Tag: International

GLS signs up MNG as Turkey partner

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

GLS has improved its coverage of Turkey, including faster transit times, by signing up MNG Kargo as its new network partner for the fast-growing market.

MNG Kargo has been realising nationwide parcel distribution for all GLS companies since May 2008. Beginning in July, it will feed parcels from Turkey into the pan-European GLS network, the Royal Mail parcels subsidiary said.

The Istanbul-based company, with 2,000 vehicles and over 6,000 employees, is the third largest provider on the Turkish CEP market, according to GLS. MNG Kargo has a nationwide network of 26 hubs and over 600 branches, as well as 1,150 mobile service stations covering remote regions.

In addition, it is the only company in Turkey that has eight of its own freight planes to handle parcel and express distribution. By combining air and road transports, MNG Kargo realises deliveries for standard parcels within 24 hours for distances of up to 1,000 kilometres. Deliveries to more distant national destinations take 48 hours.

Within the framework of the new partnership, regular delivery time for parcels departing from GLS’ European hub in Neuenstein (Germany) to Turkey was reduced by one day. GLS parcels shipped from the GLS European hub are now en route for two to three days. Shipments that arrive at the hub on the evening of the first day from different European countries are shipped via airplane to Istanbul the next morning. Customs clearance usually takes place that same afternoon; delivery commences the following day.

Like all network partners, MNG Kargo is linked to the GLS pan-European IT system. Since the individual code of each parcel is scanned at each interface in Turkey, seamless Tracking & Tracing is guaranteed.

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Robert G Sutton appointed as India COO, DHL Exel Supply Chain

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

DHL announced the appointment of Robert G Sutton as Chief Operating Officer of its supply chain business unit. He takes over from Rajeev Rajadhyaksha, Managing Director of DHL Lemuir Logistics who has retired from DHL after many successful years of managing growth for the freight and contract logistics business. Based in Mumbai, India, Sutton will be responsible for all aspects of DHL’s supply chain activities, in particular leading the strategic development of DHL’s supply chain and solutions network to both drive and support the company’s growth plans.

“We are delighted to welcome Robert to the DHL India team. His extensive experience of over 25 years in the logistics industry across geographies is ideally suited to meet the challenges and opportunities that the DHL brand will experience over the coming years. His experience in the logistics industry will help him to drive DHL Exel Supply Chain’s ambitious growth plans to the next level of success,” said Paul Graham, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Exel Supply Chain – Asia Pacific.

Prior to moving to India, Sutton was Regional Operations and Business Development Director of the DHL Exel’s Middle East operations, focused on creating a platform for quality and consistency across the various operating sites and geographies, achieving the growth objectives and successful implementation of new contracts.

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TNT to invest Dh570m to boost service

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

TNT Express plans to invest Dh570 million (USD 155.18 million) in the next five years to boost its services and revenues in the Asia and Middle East region.

As a first step the company has launched a range of freight services for time-sensitive heavy shipments in Asia. Three modified services – Express Freight, Economy Freight and Freight Plus – will offer customers a door-to-door delivery service based on specified transit times schedules, fast tracked customs clearance and full track and trace visibility.

The move is part of the company’s investment strategy aimed at placing it in a leading position in the region. The launch is also the first in a series of initiatives to further expand TNT’s network capabilities in Asia, leveraging on the seamless connectivity offered by its extensive road and air networks. These networks provide customers with the widest range of multimodal freight services between Southeast Asia and Europe, China and Europe and within Southeast Asia.

Based on studies undertaken of regional market needs, TNT expects the take-up rate of these services to be high. The demand for its freight services is mainly driven by customers in the high-tech, equipment and machinery and healthcare sectors that are increasingly moving large volumes of high-value goods between Southeast Asia, China and Europe.

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FedEx Celebrates Domestic Service One-Year Anniversary

Posted by | Jun 24, 2008 | |

As part of the one-year anniversary of its domestic service launch in China, FedEx Express (FedEx) announced its latest domestic service enhancements in China.

FedEx domestic service now offers an earlier next-morning delivery to nine major cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Kunshan, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Ningbo. Packages will now reach their destination by 10:30 a.m., Monday – Saturday, all with the FedEx money-back guarantee.

Customers within the Yangtze River Delta (Shanghai, Suzhou, Kunshan, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo) and the Pearl River Delta (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Foshan, Zhuhai, Huizhou and Jiangmen) will be offered later cut-off times for intra-region shipments. The cut-off time in those cities will be extended to 9 p.m.

Since FedEx began domestic time-definite service in China last year, it has continued to invest in local infrastructure and expand its services and coverage. Through its domestic hub at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and the partnership with Okay Airways, FedEx successfully introduced its unique hub-and-spoke system to China. After one year of operation, the next-morning delivery service has expanded from 19 cities to more than 40 cities, while the second-day delivery service reaches customers in more than 200 cities throughout the country.

To keep pace with China’s rapidly changing market, FedEx has constantly upgraded its domestic services in China. Last September, a string of service enhancements were introduced, and last December, FedEx equipped the domestic service couriers in 20 cities with the latest GPRS Trackers, which provide real-time information about the location and status of customer’s packages.

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UPS shares at 4 1/2-year low after profit warning

Posted by | Jun 24, 2008 | |

United Parcel Service Inc shares fell 4.6 percent on Tuesday to their lowest point since late 2003.

UPS’s announcement came just a week after main rival Memphis-based FedEx Corp posted a quarterly loss and gave a weak profit outlook for its fiscal 2009.

The warning, which weighed on U.S. stocks, was the latest sign that corporate America could no longer brush off surging energy prices. Crude oil prices have roughly doubled over the past year.

UPS shares dropped USD 3.06 to USD 63.20.

The Dow Jones transportation index .DJT, which also includes airlines and railroads, was down 1.3 percent.

Like other major companies in the U.S. transport sector, UPS passes on higher fuel costs to customers. But as BB&T Capital Markets analyst John Barnes wrote in a note to clients, “fuel prices may have reached a tipping point at which many shippers are simply unwilling to pay the higher fuel surcharges.

Late Monday, UPS said it expected to earn between 83 cents and 88 cents per share in the second quarter, down from a previous range of 97 cents to USD 1.04.

In a statement, the company said U.S. package volume had been lower than expected, while demand for higher-priced air delivery services had seen a particular drop.

UPS also said that the “anemic U.S. economy is negatively impacting volume into the United States, affecting results for the international segment.”

In recent quarters, strong international package demand has helped both UPS and FedEx offset lower growth in their domestic services as U.S. economic growth has slowed.

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