Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS Expands Real-World Testing of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

Posted by | Aug 26, 2004 | |

Buoyed by initial road-test results and significant technological advancements, UPS today announced the U.S. deployment of its first three large package delivery vehicles utilizing hydrogen fuel cells for power. “Shifting away from a fossil fuel based economy to a hydrogen economy would be a great environmental and technological achievement,” said Chris Mahoney, UPS senior vice president of global transportation services. “UPS now is jumping from a small fuel cell car to a medium-duty truck. We will continue the rapid application of this technology in hopes that in the near future, we can deploy zero-emission engines across our fleet of 88,000 vehicles.”

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Express giants see value in new Chinese Guangzhou base

Posted by | Aug 25, 2004 | |

The new airport in Guangzhou has made the city more attractive for air express companies to make it their hub, although none has done so yet.

Air express company FedEx Express signed a Framework Agreement with the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Company in December with the intention of making it its Asia Pacific hub, but the plan was changed when the Philippines made concessions to keep FedEx in the country, including giving the American company “seventh freedom” rights, which allows a carrier to fly to other destinations from a hub without first passing its home base.

FedEx Express president, Asia Pacific, David Cunningham said the company was still considering how best to expand its hub operations in Asia.

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Rivals fret as China Post unveils fast delivery bid

Posted by | Aug 25, 2004 | |

Foreign express freight operators on the mainland have voiced fair-play concerns over a new service launched by China Post to try to regain lost market share. China Post lost its monopoly under World Trade Organisation competition rules which allowed foreign companies access to the mainland market two years ago. China Post’s share of the burgeoning express delivery market has slumped from 97 per cent to under 40 per cent in the face of competition from DHL, FedEx, UPS and TNT. Now China Post is fighting back with a new all-night freight service between 136 cities in 27 provinces.

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US FedEx flies even higher

Posted by | Aug 24, 2004 | |

Given all the dark clouds hanging over the economy, FedEx’s news couldn’t have come at a better time. On Aug. 23, the shipping giant raised its profit forecast for both its fiscal first quarter and full year, and it said it would boost capital spending.
The bullish report from FedEx comes at a time when concerns are growing as to whether surging oil prices will precipitate a pullback in spending by both consumers and businesses. But FedEx — which, like other transportation companies, is entering its busiest months as retailers begin building inventories for the upcoming holiday season — says it doesn’t foresee a slowdown.
“We’re seeing strong demand across our international express, ground, and less-than-truckload services,” Alan B. Graf Jr., FedEx’s chief financial officer, said in a statement.

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Enlight solution for IT rollout selected by DHL for Netherlands

Posted by | Aug 24, 2004 | |

Enlight x.hlp solutions for assuring knowledge in large IT rollout projects have been selected by DHL Express Benelux. The Enlight x.hlp solution was used for the rollout of DHL’s new Customer Service system in the Netherlands, and was subsequently acquired for possible use in other DHL countries.

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