Postal Services in Europe 2006
Postal Services in Europe 2006
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SAS Air Mail and Post Danmark sign total mail agreement
Post Danmark has just signed a new two-year agreement with SAS Air Mail on international mail transportation. This means that the two companies will continue their integrated partnership on constant quality improvements for export mail.
The new contract has been awarded following a public tender, where airlines from all over the world made quotes on parts or all of Post Danmark’s international mail traffic. It is a total agreement, where SAS Air Mail accepts full responsibility for the economy and quality performance of Post Danmark’s letter mail shipments from Denmark to 22 countries, which are members of the EU and/or the International Post Corporation (IPC).
By analyzing the quotes, Post Danmark found that SAS Air Mail was best suited to fulfill the requirements. The partnership, which has existed for a number of years, could therefore be continued.
Contrasting our previous agreement with Post Danmark, the new contract does not cover the entire world, but only the most important mail destinations and countries within SAS’ routing network. This limits SAS Air Mail’s economic liability and enhances our quality performance, because we can keep the total logistic flow from airport-to-airport in control, says Michael Thomasen, managing director of SAS Air Mail.
Read MoreStronger Transport Service Network for Itella Logistics in Norway
Itella Logistics has signed an agreement for taking over the business of Universal Spedisjon Bergen AS. After the approval of competition authorities in Norway and after the de-merger formalities are completed, Universal Spedisjon AS Bergen business will be transferred completely to Itella Logistics AS, which has been a 50 pct shareholder of the company for the last few years.
– This strategic acquisition will strengthen our position in Norway as one of the leading logistics operators in the market. Universal Spedisjon Bergen has developed successfully logistics services within national and international transport, freight-forwarding, and contract logistics, comments Kjell-Arne Eloranta, Managing Director of Itella Logistics AS.
Itella Logistics´ operations in Norway started in 2006 when it acquired Universal Spedisjon AS in Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger and Trondheim.
Norway Post buys Swedish transport firm
Norway Post today continued its Nordic expansion with the acquisition of Swedish road haulage company CombiTrans for an undisclosed sum. The deal will strengthen its logistics activities in the region.
CombiTrans, with 105 employees, had operating profits (EBIT) of SEK 50 million (euro 5.4 million) on revenues of SEK 540 million (euro 57.9 million) in 2007. In 2006, it dispatched 16,000 vehicles and 94,000 consignments with a freight haulage weight of 348,000 tonnes.
The company, set up in 1986, specialises in international road haulage services for single consignments, as well as full and part loads. It covers the whole of Europe, with particular focus on Greece, Turkey, the Balkans, and the rest of Eastern Europe, as well as Central Asia and the Middle East. It has offices and terminals in the Swedish towns of Varberg, Malmö, Ystad and Jönköping, as well as in Greece.
Norway Post has expanded strongly in the Nordic region in recent years in order to reduce dependency on the mail market, diversify into growth sectors such as international transportation and logistics, and counter the expansion of multinationals in the region. It has invested over euro 636 million on acquisitions, and aims to double revenues from outside Norway to nearly 50% of group revenues by 2011.
Read MoreNorway Post’s and Itella’s information logistics services combined into a new joint venture in Norway
The joint venture of Norway Post’s and Itella’s information logistics services started the 2nd of June. Competition authorities have approved the deal and the joint venture has officially started. Itella owns 51 percent and Norway Post 49 percent of Itella Information AS. Per Olov Sjøgren started as the Managing Director of the joint venture.
– By combining the experience of two strong operators in the field of information logistics we will become the leading player in Norway. Itella Information’s skills and services both in paper and electronic information flows are crucial when offering the best solutions to our Norwegian customers, says Managing Director Per Olov Sjøgren.
The aim of the joint venture is to make Itella Information AS into the leading information logistics company in Norway. Itella Information provides services for the processing, management and delivery of information flows. Norway Post’s current operations relating to information logistics are all transferred to the joint venture.
– This is the next step in the execution of Itella Information’s strategy in Europe. In May we started our operations in Poland. Itella Information operates now in nine countries, says Heikki Länsisyrjä, Senior Vice President, Itella Group.
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