Tag: DHL

Express couriers sign up to lobby group

Posted by | Sep 29, 2006 | |

New Zealand’s leading global express courier companies have united to form a new group to work with government regulatory agencies on issues facing the industry.

The Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers NZ will be affiliated with similar organisations Capec Asia based in Singapore and Capec Australia. The founding members are TNT, DHL, FedEx and UPS.

Chairman and TNT managing director Ruud Smeets said group members had in the past consulted together and individually with bodies such as Customs and MAF but establishment of Capec would give them a single industry voice.

“International trade is one of the pillars of New Zealand’s economy and our key objective is to ensure the flow of goods is not hindered by government regulations and bureaucracy,” Mr Smeets said.

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DHL to inaugurate new DHL head office in Tel Aviv near the international Ben Gurion airport

Posted by | Sep 29, 2006 | |

Yesterday DHL Israel inaugurated its new head office and service center in the new Airport City compound in Tel Aviv, near the International Ben Gurion Airport. Besides more than 200 customers, officials and employees, John Mullen, CEO DHL Express, and Ken Allen, CEO DHL’s Express EMA region (emerging markets) participated in the opening ceremony. “I am very excited to be in Israel as it is an important and successful office of DHL. Israel’s growing economy offers many business opportunities for our company. With the opening of this new state-of-the-art-facility DHL will assure its leading market position”, mentioned John Mullen.

The new building consist of 7,600 square meters, out of which 2,600 square meters form the operating area with 40 entrances for cargo vehicles and two entrances for semi-trailers. The new facility will displace the company’s four service centers based in Jerusalem, Dan, Tel Aviv and Glil Yam. Located next to major traffic routes and a blink away from the companies own airport hangar DHL customers will benefit from improved pick up & delivery hours, security standards and service levels.

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Customers seek cheaper express delivery options – DHL says there is a worldwide trend to a slightly slower service to cut costs

Posted by | Sep 29, 2006 | |

Global express and logistics company DHL is creating new products and services to maintain its lead market share as customers seek cheaper options in the rapidly changing industry.

New Zealand general manager Derek Anderson said that while there would always be strong demand for delivery of urgent and high-value goods, there had been a worldwide trend in the past 12 to 18 months toward a slightly slower service to cut costs.

Mr Anderson said DHL also offered a Tasman airport-to-door service rather than door-to-door in which goods are dropped at the company’s Sydney depot and delivered to the receiver’s premises in Auckland.

“This cuts out some cost and still includes full clearance and delivery,” he said.

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DHL's Roger Crook named Chairman for the Caribbean and Latin American Express Delivery Conference

Posted by | Sep 28, 2006 | |

Roger Crook, CEO at DHL Express International Americas, assumed his role as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Caribbean and Latin American Express Delivery Conference (CLADEC).

Crook will replace another DHL Express International Americas’ executive, Rafael Couttolenc, who during his tenure at CLADEC, helped raise the organization’s profile among business and customs officials in Latin America and the Caribbean. He handed over his responsibilities to Roger Crook, in order to concentrate his efforts on the development of DHL’s strategic business plans in Brazil.

Roger Crook is a proven veteran in the logistics and express transportation industry. As CEO of DHL Express International Americas, Crook is responsible for managing DHL Express’ business activities in almost 50 countries and territories in the Americas, including Canada.

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New China postal legislation to strike at express sector

Posted by | Sep 28, 2006 | |

The Chinese express industry is facing the same sort of crisis which could strike that of India’s – new regulations designed to protect the national Post Office. The latest legislation being proposed by the Chinese authorities could extend the monopoly of the state owned mail operator China Post to include all domestic deliveries of private letters.

According to the European Express Association (which represents the major express carriers) these moves are a violation of the horizontal rollback provision in China’s WTO commitments.

The industry has suggested a system similar to that in the EU with an initial weight and price definition, along with subsequent reductions in those numbers. Although Chinese officials have said that international express would not be subject to the monopoly because of a special provision, the foreign industry opposes any differentiation in the rules for international and national express operators.

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