Tag: Europe

Time-definite becoming preferred mode for forwarders says LH Cargo

Posted by | Jan 25, 2002 | |

DEMAND for guaranteed time-definite air cargo services is on the increase. fully justifying some companies’ increasing commitments to that market sector, writes Nigel Tomkins.
Such products are even becoming the preferred service of choice for f cight forwarders, notes Lufthansa Cargo.
The industry change has also prompted systems integration specialist Syntegra to launch a new automated product that enables airlines and ground handling organisations to successfully deliver time-definite products. Called CargoChorus Service Management, it automatically identifies service levels associated with individual shipments, creates key milestones, and monitors progress during the shipment life-cycle, reveals Mike Navin, global programme director.

Read More

How Courier Exchange aims to consolidate its lead

Posted by | Jan 24, 2002 | |

if any sector of the logistics market needed a freight exchange, it must be the same-day courier business.
Put yourself in the position of a despatch clerk.
An urgent job comes up without advance warning; you send a van a hundred miles up the road; yet you’ve had no time to arrange a paying back-load for it. How marvellous if you could log on to a Web site where you would find a whole list of couriers who need freight moved from the distant area back to your own and need it moved today. Problem solved.

Read More

Freight Exchanges

Posted by | Jan 24, 2002 | |

Only a few months ago — though already it may seem like years — the number of organisations claiming to offer online freight exchanges literally filled a book (as readers of the e.logistics Magazine Online Freight Exchange Guide will know).
However, the inexorable shake-out in the wider dotcom community has taken its toll on the freight exchange market. Some ventures collapsed before ever doing any serious trading, while others have struggled on at the margins of the business, with little apparent prospect of ever moving into the mainstream.

Read More

Plan to close half of all post offices

Posted by | Jan 24, 2002 | |

UP TO HALF OF Britain’s 17,500 post offices could be closed down under plans drawn up by Consignia as a desperate measure to cut losses.

The former Post Office wants to close 1,000 post offices now with a further 7,000 to go over the next five years, according to a strategic plan submitted by Consignia to ministers in London.

The report, produced by senior Consignia executives, claims too many post offices are making losses and have to be closed if the company wants to have a future.

Read More

NAO warns postal regulator of risks in bringing competition to industry

Posted by | Jan 24, 2002 | |

The National Audit Office has warned Postcomm, the new postal services regulator, that there are risks associated with its objectives to bring improvements to the industry through competition.

In a report, the NAO said there may be insufficient competition to generate an improved service to most customers due to the strength of Consignia’s brands, particularly Royal Mail and from the company’s response to competitors.

Read More

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

P&P Poll

Loading

What's the future of the postal USO?

Thank you for voting
You have already voted on this poll!
Please select an option!



View ResultsHide Results

Post & Parcel Magazine


Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.

Subscribe to the Magazine

 

Pin It on Pinterest