Tag: Germany

BT lets data flow for German postal Service

Posted by | Jul 25, 2006 | |

BT has announced today that the company has won a contract from the German postal service (Deutsche Post AG) to implement and operate a nationwide data network. Under the terms of this contract, BT will ensure the smooth data exchange between 84 national and international mail distribution centres and the service department in Darmstadt.

BT is to develop a “machine WAN” (Wide Area Network) for Deutsche Post, providing communication between the IT systems at the various locations, using state-of-the-art network technology based on the MPLS standard.

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DHL, Lufthansa Cargo in strategic security partnership

Posted by | Jul 25, 2006 | |

DHL Global Forwarding and Lufthansa Cargo announced that they have signed a strategic air-cargo security partnership agreement.

The companies said the partnership will develop standard operating procedures that support customer and governmental security requirements. They said the procedures will improve safety for employees who handle high-value and high-risk products, and make DHL a more attractive forwarder for customers shipping high-value or sensitive goods.

Tony Widmer, head of airfreight for DHL Global Forwarding, said the hoped the partnership would attract more air carriers and boost freight volume.

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More orders for transport companies: DPD freight exchange now online

Posted by | Jul 21, 2006 | |

With its online freight exchange DPD now provides transport operators with the chance to generate additional business for themselves. At www.dpd.net/frachtenboerse service providers can now obtain information in a fast and uncomplicated way about the latest requirements for transport services.

At a few clicks of the mouse all the relevant tour information is available for both long-distance and local transport, including the number of stops and parcels involved and the daily number of kilometres to be driven. Transport operators will also be able to apply for contracts directly online. With this new service DPD intends to create more transparency between the individual depots and their partners, so that it will be possible in future to react even more flexibly to the requirements of the market. ”Via this freight exchange the depots can provide information over a wide area on their requirements for additional long-distance and local transport. In addition to greater transparency this will also enable us to work more efficiently“, says Hans Fluri, Chief Executive Officer of DPD GeoPost (Deutschland) GmbH & Co. KG. For the providers of transport services the latest online information could be especially useful during the autumn and pre-Christmas seasons, when high parcel volumes mean that additional tours have to be made.

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All three TNT Express road hubs in Germany certified

Posted by | Jul 20, 2006 | |

All three German road hubs of TNT Express have been certified under the TAPA “A” ranking since the start of July. TAPA certifications are considered world-wide as the most important and most meaningful safety standards in the transportation industry.

The road hub in Hanover was the first to receive this certificate in November last year. The two hubs in Wiesbaden and Nuernberg were also successfully audited at the end of June.

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Application of Road-User Charging to Trucking Operations in Europe: A Review of the Tolling Schemes and Assessment of their Possible Impact on Logistics Systems

Posted by | Jul 20, 2006 | |

Road-user charging schemes have been introduced in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Britain is planning to launch its Lorry Road User Charging (LRUC) system in 2008. The various schemes differ in their objectives, coverage, technology, procedures and toll levels. This paper compares currently operating systems and that planned for the UK. It concludes that the British system will be the most complex and yet, unlike the others, result in a net loss of tax revenue. The paper also assesses the possible effects of lorry road-user charging on a range of logistical variables, including system design, freight modal choice, truck utilisation, vehicle routing and the scheduling of deliveries. It shows how its logistical effects will depend on the nature of the tolling scheme and level of charges.

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