Tag: Germany

PIN Group to lay off over 6,000 workers (GER)

Posted by | Apr 6, 2008 | |

The bankrupt German postal services group PIN is to lose over half it’s workforce after the administrators were called in.

PIN, which collapsed trying competing against Germany’s Deutsche Post after the introduction of a minimum wage for postal workers, is to lose over half of its 11,500 staff. The administrators say that 1,800 jobs have been secured so far.

A recent decision by a German court overturned the German government’s decision to establish a minimum wage and competitors say that the minimum wage was merely aimed at squeezing out competition rather than enabling rivals to compete on equal terms. A VAT exemption for Deutsche Post has also been criticised by the European Parliament as unfair.

The German government has promised to overturn the decision of the court.

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Deutsche Post World Net starts global climate protection program GoGreen

Posted by | Apr 4, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net aims to reduce its carbon footprint for every letter mailed, every container shipped and every square meter of warehouse space used by 30 percent by the year 2020.

To help reduce emissions, the group will gradually replace its air and ground fleets.Today, two-thirds of the company’s 100 biggest customers are already pursuing their own climate protection goals. The reference year for the Goup’s efficiency target will be 2007.

To achieve its objectives, Deutsche Post World Net will progressively modernize its air and ground fleets. About 90 percent of the Group’s air fleet will be replaced by modern, more fuel-efficient aircraft. In addition, state-of-the-art environmental technologies will be used to improve the energy efficiency of sorting centers and warehouses. The use of innovative technologies such as hybrid engines and route planning will be expanded to reduce the fuel consumption of the Group’s road fleet.

The company’s more than 500,000 employees will play a key role in the GoGreen Program: Deutsche Post World Net will start staff awareness campaigns to encourage employees to reduce their carbon footprint at work and at home through measures such as driver trainings or energy-saving classes. Since the climate protection goal for 2020 also applies to subcontractors, the Group will work together with them to develop methods to both track their emissions and identify efficiency-boosting measures.

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No pit stops for DHL at Formula 1

Posted by | Apr 3, 2008 | |

DHL is responsible for all of the freight movements for the Formula 1 teams, including the transportation of the racing cars, as well as engines, tyres, spare parts and fuel.
With the 2008 Formula 1 season off to a spectacular start, DHL is once again geared up for the meticulous execution of one of the most challenging logistics operations in the world of sports.

As the official logistics partner for Formula 1, DHL is utilizing the company’s global network, expertise and resources, to transport over 300 tons of specialist material for the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix, to be held from April 4 to 6.

DHL is responsible for all of the freight movements for the Formula 1 teams, including the transportation of the racing cars, as well as engines, tyres, spare parts and fuel, in addition to all of the equipment used in the pits, Paddock Club and telecast.

For DHL, the Formula 1 preparations started in January and continue twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Throughout the racing season, the 300 tons of material moves across six continents and between eighteen cities by land, sea and air, to a tightly controlled timetable, to ensure that there is no disruption to the event’s calendar. On average, 20,000 individual items – the smallest being a 1.5 mm screw and the largest the car engine itself – are transported for each Formula 1 race.

DHL also maintains a mobile logistics unit at each race track, with an ‘Extra Services Team’ standing by to meet all of the special requirements and requests for last minute deliveries, from teams, organisers and sponsors. Deliveries to and from the track can be made within 24 hours by express flight, with an on-board courier accompanying packages on some occasions, to expedite customs clearance. Onward transportation may then also take place by helicopter, to deliver the shipment directly to the circuit.

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DHL Global Forwarding achieves worldwide Cargo 2000 Phase 2 certification

Posted by | Apr 3, 2008 | |

DHL Global Forwarding has achieved Phase 2 certification for Cargo 2000’s quality management system that covers the planning, control and measurement of the door-to-door process for air cargo shipments at House Air Waybill level.

The certification is for all DHL Global Forwarding sites worldwide. The company has been working toward global Phase 2 accreditation since gaining certification of its initial pilot stations five years ago.

Phase 2 of the Cargo 2000 program covers all of the intermediate activities performed by freight forwarders, addressing all key milestones in the air cargo quality measurement process for door-to-door deliveries at house air-waybill level. DHL Global Forwarding currently plans, measures and reports more than 300,000 shipments per month within the Cargo 2000 quality system.

The Cargo 2000 program is being implemented in three distinct phases. Phase 1 manages airport-to-airport movements (shipment planning & tracking at MAWB level). Phase 2 provides interactive monitoring of door-to-door movement (shipment planning and tracking at HAWB level). Phase 3 manages shipment planning and tracking at individual piece level plus document tracking.

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Middle Eastern postal market poised for growth

Posted by | Apr 2, 2008 | |

Postal operations in the Middle East have the potential to generate significant value, but they have limited time before regulatory liberalization and the spread of Internet commerce start to erode their competitive position, according to a new white paper.

• Middle Eastern postal companies today are like their European counterparts during the 1990s in facing abundant growth opportunities.

• The sector has begun to liberalize, slowly opening opportunities for new entrants.

• Immigrants in GCC countries are demanding value-added services.

• Low computer and Internet usage in GCC countries gives postal companies an additional advantage.

Middle Eastern postal companies can take advantage of several trends that Oliver Wyman expects to feed expansion and cross-selling opportunities in the region:

• Large existing post office networks and strong, recognized brands, such as UAE Post

• Large local populations and growing immigrant populations, which require basic services usually available at the local post office

• Regulated markets, which allow Middle Eastern postal companies to set barriers to entry much higher for new entrants as deregulation occurs. Bahrain already has a fully liberalized postal market and Egypt has committed to liberalization by 2009.

• Low penetration of PCs and the Internet at present, heavy reliance on cash transactions, and skepticism about online security

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