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TNT, DHL in Top 50 of Netherlands Favourite Employers 2006

Posted by | Aug 9, 2006 | |

Dutch mail and express deliveries group TNT NV and competitor DHL are among the top 50 of the Netherlands’ most favourite employers for 2006, according to a research of local consultancy firm De Intelligence Group released on August 4, 2006.

TNT (www.tnt.com) now ranks 14th, up a notch from the previous year.

DHL (www.dhl.com) trails far behind TNT with the 45th place in the 2006 ranking against 136th in 2005.

The rank list is topped by the police, followed by last year’s winner, Royal Philips Electronics NV.

De Intelligence Group conducted the survey among more than 8,000 people over the last half year.

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DHL gets green light to start business in Vietnam

Posted by | Aug 9, 2006 | |

The Vietnamese government has given the green light for German DHL express group to establish a joint venture with a local delivery company, an official said Wednesday.

The government “agreed in principle for DHL to set up an express delivery service joint-venture with the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT),” an official from the planning and investment ministry told AFP.

DHL will hold 51 percent of the company’s shares while the rest belongs to VNPT, the official said, adding that the 5.5 million dollar venture is scheduled to operate next year in eight cities and provinces.

DHL first came to Vietnam through a sales agent in 1988, a company source said without elaborating.

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RedRoller, Inc. Chooses Internap to Launch On-Demand Shipping Solution; Performance IP(TM) Service Provides 100% Uptime; Optimizes First Free Price-Comparison Shipping Site

Posted by | Aug 8, 2006 | |

Internap Network Services Corporation, a leading provider of performance-based routing solutions over the Internet, has been selected as the exclusive provider of Internet connectivity services for RedRoller.com, a free, Web-based shipping solution that lets users compare shipping carrier services and real-time prices to ship packages anywhere in the U.S. RedRoller customers, which include small businesses, e-retailers, catalog companies and consumers, can ship packages on-demand using a number of leading carriers including the U.S. Postal Service, DHL and FedEx, among others. RedRoller, Inc. chose the Internap(R) Performance IP(TM) service for optimized network connectivity to support its new service that launched in June 2006.

The Internap intelligent route control technology, a proprietary component of the Internap Performance IP service, identifies the best path across up to 8 of the leading Tier 1 Network Service Providers (NSPs) to optimize access to RedRoller’s website and avoid congestion points on the Internet. As a result, RedRoller’s customers get a fast, reliable online experience when they log on to the RedRoller.com website. This technology minimizes latency and packet loss, which often results in slow page loads, error messages and timeouts. RedRoller is also supported 24x7x365 by the Internap team of certified network engineers who monitor and proactively manage their Internet connectivity.

Internap plays a critical role in RedRoller’s ability to deliver a positive end-to-end shipping experience and overcome the de-facto standard of “best efforts” routing across the Internet. Performance issues such as slow upload times, extended order processing and site downtime can lead to missed sales opportunities or the inability to meet advertiser click-thru rates. In addition to affecting customer satisfaction levels, site performance is also tied to brand image. According to a recent study by Boston Consulting, nearly 30% of users do not return to a site if they encounter poor or non-existent performance. Harris Interactive also reported that 34% of users would turn to a competitor if they experienced problems completing a transaction.

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Alec Ang appointed as General Manager of DHL Express Singapore

Posted by | Aug 4, 2006 | |

DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, today announced the appointment of Alec Ang as General Manager, DHL Express Singapore, with immediate effect.

As General Manager, Mr Ang is responsible for the overall running of all DHL Express’ operations in Singapore. He succeeds Mr Teo Ser Luck, who was recently elected as a Member of Parliament.

Mr Ang joins DHL Express Singapore from DHL Global Customer Solutions (GCS), where he was Vice President of Supply Chain Logistics. During his tenure at GCS, he co-authored the 10th edition of the Global Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Survey, which was done to identify and track key trends and views of the 3PL industry from the perspective of customers who use 3PL services. Mr Ang also won DHL the coveted CIO Award at the CIO Asia Conference Awards 2006 for the innovative use of IT to solve supply chain problems for customers, such as applying Optimization technology to determine efficient locations to site Hubs and cross docks.

Mr Ang is a veteran in the logistics industry with over 10 years of experience. He has held senior positions in all sectors of logistics such as Marketing, Strategic Planning, Pricing, Costing and Supply Chain Management, both at country and regional level.

Mr Ang graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and obtained an MBA from Nanyang Technological University. He is also a qualified accountant with a CPA. Recently, he was awarded a scholarship with the Georgia Technological Institute in Atlanta where he completed a graduate course in international supply chain management.

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China Post Airlines launch international cargo flight service

Posted by | Aug 4, 2006 | |

China Post Airlines launched its first international cargo flight service on Thursday, opening an air route from Beijing to Seoul in the Republic of Korea .

The airline, jointly owned by China Southern Airlines and China’s State Post Bureau (China Post), will extend its air routes to Europe and America as well as other countries in Asia when the time is ripe, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported Friday.

Facing drastic competition at home from international delivery giants that have entered the Chinese express delivery market, the airline is trying to compete by entering the international cargo market, said the paper.

In line with its commitments to the World Trade Organization, China’s express delivery market was fully opened to competition in December last year. Now international delivery companies such as DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS hold more than 60 percent of the domestic market.

The market share of China Post’s express mail service (EMS) has been shrinking, challenged not only by foreign players but also by private domestic companies, said the paper.

By April this year, private delivery services accounted for 80 percent of the country’s intracity express service and 50 percent of inter-provincial business.

In an effort to outrun its competitors, China Post last year introduced next-morning delivery and cross-region delivery, using overnight flights. China Post Airlines is the first domestic air company to fly overnight, the paper reported

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