Tag: Norway

Contract change clogs Norwegian parcel post

Posted by | Apr 8, 2002 | |

Packages sent through the US Postal Service (USPS) for years have been handled by the Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge). Not any more. As of January 1, the USPS contracted with a private company, General Parcel, to handle its parcel post to Europe.
A few packages are still coming through the local post, but more and more will now be handled through General Parcel and its local agent in Norway, Nor-Cargo Pakke-Trans.
That means recipients in Oslo, for example, have begun getting delivery notices that potentially involve a trip to Nor-Cargo Pakke-Trans’ terminal in Groruddalen. Not exactly as convenient as a trip to your local post office to pick up that birthday present from an auntie in America.

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Evolving Into An E-Postal Operator

Posted by | Mar 20, 2002 | |

Redefining the role of Norway Post
Developing a clear e-business strategy to ensure ROI
Time to market in a rapidly changing environment
Exploiting the internet for efficient cost effective business processes
A global strategy for a global internet
Aggressive marketing to promote awareness and drive online interaction
Fully web enabled end to end fulfilment
John Hurlen, Vice President and Director, Communications International, Norway Post

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Nordic & German Post Offices aim at co-operation

Posted by | Mar 18, 2002 | |

Pan Nordic Logistics (PAL), owned by the Post Offices i Norway and Denmark, and Deutsche Post, the German Post Office, are considering co-operating in parcel distribution. Deutsche Post is the largest company on the European logistic market with a nearly 20% market share, while PAL has a 1.5% market share in the whole of Europe, but one third of the Nordic market. Information director Elisabeth Gj?lme, Posten Norge, the Norwegian Post Office, doesn’t wish to make any comments about the issue.

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Norwegian Post Office acquitted by ESA

Posted by | Mar 14, 2002 | |

The Norwegian Post Office was acquitted from the accusations of subsidizing the company’s activities on the deregulated package post market with money from the Post Office’s ordinary services where the company has a monopoly. The Charges were brought before Esa, the Efta surveillance authority, by the trade association for the Norwegian logistics industry.

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2001 results of Norwegian Post Office

Posted by | Mar 13, 2002 | |

Posten Norge, the Norwegian Post Office, reports a NOK 711mn (USD 80mn) profit before extra-ordinary items for 2001, a NOK 1.6bn improvement compared with 2000. Operating result improved by NOK 848mn to NOK 843mn. Net extra-ordinary revenues totaled NOK 529mn, and are mainly attributed to sales of properties, among these the Postal Giro building in Oslo, and the sell-offs of Posten Regnskapsservice (accounting services) and Posten Billetservice (ticket services). The number of letter-packets decreased by 2.4% compared with 2000, and the number of parcels by 2.3%. This is the first time ever the number of letter-packets dropped.

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