Tag: Russia

DHL opens new terminal in St. Petersburg (RUS)

Posted by | May 12, 2008 | |

DHL opened a new terminal in St. Petersburg to handle the rapidly growing volume of DHL customers in the North West region of Russia. The new terminal, located on Pyaty Predportovy Proezd in close proximity to Pulkovo airport, will serve as a central sorting, processing and transit facility for international and domestic shipments in St. Petersburg and the North West region.

The terminal occupies 13,000 square meters, of which 9,500 are designated for operations and 3,500 for office facilities. One of the most advanced facilities operated by DHL in Russia, the new terminal is aimed at handling and sorting goods for DHL customers not only in St. Petersburg, but in cities including Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar and Velikiy Novgorod.

The terminal is capable of handling 500 tonnes of material daily, and is equipped with its own emergency power supply to ensure uninterrupted service in the event of a power failure. There are 80 parking spaces for DHL vehicles next to the terminal. In addition to the terminal and office facilities, DHL is opening a new Service Point in Pulkovo to add to its existing network.

DHL Express opened in Russia in 1984 with a head office in Moscow. It currently has over 130 offices and 12,000 customers in Russia, and serves more than 500 towns and cities within Russia.

Read More

DHL invests USD 250 million in Russia

Posted by | May 7, 2008 | |

DHL focusing on express transportation of goods plans to invest up to USD 250 million in Russia by 2011, the General Director of the Russian office of the company said.

The intention to invest in Russia is explained by fast growing volume of freight traffic in the country. DHL has set up its own network of transportation hubs and offices in 500 towns and cities of Russia.

The company plans to put money into development of office and terminal networks as well as construction of new regional logistics centres.

DHL is the leader in the field of express transportation of goods and logistics. The DHL network operates in over 220 countries. The company has been acting in Russia since 1984 and is covering over 500 settlements at the moment.

Read More

Itella to acquire a logistics group NLC in Russia

Posted by | Apr 28, 2008 | |

Itella will acquire National Logistic Company (NLC), the leading warehousing service provider in the Russian logistics market . The deal will reinforce Itella Logistics’ position as one of the leading logistics operators in Northern Europe and make it a one of the market leaders in the rapidly growing Russian logistics market. In future, Itella Logistics will provide logistics services throughout Russia via its extensive logistics centre network and transport connections. With a staff of 6,000, NLC’s net sales for 2008 will be around EUR 180 million. The completion of the acquisition is subject to the approval of the Russian competition authorities.
NLC is Russia’s leading warehousing service provider, and one of the few operators with a comprehensive logistics centre network, covering not only Moscow but also 6 other major cities in Russia. The firm is experiencing intensive growth: at the end of this year, it will have some 600,000 square metres of warehousing space, including 230,000 square metres in its own premises. In addition to warehousing, NLC’s services comprise transport and deliveries in Russia, complemented by Itella Logistics’ comprehensive global land, sea and air freight services.
Comprehensive warehouse logistics and transport network in Russia
The service portfolio and customer business lines of Itella Logistics and NLC are highly similar. NLC’s customer base comprises international manufacturers and retail chains of daily and special goods, pharmaceutical companies and Russian trade firms.

Read More

Russian Red Hat Test Could Reach 57k

Posted by | Apr 25, 2008 | |

The Russian postal service has started testing a new IT system aimed at linking all of Russia’s post offices. The new system is based on Linux Red Hat.

Russian Post says if the present tests prove to be a success, it will continue to build on Linux Red Hat and develop a comprehensive network system throughout Russia.

Linux, which continues to challenge Microsoft, is proving popular with many large businesses. The present testing phase is expected to last from 2-3 months. Russian Post says it hopes to install the new software in 57 thousand operation counters and 70 thousand working places in over 42 thousand post offices.

Russian Post and American company Red Hat signed the Protocol of intentions on IT development based on open freeware in March 2008. The parties agreed to join efforts to implement operating system Linux and other software products with open code in Russian Post’s IT-structure.

The savings through transfering to Linux will save Russian Post considerable money in licence fees and still allow it to further develop its own systems. The preset IT system is being adapted by developers in Russia to run on Linux.

Read More

Russian Post Restarts Money Order Exchange

Posted by | Apr 18, 2008 | |

Russian Post has restarted it’s money order exchange with Moldova this month. The exchange was stopped two years ago due to technical problems. It had been running since 1997.

As before, money order exchange will be performed by the international system Secured Transfer of Electronic Financial Information (STEFI). Average delivery term to Moldova is 2 days. The maximum allowed is USD 3,000 in the national currency of the money order.

The cost is dependent on applicable tariff rates for international money orders. Russian Post also exchanges money orders with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, China and France.

Read More

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

P&P Poll

Loading

What's the future of the postal USO?

Thank you for voting
You have already voted on this poll!
Please select an option!



View ResultsHide Results

Post & Parcel Magazine


Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.

Subscribe to the Magazine

 

Pin It on Pinterest