediate effect to pursue other opportunities. His role will be assumed by Guy Buswell, 44, who has been Managing Director of UK Mail since July 2002. Peter Kane, Chairman, commented “Since his arrival in February 2001, Paul has made a key contribution to the development of the Group and its broadening range of services. Guy has been a Board Director since 1998 and his experience of the business and considerable success in the establishment of UK Mail as the leading alternative to the Royal Mail qualify him to take the Group forward as Chief Executive.”

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TNT Express sees revenues slowing in 2005

Posted by | Dec 2, 2005 | |

Delivery services provider TNT Express Worldwide Philippines, Inc. yesterday said it expects revenues this year to grow by 28percent, slower than the 40percent revenue growth it posted last year.

TNT Express country general Manager Jose Luis R. Salas said revenue growth will slow this year due largely to the decision of one of its major clients, Acer Philippines, Inc., to transfer its manufacturing operation to China.

“Revenue growth for the year is expected to soften on account of Acer’s decision to transfer to China,” Mr. Salas told reporters yesterday in a briefing in Makati City.

He said growth for 2005 is expected to come from its high-end special services business as well as its courier and logistics operations.

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FedEx ups ground, home delivery rates by avg of 3.9%

Posted by | Dec 2, 2005 | |

FedEx Corp. after Friday’s closing bell said it’s increasing the standard rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by an average of 3.9% starting Jan. 2. This increase is in addition to other changes to FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home surcharges, which will also become effective Jan. 2. Some of the other changes include FedEx Express and FedEx Ground charging an additional 5 cents a package for delivering to commercial locations in certain zip codes, and an additional 10 cents a package for delivering to residential locations.

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UK Parcelforce has big unfair advantage, says TNT boss

Posted by | Dec 2, 2005 | |

Parcelforce has an unfair advantage and should be privatised, the managing director of rival TNT Express Services has claimed. Tom Bell attacked the Royal Mail’s parcel delivery business claiming its VAT exemption was unfair and discriminatory. “It’s not just companies such as mine which are being discriminated against. The taxpayer is losing out because Parcelforce should be paying VAT and those taxes could be used for the greater good of the country,” Mr Bell said. Atherstone-based TNT said the comments echoed sentiments from think-tank The Institute of Economic Affairs. Last year, the IEA said there was no case for Parcelforce to remain in Government ownership and that it should be privatised, even if it led to it going out of business. Mr Bell said: “Parcelforce is subsidised by the Government.

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