Tag: Germany

Deutsche Post says queried by German cartel authorities

Posted by | Feb 24, 2003 | |

German postal giant Deutsche Post DPWGn.DE said on Monday the German cartel authorities were looking into complaints that new contracts with some of its agencies broke competition laws.
A Deutsche Post spokesman said the group had been approached by the German cartel office about the complaints and the company had until the end of March to give a formal reply. The group has about 7,000 private agencies like bakeries or grocery stores that also sell postal products, he said.

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German logistics association warns of giving too much power to DB and DP

Posted by | Feb 20, 2003 | |

BVL, the German association of logistics companies, has warned of the dangers of increased concentration of large state-owned companies on its market. It says that companies such as Deutsche Bahn (DB), the rail operator, and Deutsche Post (DP), the postal operator, are too prone to dividing up the market among themselves. This threatens the existence of the majority of the 9,400 companies operating in the sector.

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Cisco Systems and Deutsche Post agree on strategic partnership

Posted by | Feb 19, 2003 | |

Cisco Systems and Deutsche Post World Net have agreed on a strategic partnership in the area of information technology. During the coming two years the focus will be on the exchange of expertise when implementing selected chosen projects. These will include web based accounting applications in finance and internet supported solutions for company internal communication.

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Deutsche Post World Net strengthens its foreign logistics business with acquisitions in Chile and in Turkey

Posted by | Feb 18, 2003 | |

Deutsche Post World Net is acquiring the Commercial Safeway SA company, headquartered in Santiago/Chile. With its 40 percent market share, the logistics company is the market leader in air freight export of perishable goods in Chile. Deutsche Post has also acquired Berben Ekspress Nakliyat, one of the leading Turkish logistics companies headquartered in Istanbul. The purchase is contingent upon the approval of the local cartel authorities. Berben Ekspress has been active for the Group since 1987 as a subcontractor to Deutsche Post subsidiary Danzas in Turkey.

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