Tag: International

TNT adjusting to realities of on-line B2C deliveries

Posted by | Jul 11, 2008 | |

TNT’s operation research systems are concentrated on five hubs in India- Nagpur, Kolkata, Mahipalpur (near Delhi), Neelmangala (near Bangalore) and Sinnar (near Nashik).

Though it has ten depots in the USA for trans-Atlantic consignments, TNT has stuck to a policy of not competing with established players like UPS and FedEx in the American market. Instead, it in concentrating on growth in the emerging markets. “In select emerging markets, we aim to be number one,” says TNT’s group managing director Marie-Christine Lombard.

The Dutch company has been expanding its operations in emerging markets through a strategy of mergers and acquisitions. In Brazil, it has acquired Mercurio, in Kenya, it has bought Aircare and in China, it has taken a 100 pct stake in Hoau, the country’s largest road transport company. In India, TNT bought over the Hyderabad based Speedage Express Cargo two years ago, thereby acquiring 514 depots, 26 transit hubs and 730 vehicles.

“In countries the size of India and China, starting a greenfield operation is very difficult,” says Lombard. “At the same time, there was no overlap between the operations of TNT and acquired companies like Speedage and Hoau. We provided international connectivity to their domestic operations.”

Lombard also sees new opportunities for the company in Europe’s booming e-markets, where logistics is intrinsic. The UK and Germany logged 22 billion euros worth of on-line sales each last year, with books, movies, clothing being the main products. The French have been slower to get on-line , but they’re gradually catching up.

Traditionally a B2B player, TNT is adjusting to the realities of on-line B2C deliveries.

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TNT delivers DVDs across India

Posted by | Jul 11, 2008 | |

TNT has partnered with the online DVD rentals and sales company Movie Mart in India to distribute DVDs countrywide using its integrated air and roads network.

Under the agreement, TNT is expected make the services of Delhi-based Movie Mart available in 300 cities and towns it is operating in.

Movie Mart, which claims to be India’s first online DVD rentals company, eyes a 30% of the DVD rentals market within five years. It plans to set up its own stores in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata in order to provide its DVD rental service on a national level.

“We now make sure our DVD’s are delivered safely and on-time using the TNT’s integrated air and roads network. We aim at becoming a specialised website into DVD rental and selling, online downloads, home video rights and movie production. Currently, we deliver to an average of 8,000 customers in Delhi on a daily basis,” said Movie Mart CEO, Rahul Mansharmani. “Movie Mart expects about one million subscribers all over India in next 3 to 5 years time,” he added.

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UPS Asia Business Monitor 2008:

Posted by | Jul 11, 2008 | |

Even though small and medium-sized business leaders in Asia Pacific view their Thai counterparts as less competitive than last year, Thai business leaders are confident about their own growth prospects. According to the UPS Asia Business Monitor 2008, optimism remains strong with 60 percent of Thai small-to-medium enterprises, or SMEs, expecting to do better than they did last year and 52 percent expecting an increase in their workforce.

The UPS Asia Business Monitor is an annual survey that has tracked the competitiveness of SMEs, across 12 countries in Asia Pacific since 2005. Forty-four percent of the 1,201 SMEs leaders in the survey rated Thai SMEs prospect for growth in 2008 as good, a drop from 50 percent in 2007.

According to the survey, the greatest growth opportunities are found in Manufacturing, Automotive and Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. However, the most lacking areas are in government support, the ability to innovate and access to overseas markets.
Also lacking for the SMEs is the use of effective supply chain management in their businesses. Fifty percent of the Thai SMEs surveyed are either under-utilising, neglecting or not using supply chain management in their business.
The UPS ABM 2008 identified a critical shift in the top three business concerns of Thai SME leaders. In 2007, Thai SMEs were most concerned with the quality of products and services. This year, the issue of political and economic stability (57%) is keeping most Thai SMEs awake at night, followed by retention of quality employees (55%) and customer loyalty/retention (46%).
Regarding drivers for the recovery of Thai economy, Thai SMEs feel that education (59%) and government support (47%) will most help the economy recover and catch up with its neighbours.

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Global integrators keep driving up fuel surcharges for air express

Posted by | Jul 11, 2008 | |

Top express companies including DHL, FedEx, UPS and TNT have further increased their fuel surcharges for air express shipments in July as a result of dramatically rising oil prices around the world.
DHL Express hiked its US air express and international fuel surcharge to 34 pct for the 29 June – 2 August period compared to 30 pct in June and 27 pct in May.
In Europe, DHL currently has an air express surcharge of 20 pct, up from 18.5 pct in June and 17.5 pct in May. In Asia Pacific, DHL’s fuel surcharge has risen from 21.5 pct in May and 23.5 pct in June to 26.5 pct in July.
FedEx Express increased its fuel surcharge for US domestic, import and export shipments to 32.5 pct for the July 7 – August 3 period from a previous 28 pct in June and 25 pct in May. In Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEA), the FedEx fuel surcharge was hiked to 20 pct for July 7 – August 3 from 18 pct in June and 17 pct in May.
In Asia, where its surcharges vary by country, the July export shipment fuel surcharge in Singapore is 24.5 pct, up from 22 pct in June and 20.5 pct in May. The import shipment fuel surcharge for July is 26.5 pct, up from 24 pct in June and 22.5 in May. In Hong Kong, the FedEx fuel surcharge for exports and imports is 24.5 pct for July, up from 22 pct in June and 20.5 pct in May.
UPS has increased its US domestic and international air express fuel surcharge to 32.5 pct effective July 7 from the previous 28 pct applied in June and the 25 pct charged in May. In Europe, UPS hiked its fuel surcharge for express and expedited shipments to 20 pct from July 7 onwards from the previous level of 18.5 pct in June and 17.5 pct in May. In Asia, the UPS package service fuel surcharge went up to 24.5 pct on July 7 from 22 pct in June and 20.5 pct in May.
TNT Express increased its European fuel surcharge to 21.5 pct for the June 30 – 3 August period from 20 pct in June. In the UK, where it has different fuel surcharges, the global express surcharge went up to 13 pct in July from 11.5 pct in June. The separate UK domestic and economy express surcharge increased to 6.5 pct in July compared to the June and May figure of 5.5 pct. In the rest of the world (excluding the Americas), the TNT surcharge is at 27 pct for July compared to 23 pct in June. In North America, its fuel surcharge rose to 34.5 pct in July from 30 pct in June.

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FedEx Hybrid-Electric Fleet Passes Two Million Miles

Posted by | Jul 10, 2008 | |

FedEx Express, announced that its hybrid truck fleet has surpassed 3.2 million kilometers, or more than two million miles of revenue service.

On average, the FedEx Express hybrid vehicles improve fuel economy by 42 percent, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 30 percent and cut particulate pollution by 96 percent.

With 10 new hybrid vehicles to be introduced into its European operations in June, FedEx Express is making strategic investments in projects that will help drive the development of new innovative technologies for the industry.

FedEx is committed to effective environmental management through investment in new technology and making its infrastructure and operations more efficient.

The FedEx Express hybrid vehicles are part of a broader sustainable transportation strategy, which includes the use of cleaner-technology vehicles, efficient-sized vehicles, optimized route restructuring and new fuel-efficient aircraft. In addition, FedEx Express is a founding member of CAREX, an association which promotes the development of a high-speed freight rail network within Europe, using existing rail links to deliver express cargo to Europe’s major trade points, thus reducing noise and carbon emissions.

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