Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Hand Held Products signs five year maintenance contract with DPD

Posted by | Aug 24, 2005 | |

Hand Held Products, the world’s leading supplier of image-based data capture systems, has signed a pan-European agreement with DPD (Deutscher Paket Dienst GmbH & Co KG), a subsidiary of La Poste and part of the GeoPost group. Under the new agreement, which runs until 2010, Hand Held Products will provide support and maintenance services on over 6,000 Dolphin 9500 mobile computers. The Dolphins are being used in DPD’s depots and delivery trucks in Europe. The two companies had already signed an agreement earlier this year, when DPD installed an automated delivery scan system based around the Dolphins.

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Dutch TNT Logistics eyes up to 25 Pct growth in Brazil

Posted by | Aug 23, 2005 | |

TNT Logistics, a unit of Dutch mail, express and logistics company TNT, plans to grow by between 20 pct and 25 pct in the next five years in Brazil, according to the company’s global chief of marketing and business development, Pierre Girardin. According to Girardin, Brazilian companies need to invest in technology to reduce their spending on logistics. Brazilian companies spent an average between 10 pct and 12 pct of the gross domestic product (GDP) on logistics, compared with between 8.0 pct and 10 pct of GDP in the United States and Europe.

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Deutsche Post says US DHL Express unit improving

Posted by | Aug 23, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post World Net said its DHL express business in the U.S. was improving as a result of better management, while growth in Asia and emerging markets remained strong. John Mullen, a joint chief executive of the company’s express division DHL, told an analyst conference that the Bonn-based mail and logistics company expected its U.S. DHL business to break even in the fourth quarter of next year. For 2005, the company reiterated that DHL expects a loss of EUR300 million in the U.S. Despite difficulties and strong competition from United Parcel Service and FedEx, DHL said the U.S. business was seeing improvements in service and quality. DHL said it would work to streamline operations by focusing on cost control, productivity and revenue improvements. “The second-half financial targets for the U.S. are ambitious but achievable,” Mullen said in the business update.

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TNT Middle East route boost

Posted by | Aug 22, 2005 | |

TNT Express is set to expand its Middle East Road Network with the addition of five new routes next year. The carrier has embarked on an aggressive expansion starting with its Day Definite service, which guarantees customers the exact number of days to delivery. Steve Barrett, TNT’s newly-promoted MERN operations manager said: ‘The road network is the backbone of TNT’s regional strategy and we plan to launch routes linking the Gulf countries with the wider Middle East and Europe next year. ‘We also have excellent relationships with authorities at border points and a good understanding of import-export regulations throughout the region.

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First Boeing 757 added to TNT Express air fleet

Posted by | Aug 22, 2005 | |

TNT Express today announced that it has added a Boeing 757, the company’s first, to its Liège-based air fleet. The aircraft – which has been wet-leased from Icelandair to TNT Airways – came into service last month. The aircraft’s inaugural flight in TNT livery was between Liège, where TNT Express has its air hub, and Barcelona, and as such was the first leg of its regular round trip, which consists of: Liège – Barcelona – Vitoria – Madrid – Liège. The Boeing 757 ideally matches TNT’s freight requirements for this service – 30 tonnes – and is a cost-efficient to operate besides being among the quietest aircraft available. Christian Drenthen, Managing Director Worldwide Networks, TNT Express said: “This aircraft gives TNT Express just the right increase in capacity on a growing route between Spain and our hub at Liège, Belgium. It is in line with our aim to offer customers a faster, more reliable and competitive service.”

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