DHL, the transport and logistics subsidiary of German postal service Deutsche Post, is planning extensive restructuring measures in France. The company has signed an agreement with trade unions relating to its plans, which are expected to affect up to 10 percent of its total 12,000 staff in France. The aim of the plan is to improve the company’s operating margins and the quality of its service.
Read MoreThe four CEP giants FedEx, DHL,TNT and UPS with their international presence generated the ‘lion‘s share‘ of sales, reporting a total of EUR 35 million. This is especially the case with DHL, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, clearly the market leader in Greece as it alone controls 60% of the Greek domestic market. Other domestic market leaders in this sector include companies like ACS and Speed Air. Alongside these privately run enterprises there is also the state owned Post Elta with its subsidiary Elta Express, which entered the CEP market in the year 2000.
Read MoreDHL, the transport and logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Post, the German postal service, has signed an agreement with its trade unions in France concerning a plan for the restructuring of its business in France. The redundancy schemes that form part of this plan are expected to affect 10 per cent of the company’s 12,000 staff. The plans will affect the company’s freight, logistics, express and transport commission services. In total, these divisions achieve a turnover of over 1.6bn euros in France.
Read MoreDeutsche Post is considering a push into the US market to boost growth at Europe’s largest postal group. The company’s strengths have hitherto lain in Europe and in the increasingly competitive Asian airfreight market, through its DHL operation. Deutsche Post had little presence in the US until last year’s USD1bn purchase of Airborne Express, which provided it with a ground operation to complement DHL’s airfreight business. “The internationalisation of our mail business is not imaginable without the US market”, said Klaus Knappik, head of Deutsche Post’s international mail division.
Read MoreNew Zealand Post have announced that they are in discussions with the world’s leading express and logistics company, DHL regarding a possible joint venture.
The dialogue relates to New Zealand Post’s courier and logistics business, which include Courier Post, SkyRoad, Pace! and Contract Logistics.
New Zealand Post Chief Executive John Allen said the organisation are looking at opportunities to unlock the full potential of its courier and logistics business and strengthen its position in local and global markets.
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