Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Red Parcel Post to be launched in 2007

Posted by | Sep 9, 2005 | |

Red Parcel Post, the new German parcel forwarder, is due to be launched on the market at the beginning of 2007. The Boes family, which sold its previous company to Denmark’s DFDS group in last year, is a shareholder in the new company. Manfred Boes, who is also president of the German logistics sector association DSLV, warns that, thanks to new sorting and mailing technology, Red Parcel Post will be in a position to offer more favourable prices than rival DHL, a subsidiary of the postal service provider Deutsche Post.

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TNT accelerates its China business

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

TNT logistics supply chain solutions and mail services, is to adopt a cooperation form to expand its service network in Mainland instead of a franchise form it announced at the end of 2004, a source said on September 4.
Indeed, its previous franchise development plan has been replaced by the alliance-based cooperation development plan, according to the TNT headquarters.
The company changed the earlier plan because there has not yet been a franchise act in the mainland, an executive at the cooperation development division of TNT told reporters. For the moment, scores of Chinese agents are responsible for TNT’s China express business and its 25 branch companies for its international express business. In the cooperation form, its Chinese partners operate under the TNT brand and their sales rely on TNT, while its Chinese agents do not operate under brand in the franchise form and just take some fees.

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DHL announces new facility in Kansas City

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

DHL today announced plans to locate a new Regional Sort Center in Kansas City, Kansas. DHL expects to invest USD3 million over the next three years in the development of the new facility, which will immediately create 130 jobs in the local community. “The new facility in Kansas City will enhance our network operation by enabling us to provide the highest quality service to our growing customer base across the country,” said Fred Beljaars, Executive Vice President for Operations at DHL. “The center is one element of our USD1.2 billion investment program launched in 2004 to enhance DHL’s network connectivity, increase efficiency, and improve service for our customers.”

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UK Parceline GBP1.29m investment in Lancashire

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

Express parcels carrier Parceline has invested £1.29m in the region by taking on new, purpose-built premises in Millennium City Park, Preston. Previously located on Roman Way, Parceline is a trading success story, with a growing customer list of regional businesses, which makes this move to larger premises necessary. The new 4.3 acre site comprises a 31,646 sq ft warehouse as well as office space. Not only is it larger, but it also incorporates state-of-the-art technology to improve the efficiency of the operation.

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DHL introduces premium fixed time express service between Gulf and Asia Pacific

Posted by | Sep 7, 2005 | |

DHL today announced it had extended its premium fixed time delivery service to cover small parcels and documents traffic between the six Gulf States and the Asia Pacific region. The UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are all included within the scope of DHL’s Time Definite Delivery (TDD) service.
David Wild, General Manager, DHL UAE said: “This is a huge breakthrough for DHL and for Gulf State businesses trading with Asia Pacific. It reflects DHL’s commitment, as the market leader, to set new standards while raising the bar in terms of the services it offers its regional customers.

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