Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

FedEx adds flights to Colombia

Posted by | Oct 14, 2008 | |

FedEx has continued its expansion in Latin America by adding five weekly flights to Colombia to strengthen its presence in the country, according to a media report.

FedEx has launched five weekly flights between Bogotá and Memphis with an A300-600 freighter, in addition to its existing domestic operations comprising a network of 29 shipping centres and a fleet of 45 trucks, the La Republica newspaper reported.

Guillerme Gatti, FedEx Express marketing director for Latin America and the Caribbean, said that Colombia was becoming a more important market for the company thanks to the growth of the flower industry and SMEs. “We are excited about the development of the Colombian economy and therefore we are expanding our coverage and are optimising our processes,” he commented.

FedEx, with some 250 direct and indirect employees in the country, aimed to benefit from increasing foreign investment in Colombia and a resulting growth in demand for transportation and logistics services, Gatti said.

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IT key to DHL green commitment

Posted by | Oct 13, 2008 | |

Logistics provider DHL is using IT as a key part of its commitment to reduce the firm’s carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2020.
The company owns a huge network of vehicles and warehouses, each with its own constantly changing carbon footprint.
Accurate assessment and real-time analysis of this data is vital in assessing the carbon footprint of a supply chain, according to Karl Feilder, chief executive of DHL neutral services.
Accurate information is very important for DHL. If the information is wrong, the company could end up hedge buying fuel at the wrong time, or investing in innovation where it is not needed.
In some cases DHL estimates that there are as many as 47 companies involved in its supply chain, leaving much space for error in its analysis of information.
A survey of over 1,000 logistics executives by DHL in conjunction with Oracle and Capgemini found that only 38 per cent of respondents were satisfied with their third-party logistics provider’s information technology capabilities.

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TNT plans to invest in smaller cities in India

Posted by | Oct 13, 2008 | |

TNT India plans to broaden its express delivery network to smaller cities expanding its presence in the country in line with its global strategy of building quality network in emerging markets, Indian newspaper Business Standard reported.

The company’s expansion plans follow the integration of TNT Speedage, its Indian road express division into TNT’s global information technology system, called Global Link, and its re-branding to TNT.

TNT aims to buy sites covering a total of around 37,200 sqm in the next three years to expand its hub and spoke distribution network in addition to its existing 18,600 sqm in the five major cities of Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur and Kolkata, the newspaper wrote.

The major growth drivers for the company’s business in India are telecoms, retail, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, automobile and auto components and high-technology sectors. TNT India today claims to have a market share of 18 pct in international express cargo market, 16-17 pct share in road express business and about 5 pct in domestic air express business.

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FedEx Freight introduces Canada next-business-day cross-border service

Posted by | Oct 13, 2008 | |

FedEx Freight has started offering next-business-day coverage between key Canadian gateway cities and several regions across the U.S. In addition, the company is further supporting shippers and customers operating fast-cycle logistics by streamlining cross-border processes. FedEx Freight is a leading provider of regional next-business-day, second-business-day and extended LTL freight transportation services and an operating company of FedEx Corp.

Cross-border enhancements include next-business-day service between Toronto and key markets in the Great Lakes region. In addition, next-business-day LTL service has been introduced between Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the Upper Midwest, an area that is gaining more importance to both countries for cross-border trade.

In addition to these cross-border enhancements, FedEx Freight also provides next-business-day LTL service between Vancouver, British Columbia, and key markets in the Pacific Northwest. Next-business-day service is also available between Montreal, Quebec, and points in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions.

As part of its efforts to streamline the customs clearance process, a dedicated FedEx team serves as the direct contact for shipments from the U.S. to Canada via FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL. This group uses international clearance systems to enable electronic capture of important international shipping information.

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Work This Way: FedEx Making a Difference at Work

Posted by | Oct 10, 2008 | |

The work FedEx is doing in the communities it serves is recognized in a new book encouraging companies to act responsibly.

The book, written by Tim Sanders, is called “Saving the World at Work – What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference.”

The author calls FedEx a “quality-centered” company, noting how FedEx won the first Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for service in 1990, due in large part to founder and CEO Fred Smith’s commitment to cutting-edge information technology to ensure reliability.

The book goes on to showcase how thousands of FedEx employees volunteer to provide safety expertise during International Walk to School Day each October, and how those FedEx efforts have helped expand the program internationally.

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