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GeoPost sets sights on a global service

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

GeoPost, the pan-European parcel service owned by La Poste, plans to go global with an intercontinental deferred product in 2006. Claude Béglé, CEO of GeoPost International, told Transport Logistik the company would seek a partnership approach in mature markets such as the US. But elsewhere, it was prepared to invest. “South America is under-invested by integrators, ” Béglé said. “We are already having concrete discussions in Brazil, and talks in Argentina and Chile.” China, India and South Africa were among other countries earmarked by GeoPost.

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Deutsche Post board member Appel says DHL seeks US, Asian acquisitions

Posted by | Jun 5, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG board member Frank Appel told Die Welt in an interview to appear in tomorrow’s edition that its DHL unit wants to make acquisition in order to expand its logistics operations in the US and Asia.

‘We are talking about small to mid-sized companies with sales between 10-150 mln eur,’ Appel told the newspaper.
However, in Eastern Europe DHL wants to grow organically, he said.

Appel declined to comment on whether Deutsche Post wants to acquire UK logistics company Exel PLC.

‘That rumour has already been around for three years,’ Appel said. ‘I don’t know who keeps bringing that up.’

Appel confirmed that Deutsche Post is in talks to buy the remainder of KarstadtQuelle AG’s logistics operations.

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FedEx grants USD32m in options to executives

Posted by | Jun 3, 2005 | |

FedEx Corp. granted its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick W. Smith 250,000 stock options on June 1 with an exercise price of USD89.70 each, according to a federal filing late Thursday. David J. Bronczek, head of FedEx Express, and other officers were granted a total of 114,750 options at the same price. Kenneth Masterson, the company’s former general counsel, retired June 1 and entered into a two-year consulting agreement that includes tickets to Memphis Grizzlies games, a USD65,000 golf club membership and a gift from FedEx of a USD28,347 John Deere tractor . Shares of FedEx rose USD1.06 to USD91.25 Thursday.

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New Zealand joint venture launches new brand

Posted by | Jun 3, 2005 | |

One of the biggest rebranding exercises undertaken in the transport sector is under way to coincide with the Lions rugby tour.

Express Couriers, the joint venture formed between Deutsche Post-owned DHL and New Zealand Post’s courier business, is adopting the DHL yellow but keeping the CourierPost, Pace and Contract Logistics brands. The Skyroad Express courier brand is being rolled into the CourierPost brand.

The rebranding involves ordering 2500 polo shirts, 900 shorts, 900 vests, 900 polar fleeces and 900 track pants and painting 750 vans and 40 trucks.

Courier Express chief executive Jim Quinn did not say how much the bill b was, but he said the rebranding was always contemplated when the joint venture was set up, and its execution deliberately coincided with the Lions tour.

DHL’s profile is raised during the tour as it is a sponsor.

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German DHL to handle BMW supplies

Posted by | Jun 2, 2005 | |

Global express and logistics company DHL, a unit of German post operator Deutsche Post AG, has signed an agreement with German carmaker BMW to handle its supplies, DHL said on June 1, 2005.

DHL has been handling supplies to BMW’s 14 production sites in Germany, Austria and the UK since March 2005.

Under the agreement, DHL will deliver materials from BMW’s 1,800 suppliers in 18 countries to the carmaker’s plants and will subsequently return all multiple-use containers to the suppliers.

This is the first time when a vehicle producer has transferred its entire volume of parts to the transportation network of a single service provider, DHL said.

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