The US package delivery company, UPS (United Parcel Service), is considering the possibility of leaving the Mexican market if the proposed new Federal Transport Law is passed later this year. The legislation will ban foreign companies from participating this sector. UPS is currently lobbying among legislators, attempting to demonstrate that the costs of the new law will be higher than any benefits.
Read MoreThe mail & express services draft bill being discussed in the Congress establishes that private couriers would not operate with postal packages less than 2 Kg, that should be handled by the company to succeed the government mail service Ipostel. Thus private couriers would be upgraded and render expensive services, keeping a segment for the government postal services. Moreover, private couriers are to pay 1% – 5% of their gross income as a licensee fee.
Read MoreThe rumored acquisition of the Estafeta courier company by UPS (United Parcel Service) is now seen as a serious proposition, with the US company readying to become the leader of the Mexican market, which moves 490,000 m tons of packages per year. UPS plans to open its second distribution center, in Monterrey, which will help make its costs and operations more efficient. The company is also developing its First International Bank operations, as well as improving its security systems.
Read MoreThe Cash-strapped Mexican postal service, Sepomex, is working on the design and creation of an address database that will be used to create the domestic postal directory.
Read MoreSince the acquisition of Dimalsa in March 2002, the UK-based international logistics specialist Tibbett & Britten Group plc has been successfully extending its services to international businesses in Mexico. Major new contracts in the country have strengthened the Group’s relationships with existing customers in the USA and elsewhere.
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