Tag: International

Home Delivery Network Limited helps deliver thousands of visitors to the Spring Fair

Posted by | Jan 31, 2008 | |

Home Delivery Network Limited (HDNL) will literally be ‘delivering’ visitors to the Spring Fair 2008. HDNL is sponsoring the Circle Line shuttle bus service which will offer the show’s 73,000 visitors a quick and easy way of getting around the Spring Fair’s twenty halls.

At the event, the HDNL team will be launching new services including 24 and standard 48 hour services, which will be available to retailers for products under 25kg of all volumes, shapes and sizes. For the first time HDNL has also lowered minimum parcel volumes to offer their award winning service to smaller retailers.

This year the continued roll out of the latest supply chain technology, including state of the art Hand Held Terminals will enable retailers to offer ‘real time’ delivery information to their customers, online customer support and online proof of delivery.

HDNL Chairman Walter Blackwood said “Over the last year we have been meeting with retailers to compile a ‘wish list’ of features they want from their carrier. This included ‘real time’ parcel visibility and lower minimum parcel volumes. 2008 is set to be an exciting year for HDNL as we implement these new services.”

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UPS Board increases dividend

Posted by | Jan 31, 2008 | |

The UPS Board of Directors today increased the regular quarterly dividend to USD 0.45 per share from USD 0.42 on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares as a sign of its confidence in the company’s growth prospects and financial strength.

The dividend is payable March 4, 2008, to shareholders of record on Feb. 11, 2008.

UPS’s dividend has more than doubled since February 2003. The company has either increased or maintained its dividend every year for almost four decades.

The Board also approved an earlier payment schedule for the dividend typically declared in November. Beginning this year and going forward, that dividend will be paid in December instead of the following January. The actual payment date will be determined at the November meeting of the Board.

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Qatar planning to host World Postal Congress

Posted by | Jan 31, 2008 | |

Qatar will make efforts to host the Universal Postal Union’s World Postal Congress in 2012, chairman and chief executive of Q-Post Ali Mohamed al-Ali said yesterday.
He was speaking after inaugurating the first Arab postal stamps exhibition, being hosted by Q-Post, at Villagio mall.

Al-Ali said the exhibition would help participants exchange ideas and expertise and expressed the hope that it would help enhance co-operation between various postal corporations of the region.

The event will boost Qatar’s image, al-Ali said, terming the exhibition “a feather in Q-Post’s cap.”

Seventeen postal corporations and prominent philatelic societies of the region have set up pavilions at the venue. Among the collections are some of the first and the latest stamps issued by the postal corporations of the region.

Referring to Q-Post activities, Al-Ali said the corporation has brought about several innovations by introducing the latest technology. He said Q-Post has implemented several services as part of Qatar’s e-government project.

The chairman said Qatar would take the lead in forming an Arab Philately Society. “The exhibition is a first step in this direction and the Q-Post is sure that it will help enhance people’s knowledge of the culture, history and traditions of the region.”
Among those present at the inaugural ceremony were ambassadors of Palestine and Djibouti Muneir Abdullah Ghanam and Mohamadi Ali Mohamadi respectively.

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French lingerie firm selects Chronopost Comfort

Posted by | Jan 30, 2008 | |

French high-quality underwear producer, Armor Lux, has selected Chronopost’s “comfort” product for its domestic and foreign express shipments, the La Poste express subsidiary said.

Chronopost has delivered about 5,000 express deliveries a year for the company since 2004, of which 50 pct are shipped into foreign countries. Through the partnership Armor Lux guarantees its customers the best possible performance for deliveries during its peak season at the beginning of the year.

Armor Lux, with some 2,500 business customers across France, has now optimised its transport budget by selecting “Chrono Comfort” product. This offer is devoted to those customers with at least 10 shipments per day within France and Monaco, or 100 international deliveries per month.

“We have the pressure of high seasonality since most of deliveries take place during February and March. Within this time 10 to 20 deliveries per day need to be made to Europe, whereas during the rest of the year 15 to 20 shipments are carried out per month,” said Michel Gueguen, Managing Director of Armor Lux. “Chronopost allows us better management by guaranteeing fast performance and a constantly high service quality.”

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DHL Germany launches new service for transportation of heavy goods

Posted by | Jan 30, 2008 | |

DHL Paket Deutschland, the German parcel division of DHL, has launched a new customer service under the name “DHL Maxitransport” for transportation of heavy and cumbrous objects like furniture and household appliances with effect 4 February 2008.

With the new service customers can ship almost everything up to 100 kg that can be carried by two persons. This weight limit does not apply to rollable objects like mopeds or motor-bikes since they do not have to be lifted during pick-up and delivery.

Moreover, the delivery does not end at the recipient’s door. DHL said it will even deliver items such as sofas into the living room on request.

If requested and for an additional charge, DHL also takes charge of packaging when picking up the shipment. The total price varies according to the volume or weight of the shipment as well as additional services. The order can be made via the internet through DHL online stamping in a similar way to parcel orders.

Uwe Brinks, DHL Paket Deutschland managing director, said: “We have to adapt our services continuously to the changing needs of our customers to be successful in the parcel market. With the DHL Maxitransport we are offering a very special service. A sofa can now be shipped as easily as a parcel”.

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