Tag: FedEx

RedRoller, Inc. Chooses Internap to Launch On-Demand Shipping Solution; Performance IP(TM) Service Provides 100% Uptime; Optimizes First Free Price-Comparison Shipping Site

Posted by | Aug 8, 2006 | |

Internap Network Services Corporation, a leading provider of performance-based routing solutions over the Internet, has been selected as the exclusive provider of Internet connectivity services for RedRoller.com, a free, Web-based shipping solution that lets users compare shipping carrier services and real-time prices to ship packages anywhere in the U.S. RedRoller customers, which include small businesses, e-retailers, catalog companies and consumers, can ship packages on-demand using a number of leading carriers including the U.S. Postal Service, DHL and FedEx, among others. RedRoller, Inc. chose the Internap(R) Performance IP(TM) service for optimized network connectivity to support its new service that launched in June 2006.

The Internap intelligent route control technology, a proprietary component of the Internap Performance IP service, identifies the best path across up to 8 of the leading Tier 1 Network Service Providers (NSPs) to optimize access to RedRoller’s website and avoid congestion points on the Internet. As a result, RedRoller’s customers get a fast, reliable online experience when they log on to the RedRoller.com website. This technology minimizes latency and packet loss, which often results in slow page loads, error messages and timeouts. RedRoller is also supported 24x7x365 by the Internap team of certified network engineers who monitor and proactively manage their Internet connectivity.

Internap plays a critical role in RedRoller’s ability to deliver a positive end-to-end shipping experience and overcome the de-facto standard of “best efforts” routing across the Internet. Performance issues such as slow upload times, extended order processing and site downtime can lead to missed sales opportunities or the inability to meet advertiser click-thru rates. In addition to affecting customer satisfaction levels, site performance is also tied to brand image. According to a recent study by Boston Consulting, nearly 30% of users do not return to a site if they encounter poor or non-existent performance. Harris Interactive also reported that 34% of users would turn to a competitor if they experienced problems completing a transaction.

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Federal Express to benefit from Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement

Posted by | Aug 7, 2006 | |

Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, says it will gain from the implementation of the US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Its new managing director for Malaysia and Brunei, K. Don Premaseri, said the FTA was expected to boost the company’s air cargo-handling business. “Definitely there will be a lot of room to expand in Malaysia. “In fact, Malaysia is poised to record higher growth with the implementation of the FTA,” he told a media briefing here today. Premaseri said the USD44 billion (USD1=RM3.65) bilateral trade between the two countries in 2005, as well as the US Trade Department’s forecast that exports to Malaysia would double within five years (with the conclusion of the FTA) would bring significantly positive growth to the company. “Also, based on the fact that 40 percent of the world trade by value are actually moved by aircargo, you can expect what kind of growth that will come about. “The company expects a positive trend in the coming years. “We have already ordered 10 A380 super Airbus aircraft for our global network operations.

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FedEx buys land for Florida hub

Posted by | Aug 7, 2006 | |

FedEx Corp. has inked a land deal to build 200,000 square feet of package and freight distribution facilities in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The proposed 120,000-square-foot FedEx Ground hub and 80,000-square-foot FedEx Freight facility are scheduled to open by July 2007.

The new hub is part of nationwide effort by Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx to step up capacity and speed for handling packages in the face of mounting competition by United Parcel Service Inc. and DHL International GmbH.

FedEx has said it intends to spend USD 1.8 billion to expand its ground network. That plan includes construction of nine new hubs and expansion of 30. The move is intended to double FedEx’s ability to move packages by 2010.

In May, UPS announced plans for a 1.1 million-square-foot expansion of its Worldport package-handling hub in Louisville, bringing the facility to a total 5.1 million square feet, or the equivalent of more than 113 football fields. The expansion will cost more than USD 1 billion, and is expected to create 1,284 full-time jobs and 3,787 permanent part-time positions.

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China Post Airlines launch international cargo flight service

Posted by | Aug 4, 2006 | |

China Post Airlines launched its first international cargo flight service on Thursday, opening an air route from Beijing to Seoul in the Republic of Korea .

The airline, jointly owned by China Southern Airlines and China’s State Post Bureau (China Post), will extend its air routes to Europe and America as well as other countries in Asia when the time is ripe, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported Friday.

Facing drastic competition at home from international delivery giants that have entered the Chinese express delivery market, the airline is trying to compete by entering the international cargo market, said the paper.

In line with its commitments to the World Trade Organization, China’s express delivery market was fully opened to competition in December last year. Now international delivery companies such as DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS hold more than 60 percent of the domestic market.

The market share of China Post’s express mail service (EMS) has been shrinking, challenged not only by foreign players but also by private domestic companies, said the paper.

By April this year, private delivery services accounted for 80 percent of the country’s intracity express service and 50 percent of inter-provincial business.

In an effort to outrun its competitors, China Post last year introduced next-morning delivery and cross-region delivery, using overnight flights. China Post Airlines is the first domestic air company to fly overnight, the paper reported

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Postal Service Finds A Friend In The Internet

Posted by | Aug 2, 2006 | |

Internet injects new life and sorely needed revenue into US Postal Service, which is handling millions of packages shipped daily by on-line vendors; eBay is so important that Postal Service sponsored recent Las Vegas conference of 15,000 eBay fanatics, who heard thanks from Postmaster General John E Potter; revenue from first-class mail made up more than half of Postal Service’s total sales of USD 66.6 billion in 2005, decline from 2004, while revenue from packages increased 2.8 percent, to USD 8.6 billion; photos; shippers like FedEx, DHL and United Parcel Service also benefit from online shoppping and Netflix is so dependent on mail that it brought in former postmaster general William J Henderson as its chief operations officer.

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