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DHL-CIAe International Fashion & Exports Awards at NCPA

Posted by | Nov 5, 2007 | |

The Indian market is expected to double by 2010 and further double by 2015 on account of buoyant economy, growing purchasing power and increase in retail activity, according to a recent report by a leading management consulting company.

Among the top three challenges critical for growth are retail environment, regulatory clearances and talent. CIAe has partnered with DHL, to address one of the most critical challenges facing development – talent crunch.

CIAe in association with DHL is organizing DHL-CIAe International Fashion & Exports Awards Nite at NCPA in Mumbai where students from 22 Fashion Institutes from all over the country have been invited to participate by presenting their latest collections.
Applications from the leading fashions institutes in India and the following have been short listed to present their ensembles – National Institute of Fashion Technology, Pearl Academy, J.D. Institute of Fashion, B.D. Somani,, Sophiya Inst, Wigan & Leigh among others.

“Today Indian products have a high level of acceptance in the global markets but finding the right talent in all industries, is a big challenge,” says said Mr. Christoph Remund, Chief Operating Officer, DHL Global Forwarding.

“With shifts in global sourcing and the ever-changing dynamics of world trade, the fashion industry needs a proven transportation and logistics network to rapidly respond to market demands” Mr. Remund added.

According to the Textile Ministry’s projections the total production of apparel industry in the year 2011-12 is projected to be Rs. 2,99,300 crores. Rs. 1,53,100 crores (US $ 34.02 billion) is expected from exports with the domestic market expected at Rs. 1,46,200 crores.

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Jordan Customs signs agreement with DHL

Posted by | Nov 4, 2007 | |

DHL and Jordan Customs will exchange information and electronic data as part of the initiative. Jordan Customs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DHL Express to organise working procedures at the logistics company’s facility in Queen Alia International Airport.

The partnership, which is part of Jordan Customs’ initiative to improve and simplify its procedures, will revolve around the exchange of information and electronic data between DHL and Jordan Customs.

“Signing this Memorandum of Understanding comes as an important step on the road to making real changes and developments in the logistics services industry,” said His Excellency Matab Al Zabn, general manager of Jordan Customs.

“The aim of Jordan Customs is to ease and speed up the shipping process for the commercial sector by means of express delivery. In addition, we are working to offer a unique 24-hour service every day of the year for citizens dealing with Jordan Customs and DHL,” he added.

As stipulated by the agreement, Jordan Customs has provided qualified staff to work at the DHL customs clearing centre to coordinate with the regulatory bodies and offer round-the-clock services.

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DHL wins award for excellence in logistics

Posted by | Nov 2, 2007 | |

Express and logistics company DHL recently won the Technology Business Review (TBR) Asean Award 2007 for excellence in logistics.

DHL said yesterday the regional awards presentation had attracted nominations from companies in Asean, including multinational corporations, government-linked corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from different industries.

“This win reflects DHL’s strength as the dominant express and logistics provider that is able to provide integrated supply chain solutions across the entire logistics industry range,” it said.

DHL Express country manager (Malaysia and Brunei) Sam Leong said the award further strengthened DHL’s commitment to continually respond to its customers’ international and transportation logistics needs.

“We have not only introduced new services such as airport-to-door, which shortens cycle times for delivery while reducing overall business costs, but also implemented new technical solutions which significantly improve security and shipment processing, as well as the financial controls,” he said.

Leong said the rapid expansion of the DHL Servicepoint retail network provided customers with more convenience, greater accessibility and flexibility for sending their shipments.

“We are constantly introducing new service enhancements for our customers, specifically for SMEs, to ensure that transit times are minimised and new routes are established,” he added.

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Springer and TNT in German mail deal talks

Posted by | Nov 2, 2007 | |

Publisher Axel Springer is in talks with Dutch mail and parcel group TNT about merging German mail services companies TNT Post and PIN Group.

The idea is to create a company that can challenge German market leader Deutsche Post once its domestic monopoly on letter deliveries ends at the start of next year.

The companies are talking about which strategic options they could take, and merging the number two and three in Germany is the most likely option.

Germany is due to abolish Deutsche Post’s letters monopoly and open the lucrative market to competitors.

Springer, publisher of Europe’s best-selling daily Bild, bought a majority stake in PIN Group for USD 735.7 million in June, upping its share to 63.7 percent from 23.5 percent.

TNT, the number two in Germany’s letter market, already owns 25.1 percent of German mail delivery firm ecoflash Briefservice.

The Dutch firm is seeking to compensate for shrinking mail volumes at home by growing abroad, particularly in Britain and Germany. It expects to benefit from European Commission plans to liberalise the European mail market by 2011.

The idea is to tap into the letter market business because it offers direct customer contact which is especially interesting in light of the booming mail-order business.

Delivery of subscription newspapers and magazines would also make Springer more independent from other logistic operations.

Deutsche Post and Springer have been at loggerheads since the dominant German mail company cancelled advertising worth around USD 1.2 million in Springer’s magazines and newspapers.

Springer called the move a punishment for media companies entering the postal delivery market.

Deutsche Post, Europe’s largest mail carrier, pulled the ads in reaction to a campaign by Springer to oppose the launch of a minimum wage in the postal sector, which it says would put Deutsche Post’s future rivals at a disadvantage.

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TNT and trade unions consider extending present Collective Labour Agreement to 1 April 2008

Posted by | Nov 2, 2007 | |

TNT and trade unions ABVAKABO FNV, BVPP, CNV Publieke Zaak and VPP are considering extending the term of the present TNT Collective Labour Agreement to 1 April 2008. Employees who fall under the present Collective Labour Agreement will receive a one-off gross payment of, in total, EUR 525, comprised of a one-off gross payment of EUR 400 in December this year and a one-off gross payment of EUR 125 in March 2008 for the employees in service at that time.

The background of this possible extension is to in addition to the proposals submitted previously by TNT and those submitted by the trade unions, create more time to jointly develop alternatives that could achieve the required, earlier announced, structural savings. The need for these structural savings was verified in June this year by the Boston Consulting Group in its study commissioned by the unions and the works council Productie. The objective is to – before the end of this year – reach an agreement in principle on the new Collective Labour Agreement that would come into effect from 1 April 2008.

The negotiating partners have agreed to set up a working group to develop proposals on how to chart and address the work pressure encountered by employees.

In the event of any conflict or discrepancy between this press release and the original Dutch version of this press release the Dutch version prevails.

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