Tag: International

CPL – TNT, DPWN take up the environmental challenge

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

TNT and Deutsche Post World Net are responding to the environmental challenges facing the CEP sector with a wide range of similar operational measures but are taking a divergent strategic approach on the issue of “green” products, the CPL Summit in Barcelona this week heard.

Presenting TNT’s new “Planet Me” environmental program, Carin ten Hage, project director social responsibility, stressed the importance of a comprehensive program covering not only operations but also issues such as company cars, business travel and employees’ private lifestyles.

But TNT had deliberately decided not to introduce any “green” products in the style of DHL’s GoGreen services, ten Hage noted. “We don’t want to have a green product, we want to be a green product,” she commented. “If you use us, then you know you are using a company that does everything it can to reduce emissions.”

Winfried Häser, DPWN director of environmental strategy and policy, outlined the German group’s three-tier environmental management approach of measuring, reducing and finally replacing emissions through various carbon-neutral GoGreen products. However, the latter services, now available in selected markets, were still “niche” products at present, he said.

In an overview of the challenges facing the CEP industry on environmental issues as it continues to grow on a worldwide scale, CEP-Research chief editor Paul Needham warned that external pressure from stakeholders would grow in the years to come, with harder-hitting regulations to follow.

Read More

GCC postal units to set up logistics firm

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

Postal corporations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States are working to set up a regional level logistics company, according to a Q-Post official. An international consulting firm is conducting a feasibility study, he said. The consultant is expected to complete the study shortly.

The official said discussions on the need for such a company would be held at the forthcoming GCC Postal Meet to be held in Jeddah later this month.

The GCC postal forum’s plans to acquire aircraft on lease to carry mail will also figure at the Jeddah talks.

The official said at present only Emirates Post operates courier aircraft to select destinations in Asia and Europe.

Read More

Austrian Post buys 50 natural gas vehicles for deliveries

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

Austrian Post has bought 50 natural gas-powered vehicles from Volkswagen in a move towards reducing emissions from its delivery fleet.

The first 20 VW Caddy Ecofuel vans are being put into operation in Styria this month, and the remaining 30 will be introduced into service in other regions of the country by the end of the year, the postal group said.

By using the vehicles, the group will reduce its CO2 emissions by 67 tones a year. The move is being supported by the Austrian government’s financial program to encourage companies to operate an environmentally-friendly commercial fleet.

“The new natural gas vans are an important further step by the company in its environmental policy and an important contribution towards optimizing all our logistics activities taking environment and sustainability aspects into account,” commented board member Walter Hitziger.

Austrian Post operates the largest commercial fleet in Austria, with 200 trucks, 6,000 vans and cars, and about 1,200 mopeds.

Read More

CPL – Aramex plans more acquisitions

Posted by | Oct 4, 2007 | |

Aramex plans to continue buying freight companies in key markets around the world to build up its global network, Osama Fatalleh, senior vice president and chief strategic officer, told the CPL Summit in Barcelona this week.

The Middle East-based freight logistics company wants to become the world’s fifth-largest express player through a mix of subsidiaries, alliance partners and franchises. “Our industry cannot continue to be controlled by four companies on a global scale,” Fatelleh said.

Over the last few years, Aramex had built up a worldwide network through this mixed approach but continued to face the challenge of having partners acquired by one of the big four players, Fatelleh said. In response, Aramex had decided to move from a cooperation model to a financial holding strategy in key markets such as the US, Asia and Central Europe, he said.

At the same time, Aramex was broadening its product portfolio into freight. In future, it was likely to buy freight companies and then widen them with express services since there were now few attractive express companies left to buy, he commented. Aramex also planned to open up its network to smaller local or regional players to give them more opportunity to compete with the big four integrators, he added.

Read More

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

P&P Poll

Loading

What's the future of the postal USO?

Thank you for voting
You have already voted on this poll!
Please select an option!



View ResultsHide Results

Post & Parcel Magazine


Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.

Subscribe to the Magazine

 

Pin It on Pinterest