Tag: Europe

Greece elected chair of the next Postal Operations Council

Posted by | Aug 8, 2008 | |

Greece will chair the next Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union, in the person of Dr. Andreas Taprantzis, Chief Executive Office of the Greek postal operator, ELTA.

The 40 member countries newly elected to the Postal Operations Council held their first meeting to elect their chair, a position Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland were vying for.

Greece received 22 votes against 18 for Great Britain in the second round of voting.

In thanking the members for their support, Taprantzis added that Greece would devote itself and its resources for the benefit of the UPU and all its member countries.

The Postal Operations Council deals with technical and operational issues affecting the international postal sector. It promotes the introduction of new postal products and makes recommendations to member countries concerning standards for technological, operational or other processes. The Council’s programme of work aims above all at helping postal services to modernize and upgrade their postal products.

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DHL offers clients discounts on bulk cargo

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

Under the new pricing regime, any shipments weighing more than 51 kilogrammes will enjoy a tariff discount of between 35 and 45 per cent if they are headed to some select 27 destinations.

Consignments from the destinations are also covered by the promotion, which runs until December.

Lawrence Yumbya, the National Sales Manager at DHL said the offer was meant to drive up shipment volumes while easing the burden on customers at this time when the global economy is feeling the heat from high oil prices and turbulence from America’s sub-prime mortgage crisis.

The promotion covers Botswana, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and the Sudan. Others are Tanzania, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. The United Kingdom, USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates are also on the list.

The good news comes three months after DHL unveiled a USD 474 million shipment hub in Europe to improve on its deliveries.

The facility, which is located at the Leipzig-Halle airport in Germany, is expected to reduce DHL’s shipment running time to half, translating into faster deliveries across the globe.

It has the capacity to handle about 60 aircraft per day and to process about 1,500 tonnes of freight.

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In 2011 national postal operator of Azerbaijan can start operating with profit

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

The Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies of Azerbaijan suggests increase of subsidizing for postal sector.

At a Cabinet Ministers session held yesterday Ali Abbasov, the communications minister, said that for January-June 2008 postal sector earnings grew by 30 pct.

“Azerbaijan still encounters difficulties that are distinctive for post-Soviet countries. To ensure profitability and high proceeds of postal institutions they should be equipped with modern electronic and transport systems. With this purpose the country has been realizing Financial Service Development Project since 2005 with support of World Bank. The project completion is scheduled for late 2008 and already next year it is planned to launch new services. But switching to profitable use of new services will be carried out for the next two or three years,” Abbasov said.

The minister proposes to increase subsidizing for postal sector to ensure its profitability.

For the last two years Azerpocht (national postal operator) is financed state investments of AZN 2-3 million annually. If for the next two years subsidizing for postal sector are increased, then according to our estimates, Azerpocht will start operating with profit since 2011,” Abbasov said.

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Slow growth for Spanish express carrier MRW

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

Spanish domestic express carrier MRW saw volume growth slow to just 1 pct in the first half of this year due to the country’s weakening economy but is continuing to invest in network expansion.

MRW increased its shipment volumes by 1.06 pct for the first half of 2008 and expects to maintain this growth rate until the end of this year, the news agency Europa Press reported. Owned 100 pct by Spanish shareholders, the company pointed out that it was able to achieve positive results in spite of the economic crisis.

Its “semi-urgent” service for next-day deliveries by 13:00 and its pets transportation service had shown the most growth, it noted.

In addition, MRW opened two new franchises in Madrid and Malaga to expand its regional network in the country. In the first half-year it added 13 new sales outlets, and now counts 813 branches in Spain, Gibraltar, Andorra and Portugal.

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TNT names new director of human resources (Germany)

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

TNT Express has chosen Jürgen Marx as its new director of human resources. The industrial administrator and economist is responsible for the following divisions: people and organisational development, human resources management and payroll, compensation and benefits, as well as labour law. Marx reports directly to Jürgen Seifert, managing director human resources and general services of TNT Express GmbH.

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