Tag: Europe

DHL Romania increases H1 revenues by 40pct and expects further growth through Cargus

Posted by | Sep 4, 2008 | |

DHL Romania increased its turnover by 40pct year-on-year in the first half of 2008, mainly on the growth of the express market in the country. In addition, the company expects further growth after its acquisition of Cargus, the country manager of DHL Romania, Gian Sharp, told the Romanian Newspaper Ziarul Financiar in an interview.

The company’s turnover from domestic delivery services rose by 50pct year-on-year in the first six months of 2008. However, no exact figures were available.

DHL Romania acquired the Romanian express operator Cargus in April 2008 for EUR 50 million (USD 72.59 million). The takeover, which is still pending approval by the domestic competition regulator Competition Council, may be completed by the end of September 2008.

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Strong growth of express cargo volumes at Marseille airport (France)

Posted by | Sep 4, 2008 | |

Express cargo volumes at Marseille airport grew strongly by 14.3 pct to 18,000 tonnes in the first six months of the year due to extended operations by express carriers.

Marseille is France’s leading airport after Paris for express cargo with TNT, Chronopost, DHL, TAT Express and Europe Airpost located at the site and FedEx and Ciblex also operating there. The positive development in express cargo volumes at Marseille airport is due to the carriers’ extended operations at the airport.

Overall, Marseille airport handled nearly 12,700 tonnes of freight during the first half of 2008, which is an increase of 7.9 pct compared to the first half of last year. Traditional freight decreased by 15 pct to 3,700 tonnes compared to the first half of 2007.

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Latvijas Pasts to increase tariffs by 30 pct

Posted by | Sep 4, 2008 | |

Latvijas Pasts has submitted its new draft tariffs to the Public Utilities Commission, the new tariffs are an average 30 pct higher than the current postal tariffs, Latvijas Pasts Director General Ivars Krauklis said in an interview on the Latvian State Radio today.

Latvijas Pasts is planning to differentiate tariffs for letter and parcel deliveries to legal entities and private individuals: the tariff for centralized letter delivery to legal entities will increase from LVL 0.22 to LVL 0.25, whereas the tariff for private letters and parcels – from LVL 0.22 to LVL 0.35.

Krauklis pointed out that the new tariffs will have little effect on residents, because the number of letters written by private individuals is not large. “It will rather affect businessmen, which form the majority of Latvijas Pasts customers,” Krauklis said, adding that the new tariffs are based on the actual costs of the service.

As reported, Latvijas Pasts turnover reached LVL 44 million last year, whereas losses amounted to LVL 14 million. In the first six months this year, the company managed to reduce the losses more than fivefold. The company hopes to operate without losses in 2009, and with a profit in 2010.

1 US Dollar (USD) = 0.49342 Latvian Lats (LVL)

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TNT sustains leadership in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

Posted by | Sep 4, 2008 | |

TNT reached the highest score included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for the industrial transportation sector and the sector ‘industrial goods and services for the second year in a row. These are the conclusions of a report published today in Zurich by SAM, which assessed the sustainability reporting and performance of over 1,100 companies. TNT reached the overall score of 92 pct out of a possible 100 pct. In addition, TNT got the highest score in each of the three dimensions (Economic, Environmental, and Social) that make up the index.
TNT achieved the best scores (100 pct) in the following areas: customer relationship management, fuel efficiency, codes of conduct/compliance, and risk and crisis management.

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DHL appoint John Pearson as CEO for the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region

Posted by | Sep 4, 2008 | |

Pearson will lead one of the fastest growing regions within DHL Express. EEMEA is the largest region in the network, covering 86 countries and 14 time zones. Pearson will supervise more than 10,000 employees serving customers in over 850 languages.

“John has always had a singular focus in responding to the needs of the business and in identifying and securing appropriate and new channels for profitable growth,” said John Mullen, CEO, DHL Express. “His direct experience of working in the Middle East for eight years coupled with his business acumen and commercial experience will be a huge asset in the diverse region of EEMEA.”

Pearson, who has over 20 years of experience within DHL Express starting in the Middle East, moves from the company’s global office, where he most recently held the position of executive vice president commercial.

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