Tag: Middle East

Emirates Post canvases support for amended terminal dues system at Pan African Postal Union meeting

Posted by | Jul 7, 2008 | |

Emirates Post made a strong case for amendments to Universal Postal Union’s new Terminal Dues system (that fixes the postal charges to be paid by individual countries for international mail) at the recent meeting of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) in Cairo.
Acting on behalf of Arab postal corporations, Emirates Post highlighted the unfair clauses in the system and introduced the delegates to the amendments suggested by Emirates Post and other like-minded postal bodies.
The new terminal dues system is to be put to vote at the UPU (Universal Postal Union) Congress in Geneva later this month.
The 43 countries of PAPU can make a difference by casting their vote in favour of the amendments.
Mr. Nasser Qadoumi, Postal Operations Consultant, Emirates Post, urged PAPU members to remain united on the issue, and support the move for a more equitable terminal dues system that will benefit developing countries and also take into consideration the plight of under-developed countries.
Commenting on Emirates Post’s stand on the terminal dues issue, Mr. Ibrahim Bin Karam, CEO of Emirates Post, said: ‘As the Arab countries have appointed Emirates Post to campaign for an amended terminal dues system, we are doing our utmost to seek support from all quarters, especially the powerful PAPU. In this meeting, we succeeded in convincing the African countries on the need to have a fair terminal dues system.’
Emirates Post was invited by PAPU to make a presentation on the terminal dues system at the 7th ordinary session of PAPU plenipotentiary conference.

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DHL boosts operations by appointing senior marketing professional

Posted by | Jul 6, 2008 | |

DHL Express Saudi Arabia announced the appointment of a National Marketing Manager for The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), further consolidating the company’s position as the region’s leading express freight provider.

Ali Thabet will lead a specialised, KSA focused marketing team, to develop and implement a strategy aimed at enhancing DHL’s unique position as a one stop, multi-modal transportation network across the Middle East.

Prior to this appointment, Ali Thabet has spent 15 years in the industry and has operated in many business roles, and within culturally diverse environments. Having developed strategies for several well known global brands, Thabet is well placed to drive the KSA marketing effort for the global express freight leader.

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Aramex is first logistics company in Middle East to use hybrid vehicles

Posted by | Jun 29, 2008 | |

Aramex announced that it has introduced four hybrid cars to its ground fleet, becoming the first logistics company to use hybrid vehicles in the Middle East. The move is part of Aramex’s bid to help reduce its carbon foot print across the region, demonstrating the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability as it takes a step toward its ambitious goal of becoming the industry’s first carbon neutral provider.

At a critical time when high oil prices are putting a strain on the industry, the use of hybrid vehicles not only helps protect the environment, but also provides a cost effective solution to soaring fuel costs.

Using pioneering technology, the environmentally-friendly hybrid vehicles operate on two engines designed to minimise fuel consumption, while reducing the harmful emission of carbon dioxide.

Running on an electric motor and switching to fuel based on the load of the engine, it is estimated that hybrid cars reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions by 50.0 pct.

In-line with the Company’s drive to reduce its impact on the environment, Aramex has switched the majority of its fleet to unleaded fuel and is now looking at ways in which it can make its entire fleet environmentally-friendly.

As part of a comprehensive strategy outlined in its annual Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), Aramex has set aggressive environmental targets, including the reduction of carbon emissions per shipment by 50.0 pct before 2009.

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Postal Strike Threatens Businesses

Posted by | Jun 27, 2008 | |

The Israel Postal Service petitioned the Tel Aviv Labor Court to instruct its striking workers to resume work. In an initial ruling, the court instructed the workers not to intensify their strike. The employees’ union announced that it will honor the verdict but will continue the present work stoppage in its current intensity.

The union announced that it will decide upon its further actions after the next Labor Court session on the matter, which is scheduled for Sunday, and will determine its moves based on what the court decides.

Regular and registered mail are not delivered anywhere outside Israel’s urban centers (except in the Gaza Belt); ownership transfers for cars are not being carried out; diplomatic mail is not being delivered and government offices including the Knesset are not getting mail.

Regular and registered mail are not delivered anywhere outside Israel’s urban centers; government offices do not receive mail; diplomatic mail is not being delivered.

The Postal Service’s clients in the “periphery” are hardest hit. Residents of the rural Regional Councils nationwide have not been getting mail for three weeks, and businesses in the periphery are also suffering great economic hardship.

The postal workers demand a governmental “security net” for them, as the post services undergo privatization. The “security net” should include a commitment not to fire any employees beyond the 450 workers which the union agreed would retire as part of the process in which the Postal Service becomes a registered company. In addition the “net” should make sure that none of the existing wage agreements is changed.

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Postal company head asks Histadrut to exempt needy from sanctions

Posted by | Jun 26, 2008 | |

Israel Postal Company director-general Avi Hochman called on Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini on Wednesday to intervene in the current work dispute and allow National Insurance Institute allotments to be distributed to the needy.
He also called on the workers’ union, headed by Baruch Weizman, and the finance and communications ministers to sit down immediately and solve the dispute.
Sanctions by Israel Postal Company employees intensified earlier this week, halting the delivery of mail to government ministries and ministers, MKs and diplomats, as well as payments for visas to the US.
The sanctions have resulted from an impasse between the Communications Ministry and the postal company union.
The former refuses to lower bulk mail rates so the government-owned company can offer competition to private entrepreneurs and make money from such mail distribution, while the latter insists that it do so, fearing hundreds will be dismissed as the postal company continues to lose money.
The Communications Ministry and the Treasury prefer efficiency measures to lowering rates, while the postal company demands its “promised security net” until it stabilizes financially. During the first quarter of this year, the company lost over NIS 10 million. 1 USD = 3.33077 ILS

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