Does the Postal Logistics Network Represent a Natural Monopoly?” by Walter Maschke, Director, Corporate Relations, Deutsche Post World Net, was presented at the Ninth Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, Sorrento, Italy.
Read MoreDeutsche Bahn in intermodal company
Deutsche Bahn Cargo, the state-owned rail company of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, is to take an undisclosed stake in the German national intermodal operator Kombiverkehr in Frankfurt.
DB Cargo and Kombiverkehr want to give intermodal traffic new growth impulses through a closer partnership, the companies said in a statement. The companies want joint product and capacity planning in order to reach better quality for forwarders and shippers, they said.
They’re stressing an ‘equal partnership”, which can’t be true, simply because Kombiverkehr is already highly dependent on services and rates of Deutsche Bahn Cargo.
Kombiverkehr is by far the largest European operator in intermodal swap bodies and container traffic On June 27 Kombiverkehr will decide on the DB Cargo offer.
Read MoreProposal for a major research project on web-based hybrid mail.
The one-to-many mailings market has long been digitized and is served by
many players using mainframe-based hybrid mail systems. Now, in the
form of web-based hybrid mail, the Internet is bringing the same facilities
and advantages to smaller mailers. This potentially massive market is at
the take-off point, but it badly needs clarification and careful assessment.
This study [ELS] will provide answers to all the key questions faced by
industry players – current or future.
Who really needs Hard-copy Mail?
Who sends repeat One-to-Few/One-to-One Mailings?
Who are the Current Players in Web HM and when will it really take off?
What are the Key Characteristics of Users of Web-based Hybrid Mail?
Who will be the Big Winners from Supplying and Servicing web HM traffic?
What Market Growth? When? Where? Why? For Whom?
Fiege Merlin strengthens involvement in home and garden logistics by taking on the stationary logistics of Wickes.
Read MoreDeutsche Post World Net has reported record revenues and profits for 2000 and said it is on track to become the globe’s top logistics provider.
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