Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

French PriceMinister and Chronopost enter Partnership

Posted by | Feb 25, 2005 | |

French e-commerce website PriceMinister, specialised in trading new, half-priced and second-hand items, has signed a co-operation contract with local logistics and mail delivery solutions provider Chronopost International to ensure a rapid delivery of its products, it was reported on February 25, 2005.

Following the contract, all companies and entrepreneurs that sell their products through PriceMinister, can create and upload their digital order forms at PriceMinister.com.

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China Post to merge logistics and courier business units

Posted by | Feb 25, 2005 | |

China’s State Postal Bureau (China Post), currently both the regulator and dominant player in the country’s mail delivery market, plans to merge its logistics unit and parcel delivery business, the Beijing News reported.

China Post set up the country’s then largest logistics company, China Post Logistics Co Ltd, at the beginning of 2003 to offer logistics services, also known as EMS, and explore new markets outside postal services.

The newspaper quoted an unidentified source as saying that the integration of the two units is expected to be complete by the end of this year.

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Maltapost launches new courier service

Posted by | Feb 25, 2005 | |

A new International mail and parcel service offering speed and security has just been launched in Malta and Gozo by Maltapost plc. Aptly titled Maltapost Express International, this new service offers delivery to key worldwide destinations in the shortest possible time.

Speaking at a media launch to which members of the business community were also invited, Maltapost CEO Stephen Sultana said the new service offers global coverage to over 200 countries around the world. Mr Sultana also emphasised the security element of the new service.

Maltapost Express International also incorporates proof of delivery, and the service provides for compensation in instances of loss or damage, with the option to the client of purchasing additional insurance in instances where this is felt necessary.

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Seur to double overseas business within a year after La Poste tie-up

Posted by | Feb 24, 2005 | |

The recent tie-up between Seur and France’s La Poste has set up the Spanish delivery services group for strong international growth over the next five years.

According to Ramón Mayo, the vice president of Seur España, the alliance with La Poste will see the contribution of the Spanish group’s international operations to total turnover double within a year to 14 percent from 7 percent.

La Poste unit GeoPost acquired a 12.5 percent stake in Seur España out of the 21 percent put on the block by the founder of the Spanish group Justo Yúfera in February. The remaining 8.5 percent ended up in the hands of the 64 remaining partners in the transportation business.

Mayo said Seur had been looking at ways off expanding its overseas business for some time. However, he said the process of finding an international associate was complicated by the structure of the group, which is organized around 85 franchises handed out by its partners.

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UPS CEO optimistic about growth prospects in 2005

Posted by | Feb 23, 2005 | |

Despite concerns rivals are gaining ground, United Parcel Service Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Eskew said on Wednesday he was optimistic about the package deliverer’s growth prospects in 2005. Atlanta-based UPS has been battling in the past year to overcome a perception that it is underperforming FedEx Corp, its main competitor, in the giant US ground delivery market. While UPS remains the leader in the US ground delivery market, its volumes in this key area grew a sluggish 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004, down from 2.5 percent growth in the same period in 2003. “We had a tough December, but we’re optimistic about this year,” Eskew told reporters on Wednesday after a speech to an Atlanta business group.

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