Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL announces sixth new sort facility in Phoenix, AZ – continues to strengthen US network

Posted by | Oct 18, 2004 | |

DHL today announced the opening of a new Regional Sort Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The facility is the sixth of seven new Regional Sort Centers being added to the DHL network as part of a USD1.2 billion investment program launched by DHL in June 2004. In the last month, the company announced the opening of new Regional Sort Centers in Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Memphis, Tennessee; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Erie, Pennsylvania. “DHL is dedicated to shaking up the US express delivery and logistics market and providing businesses and consumers with greater choice and more competition,” said Fred Beljaars, Executive Vice President for Operations at DHL. “The new Phoenix facility is part of our USD1.2 billion investment program to build a more robust DHL network with the capacity, connectivity and comprehensive national footprint to deliver on that commitment.”

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Seur: international business forms basis for optimistic outlook

Posted by | Oct 18, 2004 | |

Spanish express company Seur has increased its sales revenues by 8.1% compared to the same period last year and remains bullish regarding its full year turnover. Seur’s positive outlook seems well founded: its alliance with France’s GeoPost has been particularly successful, driving significant growth in Seur’s international business.

Seur has also announced that the company foresees reaching E544.6 million turnover for the whole of fiscal 2004, which would represent a 9% increase year-on-year. This growth will be driven by increased sales from the company’s international business.

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DHL answer due to government on night flight requirements

Posted by | Oct 18, 2004 | |

DHL parcel service was due to tell the government Monday how it would contain noisy flights over densely populated areas if allowed to expand its European hub in Brussels, with fears rising no compromise could be found. “I will do my utmost to make sure an agreement can be reached,” said Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. He said he will not allow too many new flights over the capital and outlying areas, but also wants to keep DHL in Belgium to save thousands of jobs. “The most important is to reconcile the two points of view,” he told VRT network. The express delivery company was expected to offer details on its noise-reduction efforts, such as when it will put quieter planes into operation, while resisting demands for fewer late-night flights.

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Spanish Seur Posts 256.1 Mln Euro Turnover H1 2004

Posted by | Oct 14, 2004 | |

Spanish express mail courier Seur Internacional Express S.A posted a turnover of 256.1mln euro ($316.5 mln) for the first half of 2004, an 8.1 pct year-on-year increase, the company said on October 14, 2004.

The increase was mainly due to the 23 pct year-on-year rise in international shipments between January and June 2004 after the alliance with French parcels company Geopost, a unit of French state-owned postal service Le Poste. In July 2004, Geopost acquired 12.5 pct of Seur from the Spanish company’s founder Justo Yufera.

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Nightfreight’s IDW bosses quit

Posted by | Oct 14, 2004 | |

Ownership change leads to new strategy and departure of divisional management team from IDW network. Firm is set to start Polish drivers on multi-drop work.

Nightfreight, which had a secondary management buy-out in July, announced the unexpected departure of senior executives at its IDW Network, which handles freight of irregular dimension and weight. Gone are managing director Paul Watson and group operations director Ian Lancaster. In a statement, the firm said: “Paul and Ian have been with the company for many years and made significant contributions to developing the business. Nightfreight has a new focus and is being reshaped to take it forward to the next stage of its development plans, and they have decided that the company’s longer-term strategy does not fit in with their personal plans for the future.” Nightfreight chief executive Rob Kelly, who will serve as IDW managing director in addition to his current role, declined to elaborate on the statement.

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