Tag: International

UPS appoints new District Manager for Germany

Posted by | Feb 11, 2008 | |

UPS has named Stefan Schürfeld to the position of District Manager UPS Germany in place of Jörns Reineke who will retire by the end of May 2008 after 32 years with the company.

Schürfeld, 51, will be responsible for operational business as well as strategic alignment of UPS Germany. “Germany is the largest local market outside the USA and I am looking forward to taking on the challenges involved,” he commented. “In the future, we will continue offering the best possible service to our customers and we will set benchmarks for the industry with technical innovations.”

Schürfeld started his career at UPS Germany in 1982 and held several management positions at UPS in Germany and Benelux. Most recently, since August 2006, he was District Manager (Great Basin District) in Utah, USA.

Reineke joined UPS at its start-up in Germany in 1976 and rose up through the ranks to hold a range of management positions. He took over the post of District Manager for Germany in 2004.

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Russian Post to remain state-owned company, official says

Posted by | Feb 11, 2008 | |

Russian Post is to remain a state-owned company, IT and Communications Minister Leonid Reyman told journalists during a meeting of the ministry’s board today, adding that the ministry had yet to decide whether Russian Post needed to be converted into a state corporation or into a joint-stock company fully controlled by the government. Commenting on the possible deregulation of the postal sector, Reyman noted that if private-owned companies were allowed access to the market, it was necessary to ensure that Russian Post did not become an operator of its least efficient segments.

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DHL's operations are in full bloom this Valentine's Day

Posted by | Feb 11, 2008 | |

DHL is exporting an estimated 15 million fresh cut flowers from Latin America this Valentine’s Day season, for delivery to customers in the U.S. and around the world. A combination of roses, carnations, tropical flowers and greens originating from Colombia, Ecuador and Costa Rica has already made its way into the U.S., as well as other destinations that celebrate the February 14 holiday, including the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia.

DHL consolidates floral parcels from growers in Latin America and protects the life of the flowers by using bonded cold storage facilities to keep the product cool prior to air transport and immediately upon arrival. Ninety percent of the floral shipments destined for the U.S. market go through Miami where they undergo agricultural inspection at the DHL terminal in Miami.

DHL customer VistaFlor Corp., a Colombian grower that exports bouquets, wedding flowers and arrangements to the U.S. for special occasions, will see its export volume soar from its normal average 5,000 boxes of flowers per week to as many as 53,000 boxes during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. In addition to maintaining VistaFlor’s shipments at the required 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2 to 4 degrees Celsius), DHL handles the shipment documentation, freight brokerage, customs paperwork and clearance processes.

For its U.S. customers, DHL will deliver millions of flowers to retailers and consumers on or before February 14. DHL in the U.S. has added refrigerated trucks and dedicated flights exclusively for some of the most popular floral retailers and e-tailers.

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Parceline becomes DPD

Posted by | Feb 11, 2008 | |

Express carrier Parceline is rebranding as DPD, express network which has 500 depots in 38 countries. The new DPD uniforms and liveried vehicles will be seen immediately in the UK.

DPD, which stands for Dynamic Parcel Distribution, delivers more than two million parcels daily. It is part of the French GeoPost Group, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of La Poste Group – the French Post Office.

La Poste has also invested GBP 56 million in a new hub for the business about a mile from the existing site in Birmingham.

DPD has 42 depots in the UK and deals predominantly with business-to-business customers.

The existing Smethwick site will be used to support the expansion of sister company Interlink Express, which is aimed at small businesses.

Chief executive Kay Phillips said: “We will now be more easily recognised as an international operator.

The new hub is sited between junctions 1 and 2 on the M5 motorway, in Oldbury, West Midlands and uses the latest tilt tray technology supported by sophisticated MIS systems. It also has s a 24/7/365 vehicle maintenance unit for the fleet of double-decker trailers, along with executive offices and staff facilities.

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DHL awarded Sun deal

Posted by | Feb 8, 2008 | |

DHL has been selected by Sun Microsystems to manage all of the company’s supply chain activities including after-sales logistics. Under an agreement signed between the two companies, DHL will manage the spare-and-repair logistics operations for Sun’s network infrastructure in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Egypt.

With DHL serving as the sole point of contact between Sun customers and suppliers, the network infrastructure solutions provider will be able to increase productivity, reduce cost and ensure faster spare parts turnaround.

In the UAE alone, DHL will be shipping all of Sun’s urgent deliveries in the country, with a delivery time ranging between two to four hours.

In addition, some 300 strategic parts in the two UAE-based spare parts centres will be shipped as same-day orders to over 75 premium customers, and supporting over 15 Sun engineers in the Emirates.

All parts deliveries originating from the main Sun Microsystems warehouse in Venlo, Netherlands, will be transported to the region using various DHL services, such as air freight and Express.

The DHL spare parts centres in Dubai, Muscat, Riyadh, Dhahran, Kuwait City and Abu Dhabi will make sure that these parts are delivered to Sun’s end customer, within two to four hours of placing the order.

DHL’s extensive network, warehouse facilities and services across the Middle East will allow Sun to have total control over, and visibility of, their product stock.

DHL Express product and business development manager Dirk van Doorn said that utilising DHL’s advanced technology and global expertise will help Sun to achieve and maintain an optimal supply chain for delivering important parts to its end customers.

“By outsourcing its inventory and distribution functions to DHL, Sun Microsystems will be able to focus on its core strengths, increase visibility, reduce cost and improve the overall efficiency of its supply chain in the Middle East. DHL will act as a single supplier managing all aspects of Sun’s supply chain including customs clearance,” said van Doorn.

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