Tag: TNT

High rollers and a bid for a level playing field

Posted by | May 6, 2002 | |

Europe may be treading a long and painful path towards postal liberalisation, but at least private companies will feel they have some prospect of competing on an equal footing with the public postal operators (PPOs) once the European Commission has decided its final strategy.
In China, by contrast, doors appear to be closing in the face of express companies such as UPS and FedEx, which have invested heavily in the parcel and document market. China Post announced its intention in February to extend its monopoly to items weighing up to 500g. It will ban private operators from undercutting its EMS express arm on price for heavier items, and from making any deliveries to government offices.

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FOREIGN MAIL COURIERS FACE CHINA DEADLINE

Posted by | May 3, 2002 | |

NPA has said foreign courier companies could not handle parcels of less than 18 ounces and that their prices must be listed higher than its own. The has NPA set a May 6 deadline for all foreign couriers to apply to the government for permission to continue their operations under the new terms or otherwise cease their business operations.

Article about effects of proposed changes.
Market Size data: According to industry estimates, foreign couriers handle more than 60 percent of parcels in China weighing under 18 ounces and their prices are often 15 percent lower than NPA’s courier service.

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TNT to deliver govt mail

Posted by | May 2, 2002 | |

TNT Mail Services has won a multi-million-pound government contract to deliver internal mail and stationery for the Department of Works and Pensions, the Inland Revenue, Employment Services and HM Customs and Excise.

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UK Government contract for TNT

Posted by | May 2, 2002 | |

TNT Mail Services of the UK has been awarded a government contract for internal mail delivery which will involve 21mn items per year. The contract covers 2,800 branches and offices of the Department of Works and Pensions, the Inland Revenue, HM Customs and Excise and Employment Services.

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China Post, Express Companies Negotiate

Posted by | Apr 30, 2002 | |

International express delivery companies are close to resolving a festering dispute with China’s postal monopoly that is threatening their business in the country, an industry association said Tuesday. Both foreign and domestic express delivery companies have been negotiating with China Post over new regulations that require them to stop handling letters and packages weighing under 500 grams, and register with the government body to continue their other businesses. Those rules are widely seen as an attempt to shield China Post’s own express delivery business, EMS, from competition by the likes of FedEx Corp. (FDX), United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), DHL Corp. (X.DHL) and TPG N.V. (TP), which now operate in China through local partners. ‘We will reach an agreement fairly shortly,’ said Li Limo, president of the China International Freight Forwarders Association, a local industry group that is representing the express delivery companies in the talks. ‘Both sides will make some compromises,’ Li said.

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