Deutsche Post of Germany, Netherlands Post Offices (TPG) and La Poste of France have until March 8 to submit binding bids in the part-privatisation of Hellenic Post Offices. The shortlisted companies were asked to submit their proposals on forging a strategic alliance that would be accompanied by a 10 percent holding in Hellenic Post Offices; and the creation of a joint venture in speed deliveries.
Read MoreGilles Moutel has been appointed managing director of the southern Europe division of the French mail services company Geopost.
Read MoreThe Amsterdam (Netherlands) based courier,express parcel and logistics conglomerate TNT Post Group (TPG) has restructured its express mail division in France.
The two business units TNT International and Jet Services have been merged. and the TPG division TNT Express now operates under the name TNT Express France. This business unit is
present at 130 locations across France. It has over 3000 vehicles at its disposal, which carry approximately 350,000 parcels and express shipments per week. The combined companies have a workforce of 4000.
Martin Vial, chairman of the French post office (La Poste), has said in a recent newspaper interview that 2001 was an “extremely difficult” year for the group, with lower operating profits than in previous years because of slower growth than anticipated in courier activity as well as the effects of September 11 and an increase in transport costs. The transition to the euro and the reduction of working hours also played a part.
Read MoreStrong growth in express shipments was the major factor in a 34.7 percent increase in flown airfreight and mail handled at Rennes-St Jacques airport in 2001 on the previous year’s levels. Traffic totalled 12,192 tonnes, with TNT French unit, Jet Services, the leading operator accounting for 3,511 tonnes, a rise of 96.1percent followed by UPS, whose volume rose 40.1 percent to 3,195 tonnes, the airport authority said.
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