Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS pilots may vote to strike

Posted by | Mar 28, 2005 | |

The union representing 2,500 pilots at United Parcel Service Inc. has called for a vote to authorize a strike that could severely cripple the nation’s largest carrier. UPS handles an average 13.6 million packages a day. According to the Wall Street Journal, results of the strike vote are expected in mid-May. UPS pilots have been without a contract for two years. Even if a strike is authorized, it would be unlikely in the near term. For one thing, eight months ago, the union invited federal mediation. It can’t legally strike as long as mediation continues. For another, President Bush could step in to block a strike temporarily.

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FedEx Freight continues strategic expansion and growth throughout US

Posted by | Mar 28, 2005 | |

FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. continues its aggressive nationwide expansion by opening four new service centers and expanding a fifth facility to meet growing customer demand throughout the United States. “Increasing capacity remains an important business goal as FedEx Freight continues its long-term growth strategy focusing on next-day and second-day regional markets,” said Douglas G. Duncan, president and CEO of FedEx Freight. “Our efforts to build new facilities and upgrade current centers underscore our commitment to exceeding customers’ service and reliability expectations in these growing markets.” Newly-constructed and recently-opened facilities include state-of-the-art service centers in Des Plaines, Ill., Salem, Ore., Texarkana, Ark. and Springfield, Mass.

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DHL to spend USD160 million to automate package-sorting operations

Posted by | Mar 24, 2005 | |

In a bid to match US package-delivery rivals in efficiency, DHL Worldwide Express Inc. will invest USD160 million this year in technology that automates the package-sorting process.

The delivery and logistics company, owned by German mail carrier Deutsche Post AG, said it will upgrade automation by 2006 at its facilities in Wilmington, Ohio; Allentown, Pa.; and Riverside, Calif. Some jobs will be cut gradually, the company said.

The investment is part of DHL’s USD1.2 billion U.S. expansion and the company’s bid to become an alternative to United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.

So far, DHL says it serves just a sliver of the U.S. market, around 6.8 percent.

“This is just another confirmation of the fact that DHL is a key player in the United States,” said Fred Beljaars, executive vice president of operations for DHL Americas.

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China’s Sinotrans reports 14 percent rise in net profit

Posted by | Mar 23, 2005 | |

Sinotrans Ltd. reported on Wednesday a 14 percent rise in net profit for 2004 and announced a possible purchase of a 49 percent stake in state-owned Sichuan Airlines Group.

Sinotrans said its profits for the year ending Dec. 31 rose to 802.8 million Chinese yuan (USD97.0 million; EUR74.3 million) from 705.0 million yuan (USD85.1 million; EUR65.3 million) a year ago. But the 14 percent jump compared to a 23 percent advance last year.

The decline in growth was due to slowed business in Sinotrans’ express delivery unit.

Revenue climbed from 17.4 billion yuan (USD2.1 billion; EUR1.6 billion) to 21.9 billion yuan (USD2.6 billion; EUR2.0 billion).

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TNT Express to invest 1.2 Mln Euro in Thessaloniki facilities

Posted by | Mar 23, 2005 | |

TNT Hellas, the Greek unit of Dutch express delivery service provider TNT Express, will invest some 1.2 mln euro (USD1.6 mln) in the company’s new building facilities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, it was reported on March 23, 2005.

The facilities are located on an area of 2,000 sq m near the Macedonia Airport .

The company plans to soon make possible a direct connection between Thessaloniki and TNT Express’s Pan-European road network.

Thessaloniki has recently been linked to TNT’s air network and to TNT’s European hub in Liege, southeastern Belgium.

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