Interview with Uwe Dörken, CEO of DHL
Interview with Uwe Dörken, CEO of DHL
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Lufthansa to sell ground handling subsidiary
Lufthansa, the German airline, has agreed to sell its ground handling subsidiary GlobeGround to Penauille Polyservices, the French business services group. The deal will create the world’s biggest provider of ground handling services operating at 199 airports in 39 countries with a workforce of more than 30,000.
Read MoreLufthansa, Deutsche Post form Web purchasing venture
Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Post AG, Germany’s state-controlled postal service, have formed a joint venture for online purchasing. The venture, called Trimondo GmbH, will create an Internet marketing Web site to obtain supplies in Europe. More than 100 companies will use the site to market over 2 million items, ranging from tools to computer accessories, according to a Bloomberg report.
Read MoreMuller foresees falling postal charges
Werner Muller, the German minister for the economy, has announced that the 2007 deadline for the ending of Deutsche Post’s monopoly for letter delivery could be shortened under certain conditions.
Read MoreGermany may privatise postal service before 2007
Germany may privatise the postal service Deutsche Post earlier than its planned 2007 date if European partners liberalize their postal services, Economy Minister Werner Mueller said in an interview Monday in the newspaper Die Welt.
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