Tag: Middle East

Logistics road network to link ME and Europe

Posted by | Oct 22, 2006 | |

TNT Express, an international express delivery company plans to link the Middle East with the European market through the road network. The cargo major is expanding its presence to Syria and Lebanon by the end of this year and then links it with Turkey.
The move comes as TNT develops its Middle East Road Network (MERN), starting with its ‘Day Definite’ service, which guarantees customers the exact number of days to delivery.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Rodney Ellis, TNT Express’s Commercial & marketing Manager , Gulf says, “the road network is the backbone of TNT’s regional strategy and we plan to launch routes linking the Gulf countries with the wider Middle East and Europe next year.”

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Emirates Post gears to host UPU Strategy Conference 'Dubai 2006'

Posted by | Oct 19, 2006 | |

This is the first Strategy Conference to be held outside Switzerland, and will be attended by expert speakers and VIP participants, including Ministers, from 130 UPU member countries at Grand Hyatt Dubai.

After several months of preparations, Emirates Post is set to host the biggest gathering of heads of global postal corporations and experts from the mail industry at the UPU Strategy Conference to be held in Dubai from November 14 to 16, 2006, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Mr. Al Daboos said the conference will discuss several new areas that are becoming part of the new postal set-up, including logistics, remittances, supply chain management, financial services, express, direct marketing and e-Services.

‘This will be a paperless conference to reflect the increasing adoption of Information Technology by postal corporations,’ said Mr. Daboos. ‘Posts are increasingly using technology for track and trace, mail receipt intimation, inquiries, etc. The conference will focus on postal sector’s strategy to go beyond posts. One of the key topics of discussion will be e-commerce which is gaining acceptance across the world.’

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Empost appointed official courier service provider for Iranian Hospital

Posted by | Oct 12, 2006 | |

Empost, the UAE’s national courier company has entered into a strategic agreement with the Iranian Hospital (Iranian Red Crescent) in Dubai to provide Health Pack services for the benefit of the hospital and its patients. Empost will now be the official courier service provider for the Iranian Hospital. Under the agreement, Empost will open a dedicated counter within the hospital premises – at the hospital’s visa medical testing centre – to allow patients to avail reliable and cost-effective courier services that ensure timely delivery of their various medical documents. Manned by dedicated Empost staff, the office will handle all outbound business-to-business and business-to-consumer courier traffic such as blood test reports, laboratory test reports and other medical reports and documents.

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Q-Post unveils cheap and fast service

Posted by | Oct 4, 2006 | |

Q-POST yesterday announced the formal launch of its new fast delivery service, GulfEx. The new facility would ensure mails and parcels dispatched to the five GCC states are delivered the very next day.

At a press meet held at the General Post Office’s philately bureau, Q-Post Chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali said the latest facility would ensure that parcels up to 30kg in weight are delivered anywhere in the GCC within 24 hours of posting.

To ensure prompt delivery of parcels, Q-Post has tied up with the speed post services of government-run postal corporations in other GCC States, al-Ali said. Arrangements with various airline companies have also been worked out.

It is the cheapest facility available in the market, al-Ali pointed out. A packet weighing up to 30kg can be sent to anywhere in the GCC for only QR50, he said. “Most other courier firms charge between QR100 and QR150 for the same facility as of now,” al-Ali said.
In case, the parcel doesn’t reach the intended destination the very next day, Q-Post will refund the QR50 parcel charge and also offer to despatch another parcel free of cost for the customer, he said.

The enormous increase in parcel traffic to and from Qatar in recent years was one of the reasons which prompted the corporation to introduce a quick delivery service like GulfEx, he said.

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DHL to inaugurate new DHL head office in Tel Aviv near the international Ben Gurion airport

Posted by | Sep 29, 2006 | |

Yesterday DHL Israel inaugurated its new head office and service center in the new Airport City compound in Tel Aviv, near the International Ben Gurion Airport. Besides more than 200 customers, officials and employees, John Mullen, CEO DHL Express, and Ken Allen, CEO DHL’s Express EMA region (emerging markets) participated in the opening ceremony. “I am very excited to be in Israel as it is an important and successful office of DHL. Israel’s growing economy offers many business opportunities for our company. With the opening of this new state-of-the-art-facility DHL will assure its leading market position”, mentioned John Mullen.

The new building consist of 7,600 square meters, out of which 2,600 square meters form the operating area with 40 entrances for cargo vehicles and two entrances for semi-trailers. The new facility will displace the company’s four service centers based in Jerusalem, Dan, Tel Aviv and Glil Yam. Located next to major traffic routes and a blink away from the companies own airport hangar DHL customers will benefit from improved pick up & delivery hours, security standards and service levels.

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