Tag: Germany

Bionorica and trans-o-flex to extend cooperation for another five years

Posted by | Apr 2, 2008 | |

Bionorica AG, the leading manufacturer of plant-based medicines based in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, and trans-o-flex, the logistics group with a focus on specific solutions for the pharmaceutical sector, have made an early decision to extend their cooperation which has been in place since 1998. The new contract runs from October 1, 2008 and provides for trans-o-flex to add responsibility for warehousing and picking to the existing tasks of delivering packages and pallets for the phyto-pharmaceuticals maker. “The five-year term is a reflection of our positive experience with trans-o-flex and of the attractive total package they have offered us,” according to Dr. Kurt Neudecker, Bionorica sales head. The proximity of the Bionorica production facility in the Oberpfalz area to the trans-o-flex pharmaceutical warehouse in Roth has a positive effect on the business and makes it possible for consignments picked up late in the day to be delivered the following morning, without costly express surcharges being due. The logistics site in Roth is one of several certified pharmaceutical warehouses in Germany which trans-o-flex operates in addition to conventional warehouses.

Apart from reinforcing its market leadership in plant-based medicines in Germany, Bionorica has set itself the goal of further international expansion in 2008. Within the past three years the company has tripled its sales to EUR 115 million. “The high flexibility of the trans-o-flex system, which carries both packages and pallets, is a decisive advantage, especially for fast-growing businesses,” says Peter Astor, Managing Director of trans-o-flex Logistik-Service GmbH. “Highly diverse consignees, from wholesalers to individual pharmacies, can be served in one network, always with the ideal lot sizes and units.” The fact that the new contract covers complete logistics management, and not only distribution services, just shows what a broad spectrum of solutions are offered by trans-o-flex these days.

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Sixteen Postal Operators Sign REIMS III Terminal Dues Agreement

Posted by | Apr 1, 2008 | |

After two years of negotiations European postal operators have reached a new agreement on terminal dues payments replacing the REIMS II Agreement in force since 1997.

The REIMS III Agreement took effect on 1 January 2008 with sixteen European postal operators committing to it. REIMS stands for Remuneration for the Exchange of International Mails. The sixteen posts that are now part of REIMS III are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Additional posts are expected to sign the agreement, which will remain open for signature for all present and former parties of the REIMS II Agreement and the REIMS East Agreement that participated in its negotiation.

REIMS III continues with quality of service standards much more ambitious than the targets under the EU Postal Directive. The individualized penalties in REIMS III for not reaching the J+1 standard and a target of 93 percent will continue to produce quality of service benefits. Transitional rules have been outlined that will continue to raise targets for those parties that have not yet reached 93% J+1.

A second benefit in the REIMS III agreement is that ensures that terminal dues as stipulated in the EU Postal Directive are cost-based, and are based on regulated domestic tariffs in the delivering country.

The parties to REIMS III have the firm commitment to continue to offer Third Party Access in line with the EU Commission’s 2003 Exemption Decision.

With the REIMS East transitional arrangement and the REIMS and REIMS East IDM Agreements incorporated into the REIMS III Agreement, it is expected that more REIMS East parties will sign the REIMS III Agreement during 2008.

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Air Berlin carries letter post

Posted by | Apr 1, 2008 | |

At monday 31st March Air Berlin started to carry letters for the German post office – Deutsche Post AG – for the first time.

From Monday to Friday night two Boeing 737-800s carry up to 12,500 kilograms of post each between Berlin-Tegel and Frankfurt am Main. Deutsche Post AG also distributes letters destined for Dresden, Rostock and Schwerin via Berlin, and from Frankfurt am Main the post is sent to Cologne – and back.

The Air Berlin planes operate under special licence, allowing them to take off from Berlin-Tegel at 23:50 hours to land in Frankfurt am Main at around 00:55 hours. The aircraft taking off from Frankfurt am Main leave the ground at about 01:00 hours and arrive in Berlin-Tegel at approximately 02:00 hours. The initial contract concluded with Deutsche Post AG is due to run until the end of the winter schedule in 2009/2010.

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DHL simplifies global product range to create widest-time based express range in the industry

Posted by | Apr 1, 2008 | |

DHL is unifying and simplifying its entire express product range to create the widest time-based express portfolio in the industry.

The new products will be structured in three categories – emergency same day deliveries, time definite next business day deliveries, and cost-effective day definite deliveries – and will align DHL’s brand worldwide. All of the core products are supported by a number of optional services that will provide the flexibility to meet specific customer needs.

The rollout of the new-look product range began throughout the 220 countries and territories serviced by DHL’s global network in January 2008 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Customers worldwide will benefit from a harmonized suite of reliable products and services that use standardized tools, processes and systems including e-commerce tools, waybills and the internet, ultimately offering a simplified shipping experience. In addition, the DHL brand leverages the assets of the integrated DPWN group to offer freight and mail deliveries.

“As one global organization, we are fully leveraging our integrated network and worldwide presence without limiting our local expertise. Our updated product portfolio ultimately makes it easier to do business with us, both for large, multinational customers as well as small, local businesses, no matter where in the world they are based,” notes John Pearson, EVP Global Marketing & Sales, DHL Express.

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Union delegation demands TNT pay decent wages and cooperates only with proper unions

Posted by | Apr 1, 2008 | |

A Union Delegation, headed by Neil Anderson, Head of Department UNI Post and Logistics, and Rolf Büttner, UNI President Post and Logistics, along with UNI’s Dutch affiliates FNV Bondgenoten and ABVAKABO, German affiliate ver.di and an ITF delegation lead by its General Secretary David Cockcroft, met together in Amsterdam to discuss their concerns about the global activities of the TNT Group.

Given the numerous problems that have arisen in the TNT Group, the trade union representatives agreed that a regular social dialogue between UNI, the ITF and their affiliated organisations was essential. To achieve this, some sort of global network and global union structure is needed. The aim is to ensure that at the end of the dialogue process an global framework agreement can be signed that will ensure respect for internationally recognised labour and social standards.

The situation in Germany and the events at TNT Post were also discussed. TNT refuses to recognise the minimum legal wage that has been adopted in Germany. TNT announced that it intended to challenge the legality of the minimum wage for the postal sector in the German courts, even if this were to take several years. Until such time, it would refuse to pay the minimum wage. Until there was a final ruling, it intended to apply the agreement signed by the employer-financed pseudo union GNBZ. The wages paid under this agreement are way below the minimum wages negotiated by UNI’s German affiliate ver.di and the largest employers’ federation of German postal service providers, and which were made legally binding by a statutory order issued by the Federal government.

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