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TNT Express launches 'Mobile Worker' in Bahrain and Kuwait

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

TNT Express has launched its ‘Mobile Worker’ communication units in Bahrain and Kuwait which enable drivers to send and receive delivery information in real-time through one hand-held scanner.

Introduced as part of a global strategy for its worldwide delivery network, the ‘Mobile Worker’ units enable high speed wireless communication of large quantities of data between depots and drivers.

“Mobile Worker” consolidates seven different communication systems into one unified and multi-functional solution and enables customers across the world to track their shipments in less than five minutes of pick up or delivery. This is particularly useful for those operating time critical businesses.”

“By implementing a ‘single system’ solution, TNT can deploy this technology across its network without the need to install and maintain a server infrastructure in each country. This will help create savings of up to 70 per cent,” added Gamal.

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TNT Romania expects 30% growth in 2007

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

TNT has budgeted a turnover worth about 33 million euros for this year, counting on rising international exchanges with EU countries.

“For 2007, we expect to witness a growth of at least 30% in the wake of investments we will operate and owing to the development of international delivery services, which will see spectacular growth in the following years.

At the same time, a series of multinationals are starting to develop significant production facilities in the area, which will trigger positive chain reactions for the domestic partners of these companies,” stated Bogdan Enache, country manager with TNT Romania.

TNT, part of Dutch TNT Express group, operates international and domestic courier services. However, international shipments account for 85-90% in the companies turnover.

TNT last year generated a turnover exceeding 25 million euros, witnessing growth of almost 25% year-on-year. At the same time, the companies gross income advanced by 30%, to some 5 million euros.

TNT is retaining its position on the market through massive investments in infrastructure, traffic lines and connections, and through the opening a new operations centre in Henri Coanda Airport (Otopeni).

TNT will further invest in the development of sorting centres in Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca and Brasov, and also in the development of its services network. Though it started out as a company that delivered small parcels, it has continually expanded its service network.

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DHL and MIT-Zaragoza forge logistics research agreement

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

DHL has concluded an agreement with the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program to discover and develop innovative solutions for international supply chains. The MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program is a partnership between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Zaragoza Logistics Center in Spain.

The collaborative venture has already launched research projects in three key areas: in-transit visibility, reverse logistics, and postponement strategies.

The three research projects now underway typify the venture’s focus on real-world issues for international supply chains. The in-transit visibility project is determining where and how to generate value from the capability to track the whereabouts and condition of assets in “real-time” while they are moving through the supply chain. The reverse logistics project is investigating ways of optimizing the logistics for both warranty- and repairprograms used by manufacturers in various industries and for regulations such as the WEEE Directive for end-of-life products. The third project is identifying which products, industries, and locations benefit most from a postponement strategy where value-added services, such as product differentiation or assembly, occur closer to the consumer rather than at off-shore facilities. Initial results for the projects are expected in the summer of 2007.

The partnership has already obtained financial support from the EU and from InnovAragón, an initiative of the government of Aragón in northern Spain.

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U.S. Postal Rate Commission recommends 7.6 percent rate increase

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

In a surprising decision, the Postal Rate Commission today has recommended rates that are either equal to or below those requested by the U.S. Postal Service, while still providing the agency with sufficient revenue to meet all its needs.

The decision was made by Dan G. Blair, the new chairman of the new Postal Regulatory Commission. The recommendation, which was delivered a week before deadline, came as a unanimous decision.

The decision follows an administrative proceeding involving mailers, employee organizations, consumer representatives and competitors. While the rate increase will impact numerous classes of mail to varying degrees, the average rate increase will be 7.6 percent. The rates proposed by the postal service equate, on average, to an 8.1 percent increase.

The USPS filed May 3 with the PRC for an average 8.5 percent rate increase, explaining it would otherwise lose USD 5.9 billion in 2008. The PRC found additional income necessary to satisfy the “breakeven” requirement that postal revenues match costs.

The PRC also approved the USPS’ “Forever Stamp” proposal specifically designed to ease the public’s transition to new single-piece letter rates. Forever Stamps will be sold in reasonably limited quantities for the price of a First-Class one-ounce letter and continue to be worth the price of a First-Class, one-ounce letter even if that price changes.

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DHL Express Hungary To Invest 17.8 Mln Euro in Logistic Centre

Posted by | Feb 26, 2007 | |

DHL Express Hungary, the local arm of German express delivery group DHL, will invest 4.5 bln Hungarian forints (USD23.5 mln/17.8 mln euro) in the construction of a logistic centre in Budapest, Hungary’s Economy and Transport Ministry said on February 21, 2007.
The new logistic centre, due for completion by July 2007, will take up a three-hectare plot in Busdapest district of Ferencvaros, DHL Express Hungary CEO, Martin Struder, said.

The centre will create several hundred of jobs, added Struder.

DHL Express Hungary revenues rose 25 pct year-on-year to 9.3 bln forints (USD48.6 mln/36.8 mln euro) in 2006, from 7.5 bln forints (USD39.2 mln/29.7 mln euro) in 2005. The company’s customers exceeded 15,000 as at end-2006.

Struder and the Hungarian Economy and Transport deputy minister Abel Garamhegyi attended the ceremony on the foundation stone’s laying.

DHL Express is a subsidiary of German postal services group Deutsche Post.

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