House of Lords upholds decision as UPS loses appeal against liability for loss of goods in transit
House of Lords upholds decision as UPS loses appeal against liability for loss of goods in transit
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Transport Logistics: DHL Goes Climate-Neutral
From June 12 to 15, 2007, DHL is presenting innovative logistics solutions based on its GOGREEN climate-neutral shipping initiative at stand 201/302 in Hall A5 at the Munich Transport Logistics exhibition. The Express and Logistics specialist at Deutsche Post World Net is promoting its pioneering role in the area of environmental protection by offsetting all CO2 emissions resulting from its participation during the four-day event: this includes the transport of the exhibition stand and materials, transport of staff to and from the exhibition, and also the energy consumed by the technology needed to run the stand at the exhibition.
The program includes presentations by DHL experts alternating on an hourly basis. Topics range from the new DHL airfreight hub in Leipzig to the logistics market in Asia and current developments at the DHL Innovation Center.
Read MoreGerman government may extend Deutsche Post monopoly as EU liberalization lags
German economy minister Michael Glos is prepared to extend Deutsche Post World Net AG’s letter mail monopoly beyond the beginning of next year as it becomes apparent that a Europe-wide market liberalization likely won’t come before 2011, Handelsblatt reported, citing German government sources.
And European finance ministers are unlikely to agree at their upcoming meeting on a specific date on which they will open up the market for letter mail in their countries, the newspaper said, citing unidentified diplomatic sources in Brussels.
German media has said the liberalization of Germany’s mail market, which was initially planned for Jan 1, 2008, may be delayed if Germany cannot convince the other EU member states to open their markets as well.
Deutsche Post’s virtual monopoly on letter delivery for letters up to 50 grams is earmarked to expire at the start of 2008, with the EU seeking a continent-wide liberalisation of the market in 2009.
Read MorePostEurop 5th IT Forum 2007
The PostEurop IT Forum takes place once a year to spur exchanges in the field of new information and communication technologies among postal operators across Europe.
Innovative IT Solutions will be crucial for the future success of European postal companies. At the PostEurop 2007 IT Forum experts from all across the industry will discuss the latest developments and IT solutions in light of increasing electronic substitution and deregulation. The IT Forum will be hosted by Deutsche Post World Net and take place in the DHL Innovation Centre near Bonn, Germany.
Among the topics to be discussed will be hybrid mail solutions, RFID tags, e-government solutions, digital franking and other hot issues for electronic postal services. Speakers come from postal operators such as CTT Correios de Portugal, DPWN, La Poste Group, Poste Italiane and Itella, and from international consultancies like Accenture and Strategia Group.
Read MoreInfluence of the regulatory framework on the pattern of competition in EU postal markets
The presentation gives information about the following subjects:
• Business models of entrants
– Typology introduced by Dietl & Waller 2002
• Developments in four EU countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, UK)
– Regulatory framework (reserved area, network access, VAT, mandate of the regulator)
– Development of competition and business models observed in practice
• Conclusion
Discussion concerns addressed mail (excl. express)
Conclusion
• Clear interaction between regulatory framework and pattern of competition
• End-to-end competitors reach 8-12% market share in addressed mail delivery in 2006 (DE, NL,ES)
• Convergence in business models in DE, NL, ES
– Main competition from mass mail provider with elements of networked local mail provider; increasing scope of services offered
– Local mail providers and niche service providers active as well
• Pattern of competition different in UK
– Chosen access regime favours access competition over end-to-end competition (also in medium term)
Presented in the 15th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, 31 May-2 June 2007, Semmering, Austria.
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