Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Thiel Logistik sells stake in DPD Austria to GeoPost

Posted by | Nov 1, 2004 | |

GeoPost, Europe’s third largest provider of express and deferred parcels services, has reached an agreement to acquire Thiel Logistik AG’s 25.5% stake in DPD Austria. These shares were originally held by non-depositary partner companies Birkart, Dachser and Nathe & Quehenberger, with each holding equal stakes. The share purchase price has not been disclosed. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from Austrian anti-trust authorities. All parties expect the acquisition to be finalised by the end of this year. After this, GeoPost will be DPD Austria’s second largest shareholder. GeoPost holds about 85% in the DPD franchisor organization.

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Competition in New Zealand forces truckers’ alliance

Posted by | Oct 30, 2004 | |

Mainfreight is dumping NZ Post as its express freight courier operator and getting together with Freightways. A strategic alliance, disclosed yesterday, combines the country’s biggest mover of loads of freight with one of the country’s two big express parcel movers. The alliance is a response to hotter competition. Toll Holdings of Australia has expanded slowly into the express parcel market here and New Zealand Post, Freightways’ main competitor, plans to merge its express freight business with Deutsche Post’s unit DHL. “This is about two businesses with good strengths getting together,” said Freightways’ chief executive Dean Bracewell. A merger is not on the agenda. Mainfreight’s express parcel needs will now go to Freightways’ unit New Zealand Couriers.

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DHL to add 600 jobs in Broward County, Florida

Posted by | Oct 29, 2004 | |

Global delivery giant DHL plans to add 600 jobs over the next three years at its Americas headquarters in Plantation, executives said Thursday at a ceremony attended by Gov. Jeb Bush and Broward County leaders. The expansion comes as DHL takes on domestic market leaders UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. in the United States, unveiling plans in June to invest USD1.2 billion in North American operations. DHL also began a six-month, USD150 million marketing campaign in June to build its brand name among Americans. John Fellows, DHL Americas’ chief executive officer, said the 600 jobs to be added in Plantation will boost staffing at the Americas headquarters to about 1,250. That will increase DHL’s total South Florida employment to more than 2,000, including independent contractors. About 40 percent of the 600 new jobs are to be filled by relocating Airborne or DHL staff, with the rest to be new hires.

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DHL to expand operations in Japan via Chubu Airport

Posted by | Oct 29, 2004 | |

Germany’s DHL International Ltd. said Friday it is aiming to expand its business in Japan by capitalizing on the opening of Chubu International Airport, a new international gateway to central Japan, in February 2005. Under its business plan through the end of 2005, DHL plans to increase its number of international parcel delivery transactions in Japan by utilizing the international cargo and passenger flights of its affiliated or partner airlines to and from the new airport, which is under construction on reclaimed land off Nagoya. Air Hongkong, an affiliate of DHL, will fly a cargo plane to and from Chubu International Airport. Northwest Airlines and Germany’s Lufthansa, both of which are DHL partner airways, will also cooperate with the German company.

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