TNT Express launched a road connection with Berlin, which will allow it to shorten the time of parcel delivery by 24 hours and to offer the so called Next Day service to the clients in most European countries. Currently TNT Express has 15 offices in Poland. The company has also four distribution centres in the country in Warsaw, Katowice, Poznan and Gdansk.
Read MoreTNT, the express courier and mail company, is in talks with AirMark, an Indonesian airline owned by mainly Malaysian interests, about launching cargo flights between Hong Kong and Europe. Hong Kong deputy country manager Ambrose Linn said the move followed the disruption to express shipments caused by airlines cutting back scheduled services in the wake of the atypical pneumonia outbreak.
Read MoreTPG N.V. and China’s State Postal Bureau have signed a memorandum of understanding that covers post, express and logistics services. TNT Co., a unit of TPG, recently severed links with state-run Sinotrans, ending its 15-year Skypak Sinotrans Ltd. joint venture. The global delivery service instead switched to smaller Supermart International Transportation Co. as its local partner.
Read MoreTNT/SAB Express, the leading global express company, has telegraphed major change for Saudi Arabia with the appointment of high-profile executive Mark Pell as Country Manager for the Kingdom. “Saudi Arabia is an economic powerhouse and a strategic market for us,” says Pell, who is already TNT General Manager for other GCC countries. “TNT/SAB Express was keen to link the Kingdom with the rest of the Gulf from a management point of view. It’s all part of ensuring we achieve common objectives across the region.”
Read MoreNew PacTrac research data into the Irish parcels and express market shows how European postal operators are increasing their share of both the international and domestic sectors. On the domestic front, of the estimated 6.9m parcels despatched annually by Irish international parcels and express shippers, the domestic post office brands (An Post & SDS) feature predictably strongly, together accounting for 47%. Internationally, of the estimated 1.8m express parcels dispatched annually, just seven brands make up 82% of the market, with DHL (26%) leading the way.
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