Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Hackländer named Managing Director of EURODIS

Posted by | Nov 16, 2005 | |

Marc Christian Hackländer has been appointed Managing Director of EURODIS GmbH, a member company of the trans-o-flex group. He will chiefly be responsible for network and partner management. This represents the first time that the international distribution network of trans-o-flex, in existence since 1993, has had its own corporate entity and management. The main objective of EURODIS GmbH will be to anchor the specialised trans-o-flex services on a unified Europe-wide basis.

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Deutsche Bahn to buy US logistics firm Bax Global for 1.1 bln dlrs

Posted by | Nov 16, 2005 | |

Deutsche Bahn, the German state-owned rail operator, said Wednesday it planned to acquire buy US logistics firm Bax Global, a wholly-owned unit of Brink’s, for 1.1 billion dollars (940 million euros). A corresponding agreement was signed by both parties in New York on Tuesday and the deal was expected to be finalised “in the next few wkees”, Deutsche Bahn said in a statement. The German giant itself did not reveal the purchase price. But in a separate released on its own website, Brink’s put it at “approximately 1.1 billion dollars in cash”. Deutsche Bahn chairman Hartmut Mehdorn said: “Bax fits perfectly with our strategy and is an ideal addition to our logistics subsidiary Schenker.” The German company said the deal would make Deutsche Bahn the world’s number one transport and logistics group.

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Deutsche Post takeover of Exel approved by court meeting, shareholders

Posted by | Nov 16, 2005 | |

Exel PLC, the UK logistics group, said a scheme of arrangement that will see it taken over by Deutsche Post AG in an agreed 5.5 bln eur (3.7 bln stg) takeover has been approved at a court meeting and by its shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting. In addition, Exel said the US Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the pre-merger waiting period applicable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

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Marie-Christine Lombard, Group Managing Director of TNT Express, receives the insignia of Chevalier from the National Order of the Legion of Honour

Posted by | Nov 16, 2005 | |

TNT N.V.today announced that Marie-Christine Lombard, Group Managing Director TNT Express, will receive a distinguished award from the National Order of the Legion of Honour in a ceremony that will take place tonight. Alain Bréau, Co-President of the French Transport and Logistics Federation (TLF) and a Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour will present Marie-Christine with the insignia of Chevalier award, at the offices of the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) in Paris.

The award recognises Marie Christine’s achievement as one of the few women to lead a global group of this scale, something that was highlighted with her inclusion in the Financial Times’ list of Europe’s 25 top business women.

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GLS to open 150 Parcel Shops in Belgium

Posted by | Nov 15, 2005 | |

General Logistics Systems (GLS) plans to open 150 ‘parcel shops’ in Belgium, the company said on November 15, 2005. The first parcel dispatch outlets will be open in Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp by the end of 2005. The company aims at having 100 parcel shops in Belgium by 2007. The outlets will be opened at the newspaper stores of local shopping centres. The company opened its first parcel shops in Germany in 1997. Currently it operates 2,500 outlets designed under the parcel shop concept.

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