Tag: Middle East

Emirates Post to spend Dh1 billion on expansion drive

Posted by | Apr 4, 2007 | |

Emirates Post, which plans to spend Dh1 billion on an expansion drive within the next 18 months, has set into motion an ambitious programme to acquire 50 aircraft in five years to boost its soon-to-be-launched airfreight activities.

A spokesman of the postal company, quoting Abdullah Ebrahim Al Daboos, director-general, Emirates Post, said yesterday the first two aircraft — Airbus300, each with 44 tonne capacity — will be in operation shortly. As part of the expansion, the company will be adding one aircraft per month. In expanding its freighter division, Emirates Post, which has been pressing ahead with a diversification programme, is believed to follow the DHL, Fedex and UPS models. “The idea is not to rely on private carrier where capacity is usually unavailable because of heavy demand,” he said.

The spokesman, however, did not specify the type of the other aircraft Emirates Post would be adding to its fleet in the coming five years.

Also in the pipeline for UAE’s fast growing national postal company is an IPO proposal, which is awaiting individual sanction from all emirates. “The IPO will be finalised by the end of this month. What is yet to be decided is the IPO’s public-government ratio,” he said.

The spokesman said the air courier service is one of three new companies Emirates Post plans to introduce during 2007, the other two being a trucking company for the GCC and Middle East market and a money management and movement company. The holding group will be known as the Emirates Post Group following sanction of its IPO proposal.

Read More

DHL UAE promotes natural gas fleet

Posted by | Mar 25, 2007 | |

Under the slogan “we travel naturally”, DHL has announced its plans to add compressed natural gas powered vans (CNGs) to its UAE express delivery fleet.
With natural gas continuing to develop as an alternative fuel of choice, and a forecast of 20 per cent natural gas share of road traffic fuel consumption in the UAE by 2012, the express and logistics leader is putting two environmentally-friendly units through a pilot testing phase as part of a plan to expand its UAE natural gas fleet in the coming years.

DHL UAE was recently upgraded to ISO 14001 accreditation, the internationally recognised standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS), after continuous extensive improvements.
Developments included advanced staff training to raise environmental awareness, as well as publishing DHL’s environmental policy as part of the parent company DPWN’s first sustainability report in June 2006, setting clear environmental objectives and targets.
Gasoline and diesel powered vehicles contribute to 80pc of environment pollution in the UAE followed by factories, a recent study conducted by the Strategic Planning Department for Transport at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai revealed.

Read More

Israeli Post office on the way to stock market

Posted by | Mar 25, 2007 | |

The Postal Authority is on its way to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange sometime in the next few months. In recent days the Government Companies Authority (GCA) presented a draft of a proposed law to privatize the Postal Authority, including the Postal Bank.

The draft bill was sent for comment to the relevant bodies: the Finance, Communications and Justice ministries; as well as the treasury’s accountant general and also the Shin Bet Security Service.

The Ministerial Committee on Legislation is expected to vote on the proposed law after committee approval. The GCA will prepare a prospectus for the issue. According to the proposal, the state will sell 49 percent of the shares by May 2008. In the second stage the state will sell control of the Postal Authority to a strategic investor, who will commit to integrating the post office’s infrastructure into the banking system – and thereby compete with the large banks.

At the same time, a special team, lead by Accountant General Yaron Zelekha, is examining interest in the purchase. The group has met over the past few months with several local and foreign institutions that have shown interest, including the Deutsche Post, a number of insurance companies and medium-sized banks.

Read More

Empost opens specialized service department that offers

Posted by | Mar 17, 2007 | |

Empost, has expanded its wide range of value-added services by opening the Cargo and Logistics Removals Department that will specialize in moving households, office relocations, transporting exhibition equipment and handling of personal effects. The company’s flexibility, comprehensive knowledge, expertise and its extensive transport network will leverage its comprehensive knowledge in the industry to meet the increasing local and international demands for packing and removal services.

The new department utilizes state-of-the-art technologies, such as a specially developed range of packing cartons to provide the best protection for the clients’ belongings. Empost has also customized vans to cater to the unique service demands and is equipped to carry out jobs quickly and efficiently.

Read More

GCC postal committee to review quality of mail services

Posted by | Mar 12, 2007 | |

A GCC committee assigned with improving postal services will meet here on Tuesday to discuss type of mail services and standards of packages for GCC states.

Director of Qatar’s Postal Service Authority Ali al-Ali said the officials in the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) would review and evaluate outcome of the constant surveillance test process of the postal services in the region during the first quarter of 2007.

He said the two-day meeting is also designed to review experiences of the member countries in postal services and obstacles facing each state.

The meeting is in implementation of a decision taken by directors of postal services in the six member countries during their meeting last November, Ali said.

The decision assigned the UAE postal authority to evluate standards of postal services in the member states, Ali added.

Read More

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

P&P Poll

Loading

What's the future of the postal USO?

Thank you for voting
You have already voted on this poll!
Please select an option!



View ResultsHide Results

Post & Parcel Magazine


Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.

Subscribe to the Magazine

 

Pin It on Pinterest