Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS plans major investment in China after ending Sinotrans pact

Posted by | Dec 2, 2004 | |

United Parcel Service Inc plans major investments in China’s fast-growing parcel delivery market as it prepares to part company with its long-time partner Sinotrans, UPS Asia Pacific president Ken Torok said.

UPS, which is paying Sinotrans USD100m to end its relationship, will add 500 more UPS vehicles by December 2006 and build an aviation hub in Shanghai by 2007.

‘We will greatly increase investment in China,’ he said without giving details.

Under the agreement, UPS will take direct control over agency operations from Sinotrans in five major cities by January. It will then add another 18 locations which cover over 200 cities by the end of next year.

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DHL announces USD20m investment in Brazilian operation

Posted by | Dec 2, 2004 | |

The express delivery services company DHL has announced investments of USD20m in its Brazilian operation in 2005. The amount will be split in equal parts in infrastructure and development of systems. The goal of the company that has 156 selling points in the country (40 owned ones) is to reach 400 points by the end of the year – 280 (70percent) owned ones. In Brazil, the company is represented by DHL Express, DHL Solutions (logistic operator) and DHL Danzas Air & Ocean (air and water transportation services).

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UPS to acquire direct control of express operations in China’s major cities

Posted by | Dec 2, 2004 | |

UPS today announced an agreement with Sinotrans to take direct control of its international express operations in China’s largest and most important cities by the end of 2005. The agreement, signed on Dec 1, requires a payment of USD100 million by UPS for the transfer of operations in 23 cities across China. Operations in those 23 business centers extend service to an additional 200 cities, which account for more than 80 percent of China’s gross domestic product. Starting in January of 2005, UPS will take direct control of operations in five locations: Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Qingdao. By December 2005, UPS will assume control over its express operations in 18 additional locations, and have a total of 1,700 employees.

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Tuffnells unwraps offer of jobs

Posted by | Dec 1, 2004 | |

Express courier service Tuffnells has launched a recruitment drive after relocating to a new premises in Staffordshire.

The firm wants to fill various posts to expand its new GBP250,000 operation on Beacon Business Park in Stafford.

Tuffnells has relocated from a small satellite depot in Fradswell to the new site, formerly owned by the RAF.

Paul Harrison, general manager of the depot, said the relocation is a major boost for the area and the company which employs 1,500 people at its 25 depots in the UK and Ireland.

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DHL to add thousands of new drop boxes across US

Posted by | Dec 1, 2004 | |

DHL has announced that it will add thousands of new drop boxes to its network beginning in December as part of a program expected to bring the total number of DHL drop box locations in the U.S. to more than 32,000 by year-end 2005.

DHL’s drop box investment program involves the replacement of the company’s 16,000 existing U.S. drop boxes with newly constructed drop boxes characterized by a unique contour, user friendly design, and the distinctive DHL yellow and red colors. In the second phase, DHL expects to rebrand an additional 6,000 drop boxes which will be deployed to new locations in order to better meet the needs of DHL’s growing customer base. These initial phases of the program are slated for completion by April of 2005. Finally, beginning early in 2005, the company plans to introduce an additional 10,000 new drop boxes to the U.S. network.

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