Fedex plans Bahrain facility
FedEx Corp. will build a new state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution center in Bahrain. Scheduled to open in October, the facility and office building will be located at the Bahrain International Airport.
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DHL UAE launches USD1 million re-branding campaign
The first stage of a one million dollar re-branding campaign by air express supplier DHL UAE is underway with a huge billboard on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road. Sporting the new red and yellow corporate colors of DHL Worldwide Express, the billboard is the first major visual expression of the new DHL to be launched within the UAE.
Read MoreGCC postal working group discusses impact of UPU's new postal regulations and GATT
A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) postal working group, consisting of representatives from the postal authorities of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are meeting in Dubai to discuss issues relating to UPU postal regulations and the impact of GATT on postal services in the region. Chaired by Saudi Arabia and hosted by Emirates Post, the working group began a five-day meeting to review a host of issues pertaining to the streamlining of postal activities in the region, including amendments to the agreement between the UPU and the respective countries.
Read MoreEmirates Post and Bahrain Post sign deal for postal services automation
Emirates Post and Bahrain Post today signed an agreement under which Emirates Post will install a postal services automation system at post offices across Bahrain, stated a press release. Under the agreement, the postal services automation system will be implemented by Emirates Post through Point of Sales (POS) centers at different post offices which will automate all postal services at the counters and at the back office, and provide better customer service through track and trace facility
Read MoreIsrael Postal Authority bids to deliver newspapers
The Postal Authority could soon be delivering not only your mail, but your newspaper as well. Authority chairman and acting director-general Yossi Shelli announced that, with the opening of mail services to competition, the attempt is being made to find postmen and women more work instead of dismissing some of them. The authority will in the next few weeks initiate negotiations with newspaper publishers who, he said, spend about NIS 200 million on distributing their publications to subscribers each year. The authority intends to suggest cheaper alternatives, Shelli said.
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