Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS 4th quarter shows 10% revenue gain

Posted by | Jan 27, 2005 | |

UPS today reported a solid revenue gain of 10.2% in its fourth quarter and earnings of USD0.76 per diluted share, up 1.3% compared to the prior-year period. For the full year, revenue increased to a record USD36.6 billion while net income climbed 15%. Consolidated revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2004, rose to USD9.84 billion, with strong double-digit growth reported by the international and non-package segments and a 6.6% increase by the US domestic segment. “Our global small package business remains strong and 2004 was an excellent year,” said Scott Davis, UPS’s chief financial officer. “UPS delivered almost 3.6 billion packages in 2004 – the most in our history – although we were disappointed with our US ground volume growth in the fourth quarter. As a result, we will focus several new efforts in this area in the coming months.”

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DM focus for TNT’s UK bulk mail service

Posted by | Jan 27, 2005 | |

TNT Mail has used this week’s official launch of its bulk mailing delivery service to target direct mail firms.

“With innovative systems, an enterprising approach and competitive pricing, we are setting new standards in the postal services sector,” said chief executive Nick Wells.

The firm has two methods of delivery, a two-day business service, which offers 100pct nationwide coverage for items up to 60g and a five-day option for items from 60g to 2kg, which are delivered by Express Dairies to 20pct of UK households.

At present the two-day service involves the firm collecting, trunking and then sorting and delivering to Royal Mail sorting offices for “final mile” delivery.

The firm’s business offering is a rival to Royal Mail’s second class post, delivering 95pct of its items within two days, a day faster than the Royal Mail’s service.

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DHL Lithuania Sales Rise Almost 15pct in 2004

Posted by | Jan 27, 2005 | |

Lithuania’s express and logistics company DHL Lietuva reported sales above 32 million litas (EUR 9.27 mln) for full 2004, a rise of 14.7 percent from the year-earlier figure.

The company attributed the rise in turnover to improvements in business environment and successful completion of program on reorganization of companies DHL International Lietuva and Danzas, which had been merged into DHL Lietuva.

For 2005 the company was projecting an even faster growth in sales, said Ramunas Vaskevicius, DHL Lietuva sales and marketing director.

DHL Lietuva, which employs a workforce of 90, is a unit of international express and logistics company DHL, which is 100-percent owned Deutsche Post World Net.

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An Post puts off closure of SDS

Posted by | Jan 27, 2005 | |

An Post has had to put off plans to close its loss making SDS parcels division next Monday. The postponment comes as a result of its acceptance last night of a National Implementation Body plan to head off industrial action in the postal services. The company has also lifted the suspension of 68 workers who had been refusing to co-operate with the run down of the operation. The plan has also been accepted by the CWU union, and obliges it to accept a binding Labour Court investigation of the closure plan.

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World Mail, Express & Air Cargo Expo Middle East & Africa to be held in Dubai

Posted by | Jan 26, 2005 | |

Dubai will re-confirm its position as a key global trader in March by hosting The World Mail, Express & Air Cargo Expo Middle East & Africa, the first conference led exhibition of its kind to be staged in the region. Leading global organisations such as Deutsche Post, DHL, FedEx, Emirates Post and Emirates SkyCargo will address major postal, express and air freight issues. A major topic to be covered includes the liberalisation of the postal sector, a mammoth task for an industry which last year delivered 204 billion pieces of mail globally and employs six million people in India alone. Organised by Streamline Marketing and Triangle Management and taking place at the Dubai International Convention Centre from 1-2 March, The World Mail, Express & Air Cargo Expo is being held under the patronage of Sultan Saeed Al Mansoori, the UAE Minister of Communications and Chairman of Emirates Post, who will speak at the opening of the conference.

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