Tag: Middle East

TNT to invest Dh570m to boost service

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

TNT Express plans to invest Dh570 million (USD 155.18 million) in the next five years to boost its services and revenues in the Asia and Middle East region.

As a first step the company has launched a range of freight services for time-sensitive heavy shipments in Asia. Three modified services – Express Freight, Economy Freight and Freight Plus – will offer customers a door-to-door delivery service based on specified transit times schedules, fast tracked customs clearance and full track and trace visibility.

The move is part of the company’s investment strategy aimed at placing it in a leading position in the region. The launch is also the first in a series of initiatives to further expand TNT’s network capabilities in Asia, leveraging on the seamless connectivity offered by its extensive road and air networks. These networks provide customers with the widest range of multimodal freight services between Southeast Asia and Europe, China and Europe and within Southeast Asia.

Based on studies undertaken of regional market needs, TNT expects the take-up rate of these services to be high. The demand for its freight services is mainly driven by customers in the high-tech, equipment and machinery and healthcare sectors that are increasingly moving large volumes of high-value goods between Southeast Asia, China and Europe.

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DHL and Abu Dhabi Customs jointly launch new customs clearing service

Posted by | Jun 24, 2008 | |

DHL Express and Abu Dhabi Customs today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the first Electronic Data Interface (EDI) system for the logistics sector in Abu Dhabi, that will ensure faster clearance of goods imported into the capital city.

The new system called the ‘Gold Card’ programme, allows DHL customers to lodge and complete customs declaration processes prior to the arrival of their goods.

Using DHL’s EDI Solution, customers can now send their shipment information electronically and receive customs clearance confirmation within a few hours, with shipments cleared in the air before landing in Abu Dhabi.

The new system improves the previous customs clearance process that took an average of 24 hours to complete following the arrival of the goods.

DHL has also taken many other measures to help improve business in Abu Dhabi, including the recently launched clearance office in Gwaifath, which borders Saudi Arabia.

The strategically positioned office enables immediate clearance of trucks in and out of the UAE, and allows the company to dispatch bonded shipments directly from the Jebel Ali free zone hub reducing transit time.

The new office at the border is also the first of its kind in Abu Dhabi to be operated by an express service provider, again demonstrating DHL’s pioneering and market-leading position in the region.

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Knesset committee threatens to abrogate postal reforms (Israel)

Posted by | Jun 18, 2008 | |

As sanctions by Israel Postal Company employees are beginning to cause hardship to the poor, residents of the periphery and others, Knesset Economics Committee chairman MK Gilad Erdan (Likud) demanded that a solution be found by the end of the week.
MK Yoram Marciano (Labor) will chair a team to examine a new bill that would look at all aspects, including postal rates and bulk mail.
Erdan, who was furious over the impasse between the Communications Ministry, which refuses to lower bulk mail rates to become competitive with private entrepreneurs and make money from it fears hundreds of workers will be dismissed as the postal company continues to lose money.
The Knesset committee supports the workers, Erdan said, but it also demands that they not refuse to hand out National Insurance Institute allotments to the needy, disabled and elderly.
The sanctions, which began over a week ago, have halted mobile postal service to outlying areas, prevented allocation of NII allotments to the public, stopped collection of certain government fees and made it impossible to switch health funds or register vehicle ownership.
IPC Director-General Avi Hochman said the government owns the for-profit postal company and that it was his job to warn about its deficits. However, he said, the government must provide the “promised security net” for the company until it stabilized financially.

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New Look Signals Evolution of Aramex

Posted by | Jun 18, 2008 | |

Visual Identity Transformed to Represent Changing Face of Company

Aramex unveiled a new corporate image that is designed to catch up to the rapid growth of the company from a regional transportation solutions provider into a major player in the global logistics marketplace, with an updated look that marks the biggest change in the company’s visual identity to date.

Over the past decade, Aramex has become one of the Middle East’s leading brands in terms of exposure and recognition, and has long been considered one of the most respected and admired companies in the region.

Senior executives say that the last creative stroke to the brand was more than 10 years ago, and that the new logo more accurately reflects what Aramex represents today – a highly dynamic, global company whose vitality and innovation are fuelled by the passion of its people.

Following on a 26 year history of milestones, Aramex was the first company with Middle East roots to be listed on the NASDAQ, the first to issue a Corporate Sustainability Report, and aims to become the first carbon neutral company in the industry.

To complement the brand’s evolution, the company has adopted a new slogan – “delivery unlimited” – a tagline which, with its longevity and ambition, seeks to match the company’s vision.

Building its business on sustainable practices, the company continues to set its sights high, proving that corporations can be a force for change by playing an active role in the progress of communities.

The re-brand – which goes live today in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt – will be rolled out on all Aramex packages, vehicles, materials, uniforms, and facilities across the region in June, with full completion of global re-branding expected by end of year.

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The Postal Bank in Israel will begin selling flight insurance in July

Posted by | Jun 18, 2008 | |

Israel Postal Company Ltd. and Mizrach Insurance Agency are expanding their collaboration and plan to begin the sale of flight insurance through branches of the Postal Bank Ltd. in July. The two companies also plan to expand the sale of vehicle insurance from ten post offices to fifty within the coming weeks.

The Postal Company and Mizrach Insurance Agency launched their joint venture in the first quarter of 2008. The pilot program for the sale of vehicle insurance began at two Postal Bank branches and without an advertising campaign. Both companies say that the pilot has been a success. There are reportedly an average of 1,100 leads per month and the number of sales of insurance policies is much higher than predicted.

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