Tag: Germany

FedEx launches direct link form Germany to US network

Posted by | Mar 22, 2002 | |

GROWING demand for red­uced transit times and later pick-ups in Europe has insp­ired FedEx to reconfigure its next-day Frankfurt to Mem­phis, USA, services.
FedEx Express, which claims to be the world’s larg­est express company, has started five weekly direct flights from its Frankfurt hub to its Memphis superhub.
The company has consoli­dated its current two daily A310 flights from Germany to other European gateways into the direct Frankfurt-Memphis service.

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GFT Technologies & Deutsche Post partnership

Posted by | Mar 22, 2002 | |

Germany’s businesses will soon be able to avoid the trip to the post office-letters, packages and other postal items can be stamped 24/7 using the Internet. ‘StampIT’ requires no special hardware are: all that is needed is some new software, a printer and PC with Internet access.

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STINNES SURPASSES OWN TARGETS

Posted by | Mar 21, 2002 | |

Stinnes AG, the German logistics group, reports record figures for 2001, for a third consecutive year, and has surpassed its own targets. Discounting building materials activities, which have been sold off, turnover rose by 12 per cent to 12.3bn euros, Ebit by 26 per cent to 317m euros, the return on capital increased from 11.0 per cent to 11.9 per cent. Annual surplus slipped from 162.3m euros to 145.7m euros owing to tax factors and the lack of exceptional income. A dividend increase to 0.70 euros it to be proposed.

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EU court rules against UPS claims Deutsche Post violated EU rules

Posted by | Mar 20, 2002 | |

The European Court of Justice bolstered Deutsche Post’s growing presence on the European express mail delivery market Wednesday by rejecting charges by United Parcel Service of the United States that its purchase of DHL International violated EU fair trade legislation.
Atlanta-based UPS sought to stop the purchase of DHL arguing it gave Deutsche Post a dominant position in the express market.

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