Palletways passed a landmark last week as it linked its UK hub in Lichfield with its hub in Nijmegen, which serves Benelux, Germany and Denmark.
The near-identical computer systems of the two networks were plugged into each other and a scheduled trunking service started operating for the first time. One- and two- pallet consignments are the core traffic.
Palletways has completed the process of joining up the domestic IT systems across all the European countries served by the company’s networks, making it the first pallet network to offer a truly integrated delivery service to a vast European marketplace.
Read MoreTNT NV said it agreed to sell the remaining activities of Logistiques Nicolas to French cargo transport operator Malherbe for an undisclosed sum. The company noted that some 95 pct of TNT Logistics France, which TNT put up for sale last year, has now been sold.
Read MoreToday UPS announces the launch of UPS Mail LogicSM, a new international mail service that allows customers to streamline their mail operations by relying on UPS’s package delivery expertise. With UPS Mail Logic, businesses can simply gather their international letters, flats or packets into one parcel – no sorting by destination, metering or stamping necessary. Customers arrange for UPS pick-up along with any other small packages ready for delivery. UPS then transports the international mail to well-respected postal service entities that sort and ship the mail to the destination postal authority or other licensed party for final delivery. The launch follows a successful Mail Logic pilot programme initiated in the UK in January 2005. The success of the seven month programme, which was made available to businesses of all sizes, has prompted UPS to roll out the new service first to The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France, with additional European markets to follow.
Read MoreTarget Express has signed a three-year agreement to use Belgian Post’s global postal network for international deliveries.
The agreement provides a formal structure for a relationship that has evolved over two years of trials.
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