According to Ver.di, the German services sector union, Deutsche Post AG, the German postal service operator, is planning to slim down its night air mail network and transfer part of the mail to overland transport. According to the union, the company is prepared to accept that some deliveries may be slower, as the changes form part of a series of measures aimed at saving a nine-figure sum.
Read MoreThe Royal Mail today agreed a trial scheme to deliver letters collected by German rival Deutsche Post.
It was the first commercial arrangement Royal Mail has made on access to its network by a rival firm.
Deutsche Post World Net AG is planning to acquire by the end of this year an additional 23% stake in express carrier DHL for €400m, the Financial Times Deutschland reported, without citing sources.
It said the transaction has already been agreed by the owners of the stake, an Asian investment fund and a fund unit of WestLB, and will leave Deutsche Post with a stake of 98.6% in DHL.
Read MoreDeutsche Post Global Mail, a shipper of U.S. business mail internationally and a cross-border mailer worldwide, has completed the relocation of its U.S. headquarters to Fairfax County.
Deutsche Post Global Mail is leasing a building in Herndon, near Washington Dulles International Airport. The headquarters employs 100 people. ‘Deutsche Post is a strong growth company that we are proud to welcome to the community,’ said Gerald L. Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. ‘This is a great example of how Fairfax County works for foreign-owned companies looking for a U.S. location.’
Read MoreThe Federal Court of Justice ruled in favour of Deutsche Post in remailing proceedings agiant TNT Post (TPG) in The Netherlands.
‘The proceedings related to a German credit card company, which had the letters and account statements that were intended for its German customers printed in The Netherlands. The Dutch post then handed the finished letters over to Deutsche Post for delivery, which meant that the cost‑intensive part of the mail dispatch process ‑ conveyance, sorting and delivery ‑ was Deutsche Post’s responsibility.
However, all that the latter received by way of compensation was the terminal dues for incoming international mail, which are lower than the German domestic postage rate.
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