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Vehicle design innovation saves fuel and reduces CO2

Posted by | Mar 11, 2008 | |

DHL Exel Supply Chain and TK Maxx have partnered with manufacturer Don-Bur to design and develop a new aerodynamic front bulkhead air deflector for double deck trailers that provides both environmental benefits, carbon and cost reductions without compromising the cubic capacity of the vehicle.

Results from initial controlled trials by DHL show that the new air deflector can provide up to 3.5pct savings on fuel and can reduce CO2 by 20kg per daily trip or an equivalent of 5.25 tonnes per vehicle per annum. Following the successful trial, the air deflector has been fitted to ten of TK Maxx’s new double deck trailers and once retrofitted to the remaining 92 in the fleet throughout 2008, will provide the retailer with significant emissions and fuel cost savings.

DHL Exel Supply Chain’s specialist Department Stores and Fashion team, jointly with DHL Central Engineering, have worked with TK Maxx to develop a solution that improves fuel economy on double deck trailers without compromising load capacity and without incurring the cost of new vehicle purchases. The two companies began to investigate how to make the trailers more aerodynamic and approached manufacturer Don-Bur to design and produce a prototype that met with these key objectives and could be implemented quickly and easily.

The unique streamlined shape of the air deflector designed by Don-Bur reduces the quantity of air being forced into the gap between the tractor and the trailer, minimizing turbulence and the resultant ‘drag force’ on the vehicle.

This is the latest initiative in a series of projects developed by TK Maxx and DHL, reflecting the contractual ‘green’ clause between both companies, which outlines their commitment to working together to meet key environmental goals

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Austrian Post appoints new Management Board member

Posted by | Mar 11, 2008 | |

The Supervisory Board of Austrian Post formally appointed Mr. Carl-Gerold Mende to the Management Board with management responsibility for the Parcel & Logistics Division. He will begin work in the middle of June 2008.

Carl-Gerold Mende has been named a Member of the Management Board of Austrian Post for a period of three years, with the option of being granted an extension of his employment contract for an additional two years.

Carl-Gerold Mende, with a university degree in business administration, most recently worked for Royal Mail Group Ltd since 2004 as a member of the divisional managing board for the letter mail segment and Director of its International Division, which he transformed into a profitable and sustainable source of growth.

After a short stint as operations agent at Frankfurt Airport, Carl-Gerold Mende began his career with DHL and was later named group manager. In 1985, he took a job at Federal Express Europe Inc., where he led the German management of the “Central District“. At the same time, he concluded his studies in business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Rendsburg. In 1993, Carl-Gerold Mende was named to the management board of General Parcel Logistic. As Managing Director, he was intimately involved in building up Europe’s largest parcel delivery service. In the years 2001 – 2004, he served as Senior Vice President of GLS Holding in Amsterdam before assuming the position of International Director of Royal Mail in London.

He also represented the interests of Royal Mail as a Member of the Advisory Council of G3 Worldwide (Spring) BV (a joint venture company established by TNT, SingPost and Royal Mail).

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DHL Express Sweden invests in all-green distribution fleet

Posted by | Mar 10, 2008 | |

DHL Express Sweden has announced it will invest about EUR 800,000 for 250 vehicles running on alternative fuels within the next three years.

DHL Express plans to swap out diesel-powered vehicles from its own fleet as their leases expire, as well as to cover the additional cost of another 50 vehicles when any of the forwarders contracted to DHL switches to an environmentally friendly alternative. This follows the recent decision by DHL Express to convert all its diesel-powered vans to run on alternative fuels such as biogas, natural gas and ethanol.

The company said that the use of delivery vehicles that run on alternative fuels means a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 5-8 tons per vehicle per year. As the investment covers 250 vehicles, this is equivalent to a total carbon dioxide reduction of around 2,000 tons per year.

DHL Express Sweden currently has around 20 biogas-powered vehicles available, including 5 heavy trucks and 15 delivery vans used mainly to transport express shipments within metropolitan areas. The number of environmentally friendly vehicles is about to increase substantially.

“Every year we use the Swedish TKM model (the freight forwarders quality and environmental manual) to evaluate the 300 carriers contracted to DHL in this country. Given that we place these requirements on other carriers, it is only natural for us to practice what we preach. That is why the transition to delivery vehicles that run on alternative fuels seems like an obvious investment,” said Peter Hesslin, Operations Manager for DHL Express, responsible for handling goods up to 2.5 tons at around 30 terminals in Sweden.

Another major environmental effect of this investment concerns emissions of particulates and nitric oxide associated with jams in city centres. This is because particulate emissions from vehicles that run on alternative fuels are much reduced. But the investment covers not only DHL’s own vehicles but also diesel-powered distribution vehicles operated by the 300 forwarders contracted to DHL in Sweden. In this area, DHL is covering the additional cost of the transition to environmentally-adapted vehicles.

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Express couriers launch fresh online services

Posted by | Mar 10, 2008 | |

Several leading global and national express companies operating in Asian markets have begun 2008 by introducing new electronic/online service enhancements for customers. On the international front, that group includes TNT, FedEx and DHL, while at a national level, one recent example of such a development involves Indian operator Elbee Express.
Netherlands-based TNT last month announced its intention to offer secured electronic invoices with digital signature in over 30 countries, including several key Asian markets, by the end of March.

TNT explained that the new service, called Express Invoicing, was due to be made available to customers in most European countries, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, adding that the web-based e-invoicing solution would be free of charge.

TNT said it already offered e-invoices in 37 countries around the world, with another 10 countries preparing to introduce the paperless invoice this year. The company estimated it could eventually eliminate up to one million paper invoices per month.

For customers, claimed TNT, the e-invoicing service reduced paper processing costs and improved the accounts payable management process.

The latest electronic enhancement announced by US-based FedEx, also in February, involves providing users of e-mail application Microsoft Office Outlook with the ability to connect directly to FedEx shipping services.

This year has also seen DHL Express, part of German group Deutsche Post World Net, unveil DHL Ship Now, an online programme offering “a fast and seamless method for sending parcels to any destination inside or outside the country”. DHL said that facility enabled shipments to be booked directly over the internet without a DHL account number.

Meanwhile, Elbee Express claims to have become the first Indian express delivery company to offer customers the facility to access business information relating to their consignments and the ability to generate reports based on that data customised to their own needs.

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DHL Romania opens a new customer relations centre in Bucharest

Posted by | Mar 10, 2008 | |

DHL Romania has opened a new customer relations centre (Servicepoint) in Baneasa, a district in the north of Bucharest, to provide more competitive and efficient services and to extend its coverage area.

The express company said its decision to open the new centre in Baneasa is based among other factors on the trend towards sustainable development especially in the northern area of Bucharest and an increased demand for same-day delivery services.

The Servicepoint will offer a wide range of services including standard services such as shipment pick-up, domestic and international parcels delivery as well as value added services such as shipment insurance, packaging, consulting services, Saturday delivery and shipment re-routing.

Presently, DHL Romania has 23 operational centres and 25 customer relation centres (Servicepoints) all over the country. Revenues generated from the Servicepoints increased by 47 pct in 2007 compared to 2006, the company said in a statement.

By the end of 2008, DHL plans to open four more customer relation centres in Romania to further expand its network in the continuously growing market.

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