Tag: Europe

New post companies are coming, the monopoly of CP weakens

Posted by | Oct 2, 2006 | |

TNT Post (Netherlands), post company, is starting to offer services, which have been ensured by the national post company Ceska posta (Prague, Czech Republic), in the Czech Republic during 4 2006. TNT Post will deliver heavier ordinary parcels and addressed trade notifications in the Czech Republic. TNT Post will focus on lucrative firm customers, which have ensured proceeds of about CEK 8 bil per year to CP so far. DPD, which is owned by the post company Groupe La Poste (France) through GeoPost, is extending its operation in the Czech Republic too. The Czech Republic has cardinal importance for DPD. That is why the firm decided to build a new large-distribution centre in this country. The coming of competitors to the Czech post market is allowed by a new standard, which is decreasing the monopoly of CP gradually. The monopoly should definitively end in 2009, when further firms are able to deliver common letters and parcels up to 50 g.

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Norway Post to buy Dutch logistics company.

Posted by | Oct 2, 2006 | |

Norway Post is to buy Scanex B.V. This acquisition will strengthen Nor-Cargo’s market position in the Netherlands for goods going to and from Norway and the Nordic region.

The Netherlands is a hub for both European and overseas transport and is therefore an important entry gate for goods going to and from the Nordic region. Scanex is currently a Nor-Cargo agent and Nor-Cargo is the market leader in the transport of goods between Norway and the Netherlands.

”With the acquisition of Scanex, we have ensured our international transport of goods to and from the Nordic region and the Netherlands. Scanex is a sound company that Nor-Cargo knows well and has close links with. This purchase was a natural step in the further development of both parties,” says Arne Bjørndahl, senior vice president of Norway Post and head of the Logistics Division.

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Slovak Slovenska Posta Invests 6.4 Mln Euro in Post Offices 2006

Posted by | Oct 2, 2006 | |

Slovak postal services operator Slovenska Posta has planned investments of 238 mln Slovak crowns (USD8.1 mln/6.4 mln euro) in the construction and reconstruction of post offices in 2006, the company said.
Slovenska Posta has already invested some 30 mln crowns (USD1.0 mln/802,000 euro) in the reconstruction and upgrade of its post offices in Banska Bystrica, Ruzomberok, Bratislava, Presov, Sobrance, Levoca and Klin.
A further 20 mln crowns (USD677,700/535,000 euro) will be allocated for the reconstruction of Slovenska Posta post offices in Puchov and Sala, while 35 mln crowns (USD1.2 mln/936,000 euro) will be spent on the construction on new post offices in Sturovo and Leopoldov.
The postal services operator has planned the opening of new post offices also in Presov, Ruzomberok and Trnava.

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Ruling to force sale of TNT shares by Dutch government

Posted by | Oct 2, 2006 | |

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the 11 per cent stake in TNT Group held by the Dutch Government is an obstruction to competition in the market for postal services, which is being liberalised within the EU. The ruling is not a surprise as the EU has adopted a policy stance against State holdings in postal and logistics companies, one which the Netherlands Government supports – in contrast to some other countries in the EU. However, the prospect of both a withdrawal by the Dutch State and a large tranche of stock being available on the market has only increased speculation of a takeover of the remaining parts of TNT Group.

One likely option is that the Dutch State will sell the stock back to TNT itself, with TNT then cancelling the stock. Whether TNT has the desire or ability to support this approach at present is an open question. TNT is already engaged in a programme of stock buyback in order to satisfy shareholders.

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Nationwide Government Mail service launched

Posted by | Oct 2, 2006 | |

The Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) has launched Government Mail in partnership with Amtrak Express Parcels. The nationwide service gives Government direct access to a nationwide network of 100 delivery centres and 1200 vehicles providing next day delivery of documents and parcels.

Government Mail is part of the Department for Transport (DfT) and is a result of a rebranding of GCDA’s InterDespatch Service; an established distribution service that has traditionally carried mail between government departments. With the launch of Government Mail, the Agency is able to provide a true one-stop-shop solution to meet all of the varied collection and delivery requirements of Government and the wider public sector.

Run in partnership with Amtrak, Government Mail will be providing next day delivery to destinations nationwide, offering best value services across government. The service matches the best capabilities of established public and private enterprises, allowing Government to single-source all mail and parcel requirements, reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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