Norway’s postal service claims it will soon become the first in the world to filter advertising that dumps into mailboxes everyday. Postal officials will be able to tailor ad deliveries to individual patrons, or block ads altogether.
Read MoreDFDS Transport has joined Palletways in what is described as a strategic partnership. DFDS becomes Palletways partner for Scandinavia and the Baltic States.
Read MoreThe Norway Post Group’s interim accounts for 2002 show a pre-tax loss of NOK 106 million. Revenues from addressed letter mail fall significantly. Extensive processes of change provide permanent cost reductions of a billion NOK, while quality and service are better than ever.
Read MoreNorway’s postal service (Posten Norge AS) reported a sharp reversal in fortunes on Monday, blaming it on the rise in e-mail use. Another 3,000 staff positions will likely be cut by 2005.
Read MoreFrustration is reaching the boiling point among residents of Norway who receive packages from the US. The private firms that took over the job from the local postal service and an earlier contractor are fielding a flood of complaints from angry customers. The trouble actually began more than a year ago, when the Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge) lost its contract with the US Postal Service for parcel post. The US Postal Service started using General Cargo, which in turn used Nor-Cargo in Norway. Delays began. By November, Nor-Cargo was out of the picture and the contract was being handled by General Logistics Systems (GLS), which joined forces with Nordisk Express and Ekspressgods.
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