Tag: TNT

Japan: postal privatisation

Posted by | Dec 13, 2005 | |

From April, the big “four” providers of international express and delivery services will face a formidable new upstart in the Japanese market: Japan Post.
But the question is whether Japan Post can compete head-to-head against the established express mail and logistics providers. FedEx, DHL and UPS all enjoy global economies of scale that they have built up over decades. Though Japan Post has unparalleled domestic mail delivery operations, the move will mark its first foray into the international express delivery market. Until now, the “big four” providers – United Parcel Service (UPS), Federal Express (FedEx), DHL of Germany and TNT of the Netherlands – have dominated the Japanese market, with an estimated 70 per cent market share. Minoru Hasegawa, the manager of Japan Post’s business development division, says it is essential for the entity to expand its services as part of its privatisation process.

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TNT to set up strategic alliance with Germany’s Hermes

Posted by | Dec 12, 2005 | |

TNT NV said it intends to start a strategic alliance with Germany’s Hermes on the distribution of parcels and other mail. The combining of distribution operations on the German market is slated to start in the first quarter of next year. The deal does not involve any exchange of finances, a TNT spokesman said.
Later, TNT and Hermes might start what the spokesman called a ‘joint production operation’, which – at a later stage – might also be expanded to the French and English distribution markets, where Hermes and TNT are also active.

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Losing logistics gives a logic to TNT business

Posted by | Dec 12, 2005 | |

No sooner had TNT announced it was pulling out of logistics, than its chief executive moved swiftly to dispel the impression that the company had been bullied into action. Peter Bakker told the Financial Times: “I want to take away the impression this is a knee-jerk reaction to pressure. We are convinced that we have now a business logic that works.” However Mr Bakker, who has been under pressure on a number of fronts, revealed that US investors had been talking to the company about a share buy-back for two years. And he conceded the rising trend in investor activism. “Of course shareholders are more vocal and shareholder activism doesn’t go unnoticed. That forces management to look at all angles to create value. But I do not believe that should lead to reactions. Shareholders are best served by management teams that can create value.”

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TNT in advanced negotiations to acquire Hoau, China’s leading domestic freight & parcels operator

Posted by | Dec 7, 2005 | |

TNT announced today it is in the process of acquiring China’s leading freight and parcels transportation operator, Hoau Logistics Group, based in Heilongjiang. The deal is expected to be completed in the course of next year. Both companies have signed a Letter of Intent for this purpose. Through this acquisition, TNT will become the largest privately owned transportation network for freight and parcels in China. TNT already operates the largest distribution infrastructure in China with 140 operating facilities, covering 2.4 million square metres of warehouse space across 600 cities.

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World Mail & Express Americas Conference & Exhibition in Miami addresses future strategies

Posted by | Dec 7, 2005 | |

Two hundred delegates from all sides of the industry met in Miami this week at Triangle’s 3rd World Mail & Express Americas Conference and Exhibition. The overriding conclusion from the event is that there will undoubtedly be more cooperation in the Americas between the public and private sectors in mail as well as in express. Customers’ presentations stressed the need to encourage more innovation from the post offices.

Gabriel Mateescu, Chairman of the Council of Administration of the UPU, discussed the development of the UPU Consultative Committee as several delegates felt that this should be regionalised.

The presentation from Guatemala Post Office highlighted the new business model of government outsourcing the management of a post office. Correos de Chile talked of its successful partnership with TNT.

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