Tag: Germany

Russian parcels firm Armadillo re-brands to DPD

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

Russian parcels firm Armadillo, a GeoPost subsidiary, is re-branding to DPD to benefit from the strong international name. The move follows similar re-branding of GeoPost subsidiaries in Poland, the Baltic States and Benelux.

The previous product name Bizpak for the domestic parcel service is being phased out in favor of DPD, the main brand of the GeoPost group, DPD announced in a statement. The re-branding, which should be completed by the end of this year, is being carried out in a phased program covering depots, staff uniforms and the vehicle fleet, with delivery vans bearing a “Bizpak is now DPD” slogan.

The re-branding is designed to benefit from the high international reputation of the DPD brand with values such as reliability, efficiency and customer friendliness.

The parcels company already launched parcel services for Russian exports to Europe using the DPD brand last autumn. The “DPD Classic” service offers door-to-door deliveries of documents and goods up to 31.5kg to countries throughout Europe, with transit times of 2-5 days.

In 2006, the Armadillo Group, a joint venture between GeoPost and Turkey’s Yurtici Kargo, increased revenues by 51 pct to 1.5 billion roubles (EUR 44.2 million). It delivered over 2.8 million parcels for 11,500 customers across Russia, and shipped volumes with a combined total weight of 70,000 tons. The group opened six new branches to extend its network to 22 locations in Russia.

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DHL Packstations headed for nationwide coverage in Germany

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

DHL has announced plans to double its network of automated parcel drop-off and collection points for private customers in Germany and complete nationwide coverage by 2009.

The DPWN subsidiary said it will add another 1,500 machines to the existing 900 Packstations by the end of 2009. As a result, 90 pct of Germans will then be able to access one of the 2,400 Packstations within 10 minutes.

Customers can use Packstations to ship and collect parcels and packages 24 hours a day. In addition to the 13,500 retail outlets and 1,000 parcel mailboxes that will be available by 2008, the increased number of Packstations will give the parcel service of Deutsche Post World Net the densest web of parcel collection and mailing points in the German market by far.

The roughly 900 German Packstations are currently used by 700,000 registered customers, and the trend is still pointing upward. The offer has been embraced with particular enthusiasm by singles and working people as it allows them to dispatch and collect their parcels entirely independently of traditional home delivery and without having to pay heed to the opening times of retail outlets.

Already today, most Packstations allow customers to dispatch their EU-wide shipments without prior registration as the necessary parcel and package stamps are also available at the Packstation – for one euro less than at the retail outlet. In addition, the Packstation accepts C.O.D. parcels up to a value of 1,500 euros.

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Kuehne + Nagel: Reinhard Lange to succeed Klaus Herms as CEO in mid 2009

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

The Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Reinhard Lange (58) as the successor to CEO Klaus Herms. Since 1999, Reinhard Lange has been a member of the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel International AG with the responsibility for Sea & Air Logistics.

Lange will assume his new function as of June 30, 2009, when Klaus Herms will retire after 40 years of service. Until then, Lange will maintain his current responsibilities and will at the same time act as Deputy CEO.

“We are very pleased that it was possible to appoint a member of Kuehne + Nagel’s top management as successor to Mr Herms,” said Klaus-Michael Kuehne, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “For 36 years Mr. Lange has worked for our Group and has significantly contributed to its success.”

Reinhard Lange started his international career with Kuehne + Nagel in 1971 in Bremen, Germany. In 1985 he accepted a new challenge in Hong Kong where he successfully developed the seafreight business in the Asia Pacific region as a member of the regional management team. He returned to Germany in 1991 as a member of the national management board, where he was responsible for the business unit seafreight. Before being appointed to the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Reinhard Lange was Managing Director of the Kuehne + Nagel organization in Canada.

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Raben Polska in System Alliance Europe

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

In July 2007 Raben Polska became a member of System Alliance Europe. The association is a network of over 47 international forwarding companies in 21 countries. The SAE members are mainly private and family medium-sized transport companies. Therefore, the partners of the Alliance combine the power of European forwarding network with their own experience gained in the local market. The membership in System Alliance Europe will enable Raben Customers easer access to European markets and increase the availability of information on distributed goods.

Raben Polska’s membership in the association indicates high quality of services rendered by the company as the selection of SAE partners in a given country is based mainly on this criterion. High standards of services rendered by SAE members are monitored regularly. On the basis of this monitoring corrective measures are taken where necessary in order to maintain adequate level of service.

It is worth mentioning here that Raben Polska is the second one, after Birkart Systemverkehre, company of the Raben Group which is the member of System Alliance Europe’s partners.

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Deutsche Post under pressure as German letter monopoly to end in 2008

Posted by | Sep 6, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG’s efforts to cut costs are unlikely to offset the impact of the end of its German letter monopoly next year, as competitors are preparing their market entry, analysts said.

“Deutsche Post has always been under pressure to reduce its costs, but now more than in the past,” said Per-Ola Hellgren, an analyst at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Deutsche Post’s monopoly on letters below 50g, which account for 60 pct of its mail volume, is scheduled to end in January 2008.

“A delay to German mail liberalization now seems unlikely,” wrote analysts at Goldman Sachs in a recent note to clients. “We believe that this implies volume loss and margin erosion for Deutsche Post. Our analysis suggests a cost-cutting program is unlikely to compensate for revenue declines.” Deutsche Post expects profit losses of 10-20 pct due to mail liberalization, from 2006 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 2.03 bln eur.

During the first half of 2007, the mail division accounted for 55.8 pct of Deutsche Post’s EBIT.

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