Things are about to change in Germany’s letter-delivery market. German private postal group Hermes Versand (part of Otto Versand) is planning to create a joint-venture this year with EP Europost AG. Europost is the German subsidiary of TPG Post Groep of Holland
Read MoreDeutsche Post wants to become a partner in Bertelsmann’s business of processing advertising mail, in exchange for handling the media giant’s packaging and distribution of compact discs and mobile phones, Wirtschafts Woche (Germany) reports. Whether the partnership will involve taking a stake in the companies or be based on a contract hasn’t been decided yet, the magazine reports. Bertelsmann and Deutsche declined to comment, Wirtschafts adds.
Read MorePost Danmark, the Danish post office, is holding talks with Deutsche Post, its German counterpart, regarding a collaboration agreement. Jacob Buksti, the Danish transport minister, has confirmed that the two are holding talks and that negotiations may be completed in only a few weeks time. Post Danmark will solve its problems from three weeks ago, when Posten of Sweden dashed Post Danmark’s hope of a Nordic parcel alliance by pulling out of Pan Nordic Logistics, the Scandinavian logistics company owned by the three Scandinavian post offices. Posten entered an alliance with La Poste of France instead.
Read MoreEven though DHL International, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), increased its turnover during the first six months of this year by 9.4% to EUR 2.4 billion, the company still made a loss.
Read MoreThe German federal cartel office is ‘very likely’ to ban Deutsche Post AG from acquiring the majority of the express service company Trans-o-flex (Tof). The case, which is expected to be closed by November, will probably also involve a ban on the acquisition of a 24.8% share. Negotiations are taking place with the post and the majority shareholder, Bayerische Landesbank, with the aim of reducing Deutsche Post’s influence to a reasonable minimum and to ensure the operative independence of Tof.”
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