Tag: International

SkyPostal Networks Launches New Cross-Border Internet Shopping Facilitator

Posted by | Oct 22, 2008 | |

SkyPostal Networks, Inc.announced its launch of a new parcel logistics service under the PuntoMio brand (www.puntomio.com). PuntoMio.com offers online international shopping assistance with U.S. e-tailers, and provides international transport, customs clearance and delivery to cross-border shoppers.
SkyPostal President and CEO, Albert Hernandez, said, “In line with our growth strategy, we are leveraging our established private postal network to enter the parcel post market by facilitating cross-border Internet shopping. The worldwide parcel market has been growing 8 pct per year to 6.5 billion items in 2007. The economical parcel post service offered by the national posts lacks interconnectivity between the world’s Posts. It does not provide a visible and seamless merchant-to-consumer cross-border service as provided by the costly private express couriers like FedEx and UPS. PuntoMio.com combines proven B2C logistics know-how, mail delivery network and catalog marketing experience to offer on-line merchants the opportunity to market their products to international customers without the inherent risks associated with cross-border parcel delivery.

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FedEx eyes growth markets and new products

Posted by | Oct 21, 2008 | |

FedEx Express will continue to invest in growth markets in Europe and in broadening its portfolio of services, and has no plans to scale back in the region due to the worldwide economic situation.
While FedEx already had a strong position in the intercontinental market, it had also started to move into domestic markets such as in the UK and India, Robert Elliott, FedEx Express President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Indian subcontinent, said. In addition, the US group had made acquisitions in the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary in recent years. “We expect more customers to be looking towards the east,” he commented. FedEx would also look more closely at emerging markets such as Turkey and the Middle East, he added.

Michael Mühlberger, FedEx Express Vice President Operations Central and Eastern Europe, said FedEx was seeing growth in Central and Eastern Europe countries as they generated more imports and exports, while it also aimed to expand its cooperation with its agent in Russia.

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Earnings Preview: UPS

Posted by | Oct 21, 2008 | |

UPS reports third-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Hit by the economic downturn, the Atlanta-based company was expected to post a lower profit for the July-September period, compared to the same timeframe a year ago.

UPS’ shipping business within the U.S. in particular has been affected. When it released its second-quarter earnings in July, UPS lowered its outlook for the full-year. The current fourth quarter includes the traditionally busy holiday shipping period.
The company remains confident in its plans for future growth. UPS, also known as United Parcel Service, has said it has been working to cut costs.
UPS also is working out a contract to carry some air packages for DHL, the struggling U.S.-based express shipping unit of German postal service Deutsche Post AG. UPS, when it announced the proposed collaboration on May 28, predicted that the deal, when completed, will add up to USD 1 billion in annual revenue for the company.
Executives have said UPS also is interested in expanding its international package business. Asia and Europe are of particular interest to the company, executives have said. Besides the potential UPS-DHL deal, UPS has not announced any further deals in recent months.

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New players boost competition in CEP market

Posted by | Oct 21, 2008 | |

Competition in the region’s courier, express and parcel (CEP) market is set to grow following the entry of a new player, Economic Zones Post (EZ Post) Fzco.

Industry sources believe the development will help transform the sector and boost its performance, with growth expected to reach 30 per cent.

EZ Post FZE, a subsidiary of Economic Zones World (EZW), has signed a joint-venture agreement with PostaPlus, the first licensed private postal operator in the Middle East, to form EZ Post Fzco in a step aimed at consolidating its mailroom operations.

EZ Post FZE and PostaPlus own 51 per cent and 49 per cent of EZ Post FZCO’s shares respectively.

The company, operating from the Jebel Ali Free Zone, will provide comprehensive services such as mail, courier, mailroom operations, sorting and storage, document scanning and verification and business centre solutions to EZW Group companies and their clients.

“The CEP market reflects the regional industrial state and the growth therein,” said Michael Ross, Managing Director of Global Logistics of Dubai. “CEP is a market with high potential and its growth is directly related to the region’s gross domestic product. EZ Post will help create competitiveness in the sector, which will lead to fast growth.”

He said the rising level of regional trade coupled with continuing industrialisation meant CEP services were of increasing importance to the majority of industries.

“New players can increase quality awareness among consumers and compel companies to maintain quality standards across their international operations.”

Salma Hareb, CEO of EZW, said the new business was focused on delivering high-quality services.

“EZ Post is a strategic initiative designed to streamline our mail and postal services to achieve greater efficiency, better quality and lower cost,” he said. “At present more than 25,000 mail service transactions are carried out by Jafza per month, creating a need for a consolidated structure.”

“We have partnered with PostaPlus, who will serve as manager and partner for EZ Post to help us achieve the best possible results.”

EZ Post Fzco will be responsible for all courier and postal requirements of EZW, its subsidiaries and their clients. Services include the seamless tracking of transactions from pick-up to delivery, faster processing of transactions achieved through the verification of documents prior to pick-up, and round-the-clock assistance to clients via a toll-free and IT helpdesk.

Nabil bin Salama, Chairman of PostaPlus, said the roadmap chalked out for EZ Post was designed to provide faster, more flexible and reliable services.

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GLS to invest EUR 12.3m in eco-depot (GER)

Posted by | Oct 20, 2008 | |

GLS Germany announced that it will invest EUR 12 .3 million in building its first ecological depot in Vaihingen-Enz, southeast Germany.
The construction of the eco-depot started this month at the 5,000 sqm facility located in Vaihingen-Enz for which GLS signed the purchase contract in July. The company plans to go into operation by April 2009 with a warehouse capacity handling about 55,000 parcels per day. About 342 people will be employed at the new depot.
A large part of the investment will pay off in the long term not only ecologically, but also economically, the company said in a statement. The amount of EUR 1 million is invested in “Think Green” measurements including a heat pump heating system and a photovoltaic installation.
GLS planned to invest an amount of EUR 94 million in infrastructure and services with priority in Germany, Poland, Netherlands and France for 2008/2009.

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