Tag: Germany

DHL Germany delivers 88pct of parcels next-day

Posted by | Jul 7, 2008 | |

DHL Parcel Germany delivers 88 pct of its domestic parcels next-day, according to a new certification of its parcel transit times.

DHL said that it is the first parcel delivery company in Germany to have its transit times certified by one of the country’s main technical inspection organisations, TÜV Rheinland. The new measurement process is similar to that already used for letters for many years.

The certified transit time starts with the collection of the shipment from the customer and ends with delivery to the recipient. As well as the national averages, individual transit times are also calculated for routes and regions.

The current ratio of next-day parcel deliveries is 88 pct, DHL said. “This puts us among the market leaders, but that’s not enough. Our target is 90 pct+,” declared Uwe Brinks, Head of DHL Parcel Germany. “In contrast to competitors, we now have a reliable instrument with which we can guarantee the accuracy of transit times to our customers,” he added.

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Post wants EU10 Billion for Postbank (Germany)

Posted by | Jul 5, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post AG may struggle to sell its Deutsche Postbank banking division as bidders are unwilling to match price expectations, WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing unidentified Finance Ministry officials.

Deutsche Post wants at least 10 billion euros (USD 16 billion) for Germany’s biggest consumer bank, a person familiar with the matter said, according to the report. That’s above offers of between 8 billion euros and 9 billion euros, the magazine said.

Spain’s Banco Santander SA and Lloyds TSB Group Plc are still interested in acquiring Deutsche Postbank, the magazine said. Deutsche Bank AG doesn’t want to pay more than 10 billion euros for a purchase and Commerzbank AG is no longer bidding for the Bonn-based bank, WirtschaftsWoche said.

Deutsche Post is also getting doubts about selling the banking division that provides stable earnings as the rising oil price is putting pressure on the logistics unit, according to the report.

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State aid: Commission endorses EUR 1.6 million training aid for DHL in Leipzig-Halle and rejects EUR 6.1 million operating aid

Posted by | Jul 3, 2008 | |

The European Commission has endorsed EUR 1.6 million of training aid at DHL’s new site in Leipzig-Halle, Germany but rejected a further EUR 6.1 of aid which would have acted as an illegal operating aid. The Commission’s decision follows an in-depth investigation under EC Treaty state aid rules launched in June 2007. The Commission concluded that the EUR 1.6 million would genuinely lead to additional training which goes beyond legal requirements and operational needs, and therefore complied with the EU state aid rules on training aid.

However, the Commission rejected as incompatible a further EUR 6.1 million of funding that would have served to finance training activities that DHL would have carried out anyway, even without aid, and concluded that the aid would be used finance ordinary operating costs of DHL. Such operating aid would have given DHL an unfair advantage over its competitors, who don’t receive such aid, and so seriously distorted competition.

Germany notified its intention to grant subsidies of EUR 7.7 million to DHL for a training project concerning certain jobs such as ground handling of airfreight, security agents, pre-flight and ramp mechanics. Following its relocation to Leipzig-Halle, DHL, with the support of regional aid approved by the Commission in April 2004,, built a new delivery and airfreight centre, where it employs around 1500 new staff, of which 480 are concerned by the training project.

The Commission is in favour of supporting training activities, because they benefit the European economy by broadening the pool of skilled workers. However, it is necessary to ensure that such aid actually motivates companies to carry out additional training activities and is not simply used to subsidise the cost of training that the company would in any case have to undertake. This is particularly necessary in a globalised economy, where companies decide to relocate to new sites and where unjustified aid can give rise to considerable distortions of competition.

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Airbus selects DHL as lead transport provider

Posted by | Jul 2, 2008 | |

DHL to manage significant part of inbound transportation from air, ocean, road, customs and value-added services

DHL announced a new five-year agreement with Airbus.

Under this agreement, DHL becomes the lead transport provider and a tier one partner of Airbus. DHL will implement its full transportation system, 4PL control tower and optimization program to streamline the flow of materials to Airbus manufacturing plants.

The Control Tower will manage a significant part of inbound transportation including air and ocean freight, road freight, customs and value added services.

DHL’s expertise in deploying transportation solutions to deliver harmonization and optimization of transportation processes aims at generating savings for large size customers.

Implementation of the new transportation concept will start 1st September this year.

Global Customer Solutions (GCS) has been serving DHL group’s major customers through a dedicated customer management organization since 2004. Industry experts within GCS act as empowered single point of contact along the entire supply chain of the individual key customers. The team of experts also continuously develop the group’s business in line with changing market conditions and customer needs.

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GLS Germany uses parcel shops as alternative delivery points

Posted by | Jul 2, 2008 | |

GLS has started to use its network of 5,000 parcel shops in Germany as alternative delivery points when private customers are not at home to receive their shipments. The new service responds to the boom in online orders from e-commerce.

In case there are no neighbors available to receive a parcel during the absence of the recipient, the GLS driver leaves a delivery note at the recipient’s home, takes the parcel to the nearest GLS parcel shop, and transfers the delivery information into the GLS IT system immediately after dropping off the parcel.

The customer can check that the parcel has arrived in the shop by using the Track-ID to make an online query on the GLS website, or via SMS or phone. He or she can then pick up the shipment in the GLS parcel shop by showing the delivery note and an ID card. The shipment can be picked up from the parcel shop within nine days of its delivery there.

If none of the 5,000 parcel shops in Germany is located close to the recipient’s address, GLS makes a second delivery attempt to the home address.

GLS said the alternative delivery to parcel shops was tested in a regional pilot scheme and was widely accepted by customers. The first experiences in nationwide operations from April onwards were also positive. Hardly any parcel stays longer than two days in the parcel shop before being collected, according to GLS.

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