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TNT starts direct freight flights to China

Posted by | Jan 23, 2007 | |

TNT has started direct freight flight services between Shanghai and Europe.
‘The move is mainly ascribed to the increasing market demand (for freight) between China and Europe’, noted the newly named CEO in the Greater China Region, Michael Drake.

The route will link more than 500 Chinese cities in the company’s China delivery network and over 400 European cities that its European operations cover.

TNT is accelerating its expansion in China to rival the other three of the world’s Big Four — UPS, DHL, and FedEx, as well as domestic express deliverers in the country.

It was announced in December 2005 that it was in talks to take over HOAU Logistics, the biggest freight and parcel delivery operator in Mainland China and headquartered in Heilongjiang, Northeastern China.

‘The takeover is undergoing the final regulatory procedure now and is predicted to be completed before mid 2007.’ Michael Drake told journalists.

In order to raise its competitiveness in China, the global giant has started focusing on express delivery, a significant change compared with its former strategy with focus on express delivery, direct mail, and logistics.

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Consumer deliveries and international business to drive German CEP market growth

Posted by | Jan 19, 2007 | |

The German courier, express and parcels (CEP) market is likely to grow only moderately in the 4% – 5% range over the next few years. International business will continue to grow well while consumer deliveries will generate the bulk of new volumes in the domestic sector. Those are the key findings of the newly-published “CEP Market Fact Sheet Germany” from CEP-Research. The in-depth report also contains detailed market and competitor figures, profiles of the ten leading operators, and a comparative overview of their products.

Germany reinforced its status as Europe’s largest CEP market with total revenues of just over EUR 9.2 billion in 2005, the latest report by the Hamburg-based market research company revealed. The deferred parcels segment, accounting for over 60% of market revenues, grew faster than the express sector. Confirming the recent trend towards more online-generated parcels business, the B2C/C2C (or “consumer deliveries”) segment has grown to 32% of the market. Domestic business accounted for about 75% of market revenues. “We are now expecting a 4.6% increase for the overall market in 2006, with the B2C/C2C segment generating somewhat higher growth,” commented Robert Thyssen, CEP-Research manager.

In its medium-term forecast, CEP-Research predicted that the German market will grow moderately by 4.4% a year to reach total revenues of over EUR 11.4 billion in 2010. International growth will outpace domestic market growth. Key factors driving additional volumes will be the emergence of Central and Eastern Europe as an important regional import and export market, and rising international trade with Asia. While competition in the B2B sector will intensify, domestic market growth is likely to be mostly generated by increasing demand in the B2C and C2C segments.

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TNT Express Worldwide (Thailand) eyes 20 percent revenue growth

Posted by | Jan 18, 2007 | |

TNT Express Worldwide (Thailand) Co projects revenue to grow by 10 percent to 20 percent this year thanks to its domestic network expansion.
Marketing and commercial manager Ekkapong Na Ranong said TNT Express planned to increase its distribution depots in Thailand to 28 locations this year from 25 locations at present. However, the budget for setting up new depots was not finalised yet.

In addition, the company has launched a guaranteed express service in Thailand since Jan 1 that allows customers to send shipments weighing up to 500 kilogrammes for delivery before 9 am the next day.

The launch of the new service is possible because of the extensive network that TNT Express has built in Thailand over the last several years.

According to David Record, TNT Thailand’s country manager, the company has a presence in all major towns so it can provide a variety of products and services that enable customers to operate their businesses more efficiently.

Customers who choose the new service would pay 500 baht plus ordinary charges for TNT’s normal service, said Mr Record.

TNT planned to employ new service staff to operate the new service in Thailand, which requires longer working hours. The company also aimed to extend its Asia Road Network to China this year, he said.

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TNT says it won 70 million pound contract with Britain's Centrica

Posted by | Jan 17, 2007 | |

Dutch postal group TNT NV said Tuesday that it won a two-year contract to handle mail for British gas supplier Centrica PLC, a day after announcing a three-year contract with BT Group PLC.

The Centrica agreement is worth about 70 million pounds (USD137.4 million; euro106.2 million). TNT will handle about 170 million items of mail a year under the contract, TNT said in a statement.

Centrica’s transactional mail, such as bills and statements, is generated at their print and mail centers in Northampton and Manchester.

Royal Mail will continue to carry out the final sorting and delivery to customers’ homes.

“The utility market is fiercely competitive and Centrica is looking to put itself ahead of the game by choosing a postal supplier that will bring tangible benefits both to its business and its customers,” said Nick Wells, chief executive of TNT Post U.K.

TNT Post said Monday it won a three-year, euro134 million (USD173.2 million) contract with BT Group PLC.

Shares in TNT dipped 0.5 percent to euro34.97 (USD45.24) on Euronext.

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TNT appoints new Abu Dhabi General Manager

Posted by | Jan 16, 2007 | |

TNT has appointed Salim KP as its new Abu Dhabi General Manager, who plans to grow the company’s UAE capital business by 50% this year.

Salim KP takes up the top position following a year as TNT’s Key Accounts Manager, where he was instrumental in securing numerous national and international accounts. He will immediately begin implementing a broad range of changes and new initiatives to spearhead TNT’s rapid growth in Abu Dhabi.

“Salim’s target is to establish TNT Abu Dhabi as the second best express delivery provider in the capital, and place us firmly on track to becoming the industry’s premier company by the end of 2008,” said Bryan Moulds, Country General Manager, TNT UAE.

“He will be focusing on the banking sector and the oil and aviation industries. We will be expanding our operations in Abu Dhabi by adding two more satellite offices and will double our staff and current fleet.”

Prior to joining TNT in 2006, KP worked as Country Manager for First Flight ME and has nearly two decades of international industry experience working in India, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, where he won UAE Sales Person of the year on four consecutive occasions.

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