Tag: DHL

FedEx and UPS hold fire on surcharge

Posted by | Sep 2, 2002 | |

Transport giant Federal Express will wait until Oct 1 before introducing an additional charge to cover an overtime fee imposed by the Customs Department.
However, its rivals DHL International (Thailand) and TNT Express Worldwide (Thailand) told their customers that they would introduce the surcharge starting yesterday.United Parcel Service (UPS) said it would wait for market reaction before deciding whether to continue absorbing the costs or find an alternative solution.
FedEx said that as a result of delaying the introduction of the surcharge it would have to absorb 30 million baht in additional costs.
The figure was based on a report prepared by the Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers (Capec), which claims that its members including FedEx, DHL, UPS and TNT have absorbed overtime costs amounting to one million baht each per day.

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Deutsche Post to buy the rest of DHL

Posted by | Sep 1, 2002 | |

In an effort to secure for itself a concrete place in the international parcel business, Deutsche Post is set to purchase the remaining shares of express air courier DHL International of Brussels.
Deutsche Post, which is 70 percent owned by the German government, is Europe’s largest postal company, The company said July 5 it will purchase the 25 percent stake of DHL owned by Lufthansa for about $593 million. It currently owns 50 percent of the company and controls its management.
In addition to the Lufthansa shares, DeutschePost said it has plans to acquire additional shares owned by Japan Air Lines and other institutional investors. DHL is the largest air express carrier outside the U.S.

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UPS, FedEx in air war with DHL

Posted by | Aug 30, 2002 | |

The nation’s two largest package carriers are trying to keep the world’s largest package carrier out of the country.
United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. filed separate petitions in August asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to review the ownership of DHL Airways. They suspect that DHL Airways Inc. is violating a federal law that restricts to 25 percent the foreign ownership of airlines operating within the United States.
The companies believe that DHL Airways is owned and controlled by Deutsche Post, the German postal monopoly that is 70 percent owned by the German government, but the ownership is disguised in a complex arrangement of subsidiaries.
“We are talking about the government of Germany competing against private individuals in the United States,” said Norman Black, a spokesman for UPS. “Nothing more. Nothing less.”

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Recent courier market survey reveals DHL domination of Middle East

Posted by | Aug 13, 2002 | |

A recently conducted research program on the courier industry revealed that SNAS/DHL, the region’s leading express courier company and the first one to operate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia dominates the air express delivery consistently delivering to customers before 9:00 am and before 12:00 pm, announced Harlis Malkic, Country Manager of SNAS/DHL.

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Some DHL services in Japan to use Deutsche Post brand

Posted by | Aug 12, 2002 | |

Deutsche Post AG, parent of express courier firm DHL International Ltd., said Monday the overseas mail services operated by DHL in Japan will carry the Deutsche Post brand from this autumn.
In Japan, DHL has operated large-volume overseas mail services for corporate customers, handling such items as direct mail and catalogs, since early 2001, on top of overseas package services.
Deutsche Post, which raised its stake in DHL to over 75 pct in July, has decided to integrate DHL’s overseas mail services in Japan to its Deutsche Post Global Mail Service, a spokesman said.
The overseas package services in Japan will continue under the DHL brand, the spokesman said.

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