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FedEx is BASELWORLD's New Courier Service Provider

Posted by | Nov 19, 2007 | |

FedEx is the new official courier service provider for the world’s leading watch and jewellery show, BASELWORLD. From 3-10 April 2008, the express courier company will offer exhibitors and visitors an extensive all-round courier service right on site.

“With its extensive and flexible range of services, FedEx is our ideal courier services provider,” said Sylvie Ritter, Show Director of BASELWORLD, on the new long-term co-operation. FedEx will handle all document, catalogue and sample dispatch directly on site for exhibitors and visitors, from preparing the paperwork to packaging and import and export management.

With its reliable Express Service, FedEx offers next day delivery to the most important business centres in Europe and the USA, as well as a 2-3 day delivery service to Asia. Especially for BASELWORLD, the courier company will extend its range of services and also offer an express service within Switzerland. The FedEx service centers are manned daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Hall 6 “Hall of Universe” and in the Business Centre.

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TNT inaugurates international air route at Rennes

Posted by | Nov 19, 2007 | |

TNT Express has inaugurated a new international air route between Rennes in north-west France and its European air hub at Liège to improve service to customers in the Brittany region.

The service, which has been in operation since October, was officially inaugurated on November 15 in the presence of TNT Express France CEO Eric Jacquemet, representatives of the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and numerous customers. During his visit, Jacquemet underlined the very satisfying capacity utilization of the new route one month after the start, and highlighted the advantages of the service for customers in the region.

The route is operated five days a week by BAE146 QT or B737 freighters, with capacity to transport 10 tons of international parcels, documents and freight, TNT Express France said in a statement.

The late departure time of 22:50 offers exporters in Bretagne maximum flexibility with later pick-up times. On its way back, the plane from Liège arrives at Rennes at 06:10, offering optimal organisation of import deliveries throughout the whole region.

The new service complements the daily route that already exists between Rennes and Marseille for domestic shipments. In France, TNT Express has flights to and from six airports: Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Paris CDG, Toulouse and Rennes.

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Regulatory experts from around the world meet at IPC

Posted by | Nov 19, 2007 | |

Twenty-seven regulatory experts from IPC member postal operators, Japan Post and postal operators in Eastern Europe participated in a regulatory experts’ meeting on last week in Brussels. Beginning in 2008, the expert group will meet in Senior Executive Forums which will provide a platform for exchange of views at macro level on regulatory topics.

The meeting provided an opportunity for participants to discuss privatisation and liberalisation. A high point was a presentation on privatisation in Japan by guest speaker Masahiko Metoki, general manager for international strategy at Japan Post; he was assisted by senior manager Shoji Maruyama. Wolfgang Pickavé, director of regulation strategy at Deutsche Post, and Victoria Kickinger, secretary general at Österreichische Post, provided insight into the European experience of privatisation. Discussion on liberalisation kicked off with a presentation from Leen van de Weert, senior advisor, pubic affairs at TNT Post, who outlined legislative progress towards full opening of the Dutch market.

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Deutsche Post repeats has time to look at Postbank in '08

Posted by | Nov 19, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post reiterated on Monday that it would have room next year after the deregulation of the domestic mail market to deal with its Postbank retail bank unit.

Asked about a possible sale of Postbank, Deutsche Post investor relations head Martin Ziegenbalg said on Monday that the priority was to create value for shareholders.

But he reiterated that Postbank was currently not for sale.

Postbank shares extended gains and were up 6.4 percent at 56.06 euros by 1059 GMT, leading gainers on the German blue-chip DAX index

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