December 4 2001. Correos y Telegrafos has now acquired the majority stake in express parcels delivery service Chronopost Express Espana.Until now it was a joint venture with the French post office (La Poste)
Read MoreAt a conference late last year, the logistics director of one of the world’s largest consumer electronics manufacturers complained that, despite having an annual Logistics budget of millions, his company still couldn’t get the kind of service it wanted out of third-party logistics suppliers. John Doran, logistics director Europe for Sony, says that reaction to his presentation has been enormous. “A lot of people have been coming up to me and saying ‘you’ve said what we’ve been thinking all along’,” he says. So strong is this feeling, reveals Doran, that a meeting of key minds is taking place early this year ‘to look at how we can better manage third-party providers to give us what we want’.
Read MorePostal-service monopolist Deutsche Post AG is set to face tougher competition on its home market. TNT Post Groep (TPG) of the Netherlands and Hermes General Service (HGS), a subsidiary of German mail-order giant Otto-Versand, have set up a joint venture that is to compete against Deutsche Post on the mass-mail delivery market.
TPG chief Harry Koostra said: “After talks with several major despatch firms in Germany, we reached the conclusion that there is a great need for a further provider.” TPG and HGS intend to ensure that their new joint venture, EP Europost AG, will not just be a niche player, operating in the shadow of Deutsche Post.
Germany is Europe’s largest market for mass mail deliveries such as catalogues
and mailshots. The segment accounts for around one quarter of the letter-delivery market, which TPG estimates to have a volume of 2.8 billion euros. EP Europost is to serve around 36 million addresses in Germany over the coming years. Provided the EU cartel authorities approve the venture, EP Europost can go into operation from 1 January 2002.
Meadow Foods, the Bedfordshire-based subsidiary of food manufacturer Bodfari, has appointed Brit European Transport to handle around 100 loads per month of bulk, milk-derivative products on its behalf.
Read MoreGlobal IT provider Teleplan has teamed up with logistics specialist Securicor Omega Express to transport time-critical equipment throughout Europe.
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