Target aims well with Panasonic
Target Express has secured a three-year extension to its contract with panasonic to provide a next-day delivery service in the UK and Ireland.
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French Chronopost’s restructuring plan delayed
Chronopost, the parcel-service division of the French post office, La Poste, has postponed last Monday’s presentation of its restructuring plan until November 8 in response to pressure from the trade unions.
Read MoreGLS invests 20 million euros in scan technology
From October 2005 onwards, General Logistics Systems B.V., Amsterdam (GLS), is introducing approximately 18,000 new mobile terminals with scan function and 5,000 scan stations throughout Europe. “In cooperation with IBM and Symbol Technologies we have developed a special technology that offers customers advantages for parcel and express shipments that are unique in the market”, says Rico Back, CEO of General Logistics Systems B.V., Amsterdam (GLS). The technology will be introduced gradually. GLS is investing approximately 20 million euros.
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Read MoreTNT links China to Europe with two Boeing 747-400ERFs
TNT N.V. today announced that its Express Division will lease two B747-400ERF freighters to start up a new direct service between Europe and China in 2006.
The 100 tonnes capacity aircraft will be leased for a period of ten years from the US-based aircraft leasing company Guggenheim Aviation Partners and will provide TNT with its own dedicated capacity between China and Europe. Two years ago, TNT successfully launched its Integrated Direct Express (IDE) service between China and Europe in response to the rapid growth of its global high-tech client base. And TNT is now able to offer its clients up to 1,000 to 1,250 tonne of dedicated controlled air linehaul capacity per week, connecting TNT’s European hub with the main gateways in China.
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