Tag: DHL

Cathay wants a cargo hub to call home

Posted by | Jul 19, 2006 | |

Cathay wants to build its own self- handling cargo terminal at Hong Kong International Airport, with as much as 2.5 million tons of capacity by 2009 and 5 million tons by 2018. This would be the world’s largest cargo terminal.

But Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals is loath to lose the client, which, with Cathay’s subsidiary Dragonair, uses 43 percent of the cargo company’s facilities at the airport now.

Both companies are awaiting a decision by Hong Kong’s airport authority.

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DHL signs an agreement with the Aragonese franchise Foticos

Posted by | Jul 18, 2006 | |

As of July 1st, DHL services are available through the Aragonese chain of photograph stores, Foticos, thanks to an agreement signed by both companies.

The agreement will allow the 900,000 residents of the province of Zaragoza to use DHL’s comprehensive transport services, for both domestic and international shipments. The agreement, slated to begin in the month of July in Zaragoza-based Foticos stores, will later expand to other Foticos establishments in provinces including Huesca, Teruel, Barcelona, La Rioja and Gipuzkoa.

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Deutsche Post looks to grow on its UK success

Posted by | Jul 17, 2006 | |

The world’s largest logistics group is looking to grow its business with retail customers outside the UK and luxury goods groups, according to its head.

John Allan, the head of Deutsche Post’s logistics division and the former chief executive of Exel, the UK company taken over by the German postal giant, said such opportunities should lead the unit to faster growth than the 5-6 per cent he forecasted for the industry as a whole.

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A Sharp Reduction in the Home Delivery Market's Growth Reflects Declining Business by Traditional Mail Order Specialists

Posted by | Jul 13, 2006 | |

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39469) has announced the addition of “UK Home Delivery & Fulfilment 2006” to their offering.

“UK Home Delivery & Fulfilment 2006” provides a thorough analysis of the home delivery market – products ordered online, by phone, in store and by catalogue and delivered to the customer’s home or place or work. It includes full analysis of a survey of 2,000 consumers, exploring their motivations for using home delivery and their expectations of home delivery services.

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