Tag: DHL

New Zealand Datamail goes postal

Posted by | May 27, 2005 | |

New Zealand Post subsidiary Datamail is broadening its operations in Australia by partnering with Connxion, an Australian document producer. David Allen, general manager of Datamail’s document solutions group, says the partnership allows Australian companies to print and lodge business documents in the New Zealand postal system. He says the company has been working with Connxion for some time and is now ready to go live with DHL. “DHL’s central hub is in Sydney and all its billing for New Zealand customers was done from Australia at significant cost.”

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DHL names Hickler to new US strategy post

Posted by | May 25, 2005 | |

DHL named former APL Logistics CEO Hans Hickler to the new position of vice president of strategy and business implementation in the United States. Deutsche Post-controlled DHL lost USD638 million in the US in 2004, its first full year of attempting to become the United States’ “third alternative” for express delivery. DHL Express Americas CEO John Mullen has said that DHL’s US service levels need to improve if the global operator is going to profitably compete with incumbents FedEx and UPS in the world’s largest express market. Hickler’s appointment appears to be part of an effort by DHL to shore up US customer service. “We are confident that DHL will benefit from Mr. Hickler’s extensive background in management and technology, and his consistent focus on customer needs will help ensure that every DHL customer receives a best-in-class customer experience,” said Mullen. Hickler will be responsible for the development and implementation of DHL’s US business strategy, as well as overseeing the company’s real estate, procurement and internal consulting functions.

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New challengers set to blow European road express apart

Posted by | May 23, 2005 | |

New players are set to seriously challenge the big global integrators in the fast-growing European international road express market. They will include national parcel operators and freight forwarders.

That was one of the arguments put forward at this month’s World Mail ‘ Express Europe conference in Brussels. However, industry observers questioned that suggestion, asking where the new market entrants would come. They also pointed out that both groups of potential additional competitors had tried in the past to move into that sector without success.

Opening the debate, German express, parcel and transport industry journalist and consultant Ludwig-Michael Cremer argued that the European international express market was set to see further segmentation between air and road-based operations. TNT already had fully separate pan-European air and road networks, he said, and DHL and UPS were set to follow. FedEx was currently focused on air express and might need to find a partner to develop the equivalent of its FedEx Ground operation in the US.

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UPS buys US truck operator

Posted by | May 20, 2005 | |

United Parcel Service’s advertising slogan asks: “What can Brown do for you?” On Monday, the answer grew longer when the company, known for its brown delivery trucks, agreed to buy Overnite Corporation, a US truck operator, for Dollars 1.25bn.

The deal adds ground freight transportation to a growing list of logistics services offered by UPS, as the company diversifies beyond its original package delivery business.

Last year, UPS increased its heavy airfreight capability through the acquisition of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding and the company has a fast-growing supply chain management business, which helps customers co-ordinate their movement of goods around the world.

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German Leipzig/Halle airport set to be DP/DHL main hub

Posted by | May 20, 2005 | |

The Leipzig/Halle airport’s 290 mln eur expansion can go ahead, according to a ruling by the federal administrative court here that paves the way for Deutsche Post AG’s DHL unit to make the airport its main European hub.

The German court said the expected level of aircraft noise at night resulting from the expansion — which includes a new runway and 24-hour service — is acceptable.

DHL said in November last year it will shift operations to Leipzig from Brussels in 2008 after the Belgian government insisted the company invest in quieter aircraft for night flights, a demand DHL was unwilling to meet.

The unit plans to employ about 3,500 staff in Leipzig by 2012.

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