Maersk adds flying Finn to global network
Maersk Logistics aggressive expansion spree continues with the addition of Finland’s Oy Arealog Ltd., a forwarder and customs broker, to its global logistics organisation. (10/15/2001)
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EU agrees to open 40% of postal markets by 2006
European Union governments agreed on Monday gradually to open their postal delivery markets to competition, reducing the traditional dominance of national mail monopolies. After more than a year of wrangling, ministers from the 15 EU member states reached a compromise that would open about 40 percent of the bloc’s postal market by 2006, EU single market commissioner Frits Bolkestein said.
Read MoreEUROPE IN DEADLOCK ON POSTAL LIBERALISATION
The long-standing dispute over the future of Europe’s postal markets reaches a climax tomorrow at a council of EU telecommunications ministers in Luxembourg. EU leaders meeting in Lisbon in March 2000 all agreed to liberalise their markets in a bid to make the European economy more dynamic and competitive.
Belgium, which currently holds the EU presidency, is trying to cobble together a deal which would open 20 per cent of the postal markets to competition in 2006, compared to the present 3 per cent.
The long-standing dispute over the future of Europe’s postal markets reaches a climax tomorrow at a council of EU telecommunications ministers in Luxembourg.
EU leaders meeting in Lisbon in March 2000 all agreed to liberalise their markets in a bid to make the European economy more dynamic and competitive.
Belgium, which currently holds the EU presidency, is trying to cobble together a deal which would open 20 per cent of the postal markets to competition in 2006, compared to the present 3 per cent.
Read MorePan Nordic Logistics Seeks Int'l Partnership
October 11, 2001 — Herbert Nielsen, Reuters: “Pan Nordic Logistics (PNL) is maintaining its strategy of joining a major international alliance before the year-end, but this will not be with France’s Chronopost, PNL’s chairman Karre Frydenberg said. PNL was formed by the Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish post offices but today it was announced that Post Sweden – following Finland – is leaving the group from January next year.
Read MoreFinnish Post launches free e-mail service
Oct 09, 2001 (NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX) — The Finnish Post has launched a scheme under which it aims to offer all Finns an e-mail address at the service channel Netpost.
The Post has pointed out that the e-mail service is more ‘secure’ than other free providers as the customers have to register as users of the electronic service channel and show proof their identity.
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