Seur Espana’s recent alliance with GeoPost, the express delivery arm of La Poste, will allow the French company to gain a presence in the Spanish parcel delivery market. For Seur, GeoPost’s support should help it achieve its ambitious sales goals. The joint venture could be a useful model for other foreign players seeking to enter the Spanish market.
Read MoreSpanish express delivery firm Nacex, an affiliated company of transports and logistics company Grupo Logista, has opened a new delivery office in Molina de Segura, southeastern Murcia region, and three in Madrid, the company said on July 8, 2004.
The opening of the offices was part of the previously announced network expansion of Nacex. The company said that would open a total eight delivery offices in Spain by the end of 2004, mainly in Madrid and the eastern Levante zone.
Read MoreIn their new rules restricting state aid to troubled companies, European Union regulators could require governments to open protected markets in exchange for approving some corporate bailouts. The EU announced new guidelines yesterday aimed at forcing companies to pay back state aid. But the initiative doesn’t stop at demanding cash or the selloff of assets in return. It also gives governments the alternative of fostering more competition as a way to gain EU approval for aid to companies in distress. But experts say the rules could magnify differences within Europe over the pace at which governments permit competition in protected sectors. France and Germany, which have been outspoken about protecting their industrial giants, already accuse the European Commission of jeopardizing jobs and stability by moving too quickly to liberalize markets.
Read MoreKuehne & Nagel, the international provider of logistics services, has posted record sales which have filled its war chest to overbrimming. Thus it is in a position to invest in its European overland distribution network and in establishing its own organisation in China.
Read MoreUS courier company Federal Express (FedEx) has decided to increase its presence in Europe. FedEx, which currently has a workforce of 8,200 in Europe, is in the process of opening new distribution centres and entering into alliances with local courier companies. It is currently finalising the opening of new distribution centres in Spain (Madrid), France (Rouen) and The Netherlands (Amersfood).
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