Tag: TNT

Dutch parliament ends TNT's mail monopoly

Posted by | Jun 5, 2007 | |

The Dutch parliament passed the country’s new postal law on Tuesday, scrapping the remaining monopoly of mail company TNT NV in the Netherlands.

The law is due to take effect from January 2008 but includes an “emergency break” procedure to delay it if the government determines that TNT is hindered from effectively competing abroad, particularly in Germany.

TNT currently has a monopoly on letters up to 50 grams — around half of the 2 billion euro Dutch postal market.

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'Big Orange' rolls out extra splash of colour

Posted by | Jun 4, 2007 | |

TNT Express Services UK & Ireland is introducing the new livery as part of TNT’s global rebranding of all new vehicles in 2007.

The subtle changes will see a bigger ‘sweep’ of the company’s corporate orange colour on all vehicles, a larger ‘TNT’ logo on the side of cabs, and a completely orange shutter doors on 7.5-tonne and trailer units.

By the end of 2007, more than new 400 vehicles and trailers in the UK will carry the new look.

The global corporate rebranding was set in motion by TNT in April this year.

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Post strike could cost Royal Mail GBP 300m

Posted by | Jun 3, 2007 | |

Royal Mail has privately warned that a national postal strike could cost up to GBP 300m in penalty payments and lost income, according to senior industry figures.

Royal Mail executives have made the claim to a group representing major business users, while indicating similar consequences to industry regulators.

As the Communication Workers Union prepares to announce on Thursday the results of a national strike ballot over pay, conditions and a potential restructuring of the business, Royal Mail has drawn up contingency plans that include drafting in up to 7,000 managers.

The CWU is confident that its 130,000 membership will vote in favour of the first national strike in 11 years, pointing to independent polls which indicate that 65 per cent will say yes to action.

Earlier this month Royal Mail asked Postcomm, its regulator, to make an exception in the case of industrial action to regulations governing penalty payments if service standards fall. At present a strike is not considered ‘force majeure’ under the regulations, and if there is a stoppage, Royal Mail can be penalised.

This can happen in several ways: a compensation scheme for businesses which reduces Royal Mail’s future revenues, a quality benchmark that it must meet or trigger penalties – known as the ‘C factor’ – and direct fines from Postcomm. Royal Mail believes the first two measures could cost it up to GBP 300m in the event of protracted strikes, and on 2 May asked the regulator to waive them for two years.

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Express firms aim for double-digit growth in South America

Posted by | Jun 1, 2007 | |

As South America’s leading economies expand in 2007, the top international express companies are laying out their strategies for healthy growth in this key emerging market.

Foreign express companies are upping their activity in South America this year, expanding their networks and product and service offerings in the belief that optimistic economic growth forecasts for the region will hold good. DHL has restructured its Latin American operations in anticipation of double-digit growth, while TNT is expecting the same following its purchase of Brazil’s Mercurio. UPS expanded its routes and increased the frequency of services between the region and the rest of the world at the beginning of this year, while FedEx is upgrading cargo-carrying capacity to the region through fleet upgrades and targeting small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in six top countries.

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Appointments – latest CEP managerial changes

Posted by | Jun 1, 2007 | |

A number of senior managerial changes have been announced by leading international express and parcel operators during May.

Jan Engels (47) has been appointed managing director marketing & sales at DHL Express Benelux as of June 1.

Ben Gordon has been named Express Logistics Operations and Implementations Manager for UAE.

Jean-Sébastien Leridon (32) has been named Commercial and Marketing director for DHL Global Mail in France. Thomas Sonnenschein (37) is the new secretary general of DHL Global Mail in France, responsible for administration and finances.

Jürgen Seifert has been named to the management board of TNT Express in Germany, with responsibility for Human Resources & General Services.

Andrew Watson has been appointed National Operations Manager in Bahrain with responsibility for country operations and the local road and air hubs.

Davide Rosetti has been named commercial director for Southern Europe, with responsibility for sales and commercial development.

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