Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Deutsche Post may face legal action from GLS

Posted by | May 24, 2005 | |

General Logistics Systems (GLS), the German parcel forwarding subsidiary of UK postal group Royal Mail, is threatening legal action against German postal operator Deutsche Post. GLS, formerly named German Parcel, is demanding access to the delivery service of Deutsche Post as part of a plan to expand into letter deliveries. It argues that the discounts allowed by the postal service operator to rivals for the consignment of pre-sorted letters are insufficient at a maximum of 20 per cent. GLS is planning to collect letters from customers, carry out sorting and transfer the mail to the distribution network of Deutsche Post, but this plan has been rejected by Deutsche Post so far.

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Amtrak launches overnight delivery service for perishable goods

Posted by | May 23, 2005 | |

Amtrak has launched an overnight delivery service for perishable and delicate items. This builds on the firm‘s WineTrak wine delivery service, now extended to foods, flowers and other perishables increasingly sold by retailers, manufacturers and specialist shops via websites and catalogues. Items are routed to a dedicated fragile goods distribution centre for hand sorting, supported by wireless scanning technology.

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New challengers set to blow European road express apart

Posted by | May 23, 2005 | |

New players are set to seriously challenge the big global integrators in the fast-growing European international road express market. They will include national parcel operators and freight forwarders.

That was one of the arguments put forward at this month’s World Mail ‘ Express Europe conference in Brussels. However, industry observers questioned that suggestion, asking where the new market entrants would come. They also pointed out that both groups of potential additional competitors had tried in the past to move into that sector without success.

Opening the debate, German express, parcel and transport industry journalist and consultant Ludwig-Michael Cremer argued that the European international express market was set to see further segmentation between air and road-based operations. TNT already had fully separate pan-European air and road networks, he said, and DHL and UPS were set to follow. FedEx was currently focused on air express and might need to find a partner to develop the equivalent of its FedEx Ground operation in the US.

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UPS buys US truck operator

Posted by | May 20, 2005 | |

United Parcel Service’s advertising slogan asks: “What can Brown do for you?” On Monday, the answer grew longer when the company, known for its brown delivery trucks, agreed to buy Overnite Corporation, a US truck operator, for Dollars 1.25bn.

The deal adds ground freight transportation to a growing list of logistics services offered by UPS, as the company diversifies beyond its original package delivery business.

Last year, UPS increased its heavy airfreight capability through the acquisition of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding and the company has a fast-growing supply chain management business, which helps customers co-ordinate their movement of goods around the world.

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German Leipzig/Halle airport set to be DP/DHL main hub

Posted by | May 20, 2005 | |

The Leipzig/Halle airport’s 290 mln eur expansion can go ahead, according to a ruling by the federal administrative court here that paves the way for Deutsche Post AG’s DHL unit to make the airport its main European hub.

The German court said the expected level of aircraft noise at night resulting from the expansion — which includes a new runway and 24-hour service — is acceptable.

DHL said in November last year it will shift operations to Leipzig from Brussels in 2008 after the Belgian government insisted the company invest in quieter aircraft for night flights, a demand DHL was unwilling to meet.

The unit plans to employ about 3,500 staff in Leipzig by 2012.

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