TNT Germany at Bern said that the German mail market was 10 billion Euros with 40% liberalised. There is no real competition and no clear time table for liberalisation. TNT want the German regulator to ensure the level playing field and fair play and not manage competition.
If the regulator sets out subscribed models then he restricts innovation, which was his major comment.
Paul J
In reaction to articles in the Japanese Press, TNT makes the following statement: On October 31, 2005 TNT and Japan Post announced an intention to establish a joint venture in International Express. For TNT this joint venture would be an addition to its recent acquisition in China and start of a road based network in South East Asia and would form part of its overall strategy to build a leading position in the Asian Express market.
At this stage, parties have not been able to reach agreement on the joint venture; however, TNT continues to explore opportunities for cooperation with Japan Post, including alternative JV structures.
Read MoreTNT is positioning itself to capitalise on expected 20 per cent annual growth in Asia’s clinical trial market over the next five years.
TNT’s new director of clinical life sciences for Asia, Lim Bee Koong, has been tasked with spearheading TNT’s push. A life sciences industry veteran with more than 10 years experience, Ms Lim will oversee an area that includes China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Read MoreUPS and GLS have been rated the best CEP operators in Germany in an in-depth survey of sales performance. Hermes and Trans-o-flex came bottom of the list of seven leading carriers which also included DHL, DPD and TNT. The survey by Wiesbaden-based consultancy Marketing Partner compared and evaluated the carriers’ entire offer process from initial customer contact, advice and offer through to reliable timing and the length of the whole offer phase. The survey was based on a concrete enquiry for a complex logistics outsourcing contract involving more than 50,000 shipments per year.
Read MoreDelivery companies are consolidating
“WE ARE competing with giants,” says Fadi Ghandour. The Jordanian businessman has first-hand experience of consolidation in the logistics business. He is chief executive of ARAMEX International, which began life as the Middle East partner of a number of American delivery companies. Partnerships and alliances allow operators to link with others to provide services in places where they have no operations of their own. All went well until 2003, when DHL bought Airborne Express, ARAMEX’s chief partner in America. The deal gave DHL a way to compete in the backyard of UPS and FedEx. But for ARAMEX it meant its link to the crucial American market was cut.
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