Tag: Germany

Deutsche Post denies UK mail talks news digest

Posted by | Feb 12, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal operator that aims to break into the UK market, said it was “encouraged” by the agreement struck on Tuesday between Royal Mail and its private sector rival Business Post. Following years of on-off negotiations, Royal Mail has agreed to deliver business letters previously collected, transported and sorted by Business Post – through its subsidiary UK Mail – for 13p each. Tony Allsop, head of Deutsche Post’s UK operations, denied it was in talks over a similar deal.

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German Regulator, RegTP, presents Annual Report

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

The regulator‘s annual report reveals that the German postal services market generated revenues in 2003 of more than EUR23bn. Around two thirds of the postal services market – essentially, courier, express and parcel services, but parts of the letter market too – have already been opened to competition. Almost two thirds of the revenues are accounted for by Deutsche Post AG (DPAG). The remaining third is split between a number of providers, courier, express and parcel service providers in particular. Revenues in 2003 in the licensed area (delivery of letters up to 1000g in weight) were in the region of EUR10bn. A third of the letter market is open to competition; the competitive potential is thus about EUR3.3bn.

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New organization at Deutsche Post to strengthen mail business

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

A separate MAIL International Divisional Board to be chaired by Klaus Knappik is being formed within the MAIL Corporate Division. “Through its new organizational orientation Deutsche Post is supporting the tapping of growth opportunities in the international mail market,” emphasizes Corporate Board Member Dr. Hans-Dieter Petram. The Deutsche Post strategy aims to tap into additional growth perspectives based on the importance of the respective national mail markets and the framework regulatory conditions associated with them. This encompasses offers along the entire value chain for mail. The new management structure will strengthen Deutsche Post’s international mail business.

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DHL Could Move to Leipzig

Posted by | Feb 6, 2004 | |

International courier firm DHL could pack up shop and move to the German airport of Leipzig unless plans to expand its operations at Zaventem airport outside of Brussels are approved soon, La Libre Belgique newspaper reported on Thursday. According to the newspaper the German post office Deutsche Post, which owns DHL, has already decided to base many of its own logistical operations at Leipzig and it could order its subsidiary to follow suite. But DHL insists that its owners have not ordered it to move.

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