Tag: Japan

DHL to open new package drop-off centre in Alaska

Posted by | Sep 27, 2007 | |

The result of a joint effort by DHL Express Japan and Digital Oasys Inc. – a pioneer of ‘coin-operated business centers’ which provide convenient services for business travelers – this new Express Center is strategically located in the Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu, a convenient location in the heart of Akasaka – an area with numerous businesses and hotels.

The Akasaka Express Center is a one-minute walk from the Akasaka-mitsuke Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza line and the Marunouchi line, providing easy access for customers to drop off and pick up their shipments on their way to work or while shopping. The DHL Akasaka Express Center is expected to meet the growing demand for convenient package and document delivery services.

DHL Japan will continue to pursue further convenience for customers through establishing Express Centers in various other convenient facilities where the demand for international express delivery services is high, centering around the business areas of major cities.

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Japan Post: Postal reforms to start in earnest

Posted by | Sep 27, 2007 | |

Japan Post will be split into four business entities–Japan Post Network, Japan Post Service, Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance–under a holding company called Japan Post Holdings Co.

Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance will aim to list their stocks on the market in about three years, and all of their shares held by the government will be sold within 10 years to fully privatize themselves.

The holding company will also aim to list its shares, but the government will keep a more than one-third stake in it.

The massive amount of funds flowing into postal savings and insurance have long been used for the purchase of government bonds and for loans to public corporations. The primary purpose of postal privatization is to change the nature of postal savings and insurance from one of public financing, so the private sector can utilize funds deposited by people effectively.

Japan Post Bank holds 222 trillion yen in total assets, while Japan Post Insurance has 112 trillion yen. They will become the nation’s biggest bank and life insurance Company, respectively.

Japan Post Bank plans to enter the housing loan and consumer credit card businesses, with an eye to providing loans to corporations, among other business goals. Japan Post Insurance aims to enter the medical insurance and other markets.

Japan Post Bank wants to abolish ceilings on deposits while Japan Post Insurance hopes to raise the ceilings on the insurance benefits.

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DHL Global Mail implements Radio Frequency Identification technology for quality checks on international mail

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

DHL Global Mail, Deutsche Post World Net’s International Mail division, today announced that it is the first in the mail industry in Asia Pacific to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) across multiple countries in the region. Based on an Automatic Mail Quality Measurement (AMQM) system, this effort is aimed at improving quality control checks for its mail logistics chain. The AMQM system, which has been installed in the mail terminals in Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore, complements DHL Global Mail’s AMQM system in other regions. It is an enhanced service that provides greater visibility of the mailing process from the point when letters are posted to the last-mile delivery.

RFID tags based on the AMQM system will be utilized on selected international mail pieces between mail hubs, such as for example Frankfurt to Hong Kong, and between mail hubs and postal operators to regulate and enforce stringent quality control on the mail logistics chain to ensure mail pieces are delivered within the stipulated time frame to recipients. The data derived from the system will be used to optimize routing options for customers.

Key benefits for DHL Global Mail’s customers as a result of using RFID for quality checks focus mainly on increased reliability, transparency and improved service quality. As a result, customers will enjoy higher service quality for no additional costs.

The RFID technology uses devices attached to objects that transmit data wirelessly to a RFID receiver. It offers larger data storage capacity; read and write capability; and no line-of-sight requirement for both transponder and receiver – these are attributes that traditional bar-coding could not offer.

In addition to Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, DHL Global Mail is planning to install the new technology in Japan in 2008.

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Polar Air Cargo awarded additional frequencies to Japan

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) subsidiary Polar Air Cargo Worldwide will expand operations in Japan following the conclusion of recent US-Japan bilateral civil aviation negotiations.

In addition to an existing six weekly frequencies to Tokyo with related service to one destination beyond Japan, Polar has been granted another six frequencies to Japan, excluding Tokyo, with the right to fly to two foreign destinations beyond this new point.

Including the new rights, Polar can now serve a combined total of twelve frequencies in Japan and eighteen frequencies beyond.

Polar will also have the latitude to choose the new destination in Japan, as well as the points outside of the country.

North Asia – particularly Korea, China and Japan – has been a significant area of development for Polar, and these additional frequencies and beyond rights to Japan will enable the carrier to expand its services in the Japanese market and continue building and strengthening its network throughout Asia.

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DHL increases capacity for Hong Kong-Beijing service to meet growing trade volume

Posted by | Sep 19, 2007 | |

DHL has further enhanced its overnight service between Hong Kong and Beijing, by increasing its dedicated flight frequency to meet the growing demand for cargo capacity fuelled by the robust trade between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Customers utilizing this ten-time weekly dedicated service will now enjoy more options for their Hong Kong-Beijing shipment delivery schedule with the newly-added weekend flights, representing a 25 percent uplift capacity. As part of the service enhancement, DHL will utilize a larger Boeing B727-200F aircraft operated by Air Hong Kong – a 60/40 joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL – and customers will benefit from an overall 58 percent increase in payload capacity as the new freighter has a capacity to hold 24 tons per sector.

Trade between Hong Kong and Mainland China has been registering double-digit growth in recent years, boosted by strong Chinese exports. According to figures from China’s Ministry of Commerce, two-way trade figures in 2006 rose an impressive 21.6 percent, reaching US$166.2 billion. The uptrend continues in the first half of 2007, as trade volume expanded by a further 23.5 percent compared to a year ago. Hong Kong was China’s fourth largest trading partner and third largest export market last year.

The upgraded Hong Kong-Beijing service will further strengthen DHL’s Asia Air Network. The network currently comprises more than 30 destinations in 16 countries and territories, served by over 20 aircraft in dedicated air operations. This allows major Asia Pacific cities and other business centers to be interconnected through DHL’s regional hubs and gateways, providing DHL’s customers with overnight services across the region.

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