Tag: DHL

Possible Austrian Opportunities for Deutsche Post

Posted by | Sep 1, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post may yet gain entry on to the Austrian market, as a press source has indicated that Osterreichische Post, the Austrian postal service operator, may be planning to co-operate with the German group’s logistics subsidiary DHL in parcel forwarding. Osterreichische Post head Anton Wais had favoured Deutsche Post as an investor, but had faced political opposition. At present, Osterreichische Post co-operates with DPD Austria in parcel forwarding, and an extensive agreement exists between the two companies, which, it is feared, could present difficulties if the national postal operator were to switch to DHL.

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Deutsche Post says no decision to move 1,000 courier jobs to subcontractors

Posted by | Sep 1, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG has not made a decision to replace 1,000 express couriers in its DHL unit with subcontractors, a spokesman for the company said in response to a pre-released article in Die Zeit weekly magazine. ‘DHL has always worked with subcontractors,’ he said. A formal agreement stating that the majority of courier services must be handled by DHL rather than subcontractors recently expired, he added. Deutsche Post is now in talks with German public services workers union Verdi, he said, and will make no further announcements until these talks have been concluded.

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Rivals fret as China Post unveils fast delivery bid

Posted by | Aug 25, 2004 | |

Foreign express freight operators on the mainland have voiced fair-play concerns over a new service launched by China Post to try to regain lost market share. China Post lost its monopoly under World Trade Organisation competition rules which allowed foreign companies access to the mainland market two years ago. China Post’s share of the burgeoning express delivery market has slumped from 97 per cent to under 40 per cent in the face of competition from DHL, FedEx, UPS and TNT. Now China Post is fighting back with a new all-night freight service between 136 cities in 27 provinces.

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Enlight solution for IT rollout selected by DHL for Netherlands

Posted by | Aug 24, 2004 | |

Enlight x.hlp solutions for assuring knowledge in large IT rollout projects have been selected by DHL Express Benelux. The Enlight x.hlp solution was used for the rollout of DHL’s new Customer Service system in the Netherlands, and was subsequently acquired for possible use in other DHL countries.

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DHL introduces drug delivery service to Nigeria

Posted by | Aug 24, 2004 | |

DHL International Nigeria Ltd have recently introduced a new delivery service for the transportation of medical samples like blood, semen, urine and other specimens from Nigeria to destinations across the world. The new package called World Medical Express (WMX) – an adaptation of DHL’s Worldwide Parcel Express (WPX) – is ideal for preliminary stages of new drug development as well as animal and human scientific studies. It is already in operation in Kenya and South Africa.

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