Kuehne & Nagel purchase Italian Logistics firm
November 2001 – Kuehne & Nagel have bought the Milan based company Logistics Srl., a company specialized in the warehousing and distribution business. (11/26/2001)
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Italian Post Office on the cards
Analysts have warned the governments intention to plough ahead with a Euro60 billion privatisation plan, which could include Poste Italiane, may face practical problems as global growth slows and political opponents voice their criticism.
Read MoreItalian Minister Urges Postal Liberalization
Italy’s postal system requires more competition than allowed at present, Italy’s European Affairs Minister Rocco Buttiglione said on Wednesday. ‘Further liberalisation is required for the postal market,’ said Buttiglione, who was speaking at a Rome conference held by the Italian international air couriers’ association AICAI. While Buttiglione did not specify what degree of liberalisation he favoured, he said that essential services should remain the preserve of the post office. Italy’s post office has a monopoly on mail weighing below 350g or costing less than 3.1 euros.
Read MoreStop and Go in Postal Liberalisation
Update on the BvDP postal liberalisation index including key data.
Read MoreAn overnight failure
The reluctance of shippers to commit to rail freight has been blamed for the failure of Railion’s Overnight Express service from Amsterdam to Milan, which stopped operating last week.
Railion claims that after 18 months providing a reliable service, shippers still refused to back the passenger/freight pilot pr ject, initially heralded as the first in a network oIhigh-specd freight connections.
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