Tag: Middle East

Israel Post Co. accuses Communications Minister of not implementing agreements

Posted by | May 19, 2008 | |

The Israel Post Company said last week that due to dispute with Ariel Atias, Communications Minister, it would lay off 150 employees immediately and cancel the planned hiring of 700 contract employees as regular employees.

In a statement issued by the company it accused the communications minister of not implementing agreements guaranteeing the company’s financial standing.

A spokesman for the company noted that a year ago an agreement was reached between the postal company and Ministries of Communications, Finance and the General Federation of Labor in Israel which was supposed to furnish the company with the necessary standing. Since the agreement was reached the Minister has apparently done little to implement it.

In the statement the company also threatened to cut executive salaries by 10 pct and reduce the marketing budget because the company lost little over NIS 90 million in 2007 (around USD 30 million), more than double the projected loss.

The company which is the largest logistic provider in Israel provides its customers with highly sophisticated mail sorting technology at three centers in Israel; computerized point-of-service stations at the branches; a computerized system for tracking postal items.

It has a large transportation fleet that reaches everywhere in the country daily and sophisticated control mechanisms for collection and distribution of mail.

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DHL Danzas achieves success with SNS

Posted by | May 10, 2008 | |

SNS a supply chain services provider announced that Danzas part of DHL Group, has gone live with the Infor WMS provided by SPAN Group. The go-live was at DHL DANZAS’ main distribution center, also known as DLC (Danzas Logistic Center) located in the JAFZA area in Dubai. The DC extends over 15,000 square meters with 18 docks located on 3 sides of the warehouse.

The racking system is mainly a Very Narrow Aisle (VNA), with one pallet position per location, in the main chamber, and standard selective in the other three chambers of the warehouse. This DC provides 3PL services for different stores and SKUs include electronic goods as well as FMCG. The Infor WMS implemented by SNS allows DHL Danzas to have full visibility of their stock at the lowest level.

With the RF functionality, the new system allows real-time update of the database and streamlines the warehouse operations from receiving to picking and shipping. The project also included a 7 touch points’ integration with their ERP system. This project was one of the most demanding and challenging in terms of WMS environment readiness, training and management : the WMS went live in less than 3 months, and the warehouse operation was only stopped for 1/2 day for the transition to the new WMS.

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DHL charts Saudi expansion plan

Posted by | May 9, 2008 | |

DHL Express said the company is committed to invest over 100 million Saudi riyals (USD 26.67) for infrastructure developments across Saudi Arabia.

The money will be spent in the rapid expansion of service points, with the opening of more than 15 new branches, before the end of the year.

DHL Express Country Manager for Saudi Arabia, Noor Sulaiman, said that there would be a positive impact on all of DHL’s operations and that the company was responding to the growing numbers and diverse needs of its customers, as well as the growth in the country’s economy.

“We are seeing rapid and healthy growth and it is our commitment to this country to provide our customers with greater access to our services, through the best branch locations, the highest possible standard of customer service, the most efficient world-class logistics infrastructure, additional service points, increased fleet, extended pick up times, reduced transit times, and Time Definite Delivery,” he said.

The new branches will be rolled out in important population centres across the kingdom in the coming eight months with exact locations to be announced in the near future.

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TNT introduces Lebanon into road network

Posted by | May 7, 2008 | |

TNT has extended its Middle East Road Network (MERN) into Lebanon, through a partnership with Net Holding.

“TNT aims to expand its presence in key emerging markets by growing its domestic footprint and regional capabilities to support intra-regional and international trade growth,” says Marie-Christine Lombard, group managing director for TNT Express.

“We see Lebanon as being key to our Levant region development as it is strategically placed as both a European gateway and a natural extension to our Middle East Road Network. With this extension, TNT will expand the reach of our proven economic and reliable services to customers and will allow both TNT and customers to leverage even more on the growth potential of the Middle East region.”

Through this partnership TNT now offers a range of services to customers in Lebanon, including 9:00 Express, 12:00 Express, Global Express, Economy Express, Receiver Pays, Airfreight services and Road Haulage.

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Emirates and Indian Posts start exchanging electronic money transfers

Posted by | May 5, 2008 | |

The Emirate and Indian postal services have joined the UPU’s International Financial System network to offer their customers a new possibility for sending money electro-nically.

In addition to being eco-nomical, a new electronic money-transfer service launched by the two postal operators is fast (recipients receive their money within hours) and offered in many post offices. As part of a first phase, customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can send transfers from any post office in the country to 97 main post offices and more than 2,400 branches in the regions of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkota and Kerala. The service will soon be extended to all of India.

At the moment, money sent to India is delivered directly to the recipient’s home, but more options will be added later.

At a worldwide level, the exchange corridor between India and the UAE is among the 10 most important ones in terms of money transfers from migrants. According to the World Bank, close to 2.2 million Indian immigrants reside in the UAE. Each year, migrants from all over the world send 27 billion USD to India.

The transfers between the Indian and Emirate Posts are possible thanks to the IFS solution, the backbone of the UPU’s international electronic postal payments network. Ninety countries are currently using or testing IFS, which is bringing solutions to issues around money transfers, international migration and poverty reduction.

India, China and the UAE are the most recent large countries to have adopted IFS in order to improve and facilitate money transfers for their customers.

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