Brazil is in the process of a vast reform of its postal system. The
present official post office (EBCT) will be renamed Correios do Brasil S.A.
and a regulatory body for the sector will be created, the National Mail
Services Agency.
This reform project, named the SNC (Sistema Nacional de Correios), was
initiated in 1997, and it will encompass not only the official post office,
but also the private sector operators in the field.
TNT Logistics has signed an exclusive three-year contract with the Case New Holland Group (CNH Group) to design and manage an integrated logistics operation within Latin America utilising cargo capacity from local carrier TAM.
Read MoreLanChile now derives something like 40 percent of its total revenue from the air freight sector of the company’s activities. In part, this success has been due to forging alliances with other carriers, thereby allowing LanChile to add both capacity and schedules to its own timetable. Much of the cargo expertise came into the company with the take-over of rival Chilean all-cargo carrier Fast Air. However, nowadays, the Fast Air brand has become absorbed into the LanChile organisation.
Read MoreLan Chile S.A.
>(“LanChile” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFL – news), Chile’s largest
>domestic and international passenger and air cargo carrier, announced today
>its audited, consolidated financial results for the second quarter and
>first semester periods ended June 30, 2001
United Parcel Service is considering an alliance with Chilexpress or Lan Courier to operate nationwide in Chile, according to published reports. UPS has in the past worked with Lan Courier, a Chilean express provider, and is now working with Chilexpress, also a courier service.
Chile’s package delivery market has grown by about 10% in 2001.
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