Tag: FedEx

DHL wishes to further partnership with Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation

Posted by | Jul 20, 2007 | |

DHL Vietnam has shrugged off the idea of setting up a totally foreign-owned firm in favor of expanding cooperation with the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT).

VNPT started acting as agents for DHL in 1988 with the first bilateral deal inked in Ho Chi Minh City. The Germany-based company got permission to set up a joint venture with a 51 percent stake with the largest telecommunications group in Vietnam in January 2007 in order to meet ever-growing market demands.

Vietnam has allowed a foreign company to hold a 51 pct stake in an express delivery joint venture as part of its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, wholly foreign-owned express companies have to wait until 2012 to go into operation.

VNPT is quite a familiar service provider to the Vietnamese with a wide agent network covering 52 cities and provinces across Vietnam.

Baxter said his company with a market share of 40 percent in Vietnam is consistently experiencing double digit growth exceeding 20 percent in Vietnam as the manufacturing sector continues to grow, and Vietnam realizes its export potential.

DHL has already kicked off a 14 million USD project to build two major service centers in southern Dong Nai province and Hanoi and to purchase a new fleet of vehicles. The move is expected to help DHL rival around 20 other foreign market players including TNT, Fedex, UPS and JNE.

TNT of Australia has just brought to service the trans-Asia road network (ARN) in Vietnam after adding 6 more million EUR to its project kicked off in 2005. After the first phase with total budget of 2 million EUR, the ARN project created a road linking Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

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TrackPackages.com releases Google gadget for tracking packages with UPS, FedEx, DHL and USPS

Posted by | Jul 19, 2007 | |

Popular package tracking shortcut search engine releases new Google Gadget for iGoogle users, and also a separate widget for RSS readers for UPS tracking, FedEx package tracking, DHL package tracking and USPS package tracking.

TrackPackages.com has released a new version of the popular search engine tool for RSS readers, and also a new Google Gadget, which extends the functionality of the search box to personalized iGoogle homepages, other RSS readers and embedding in web pages or email.

This is a handy desktop tool for retail and auction buyers and sellers who regularly deal with multiple package tracking carriers, and prefer and single simple interface to begin their package search. The gadget or RSS feed sits in a very compact spot on your homepage or feedreader, and launches your desired tracking carrier number from a single text box.

The Google Gadget supports UPS tracking, FedEx tracking, DHL tracking, and United States Postal Service USPS tracking from a single search box, with and option of going to any of these tracking package landing pages of their respective sites.

The RSS version of also contains an additional drop down to search directly for the following carriers (in addition to UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL): Lone Star Overnight, Averitt Express and Con-Way.

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Postal bill not to deliver FDI cut to couriers

Posted by | Jul 17, 2007 | |

Much to the relief of multinational courier giants interested in India, the controversial plan to restrict foreign direct investment (FDI) in courier services has been quietly put on the backburner. Following change of guard at the telecom ministry, the draft Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill of 2006 –– which contained provisions to curtail FDI in courier and express cargo services to 49 pct –– has gone into cold storage, according to senior government officials.

The move comes as a shot in the arm for major players like Federal Express, TNT and DHL Express with substantial interest in India. Other foreign investors in the sector include UPS which runs a joint venture with Jetair and Temasek which recently picked up stake in First Flight.

FDI in courier services now stands at 100 pct and companies engaged in the business were apprehensive of the postal department’s proposal. The draft bill was posted for comments when Mr Dayanidhi Maran was communications & IT minister. After Mr Raja took over the portfolio recently following a rift within DMK’s first family, not much has been heard about the bill. Officials say that current indications are that FDI ceiling for the sector would not be rolled back.

The feeling within the government is that it is not desirable to disturb a sector which has been attracting FDI in a big way. DHL recently took over Blue Dart which Fedex bought Prakash Air Frieght. Marking the first private equity (PE) investment in the sector, Temasek recently picked up stake in First Flight while TNT bought Speedage.

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FedEx keeps Philippine partner in Subic

Posted by | Jul 17, 2007 | |

FedEx Corp will honour its agreement with sole Philippine franchisee Airfreight 2100, even after the US integrator moves its operations from Subic Bay to Guangzhou next year.

According to Airfreight 2100, the partnership will remain in force. The company said day-to-day operations and deliveries at Subic would continue.
FedEx chose Airfreight 2100 as its exclusive licensee in the Philippines in 1989.

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Senator urges FedEx to choose Plattsburgh International Airport as new hub

Posted by | Jul 16, 2007 | |

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has urged FedEx to consider Plattsburgh International Airport as a potential hub for processing and shipping trans-border transactions. Schumer stressed that the Plattsburgh Airport, which is already equipped with state of the art facilities, is strategically positioned along the Canadian border and the Greater Montreal area, making it an ideal site to integrate existing overland trucking services with new transborder air service.

In a letter to FedEx, the senator wrote in support of Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute’s application for the donation of a used FedEx Boeing 727-200 Aircraft, arguing that the aircraft is vital to the Institute’s mission to provide students with the technical training necessary to help them succeed in the aviation industry. FedEx has a long history of donating retired cargo planes to airports, educational institutions and local governments so they can be used to train mechanics, cargo operators and other aeronautic professionals.

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