TNT Express – Global Overview
“Succeeding in the Global Market Place,” by Chris Fowkes, Director of Quality, TNT Express Services UK and Ireland, is a presentation from Post-Expo 2001 in Geneva.
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TNT Express and KLM Cargo expand partnership
TNT Express and KLM Cargo jointly announced that as from October 29, 2001, TNT Express will become the exclusive supplier of European flown feeder services for KLM Cargo. KLM stops it’s own freighter service in Europe.
Read MoreFedEx, DHL take time over surcharge
AIR express cargo operators Federal Express and DHL are adopting a wait-and-see approach on whether to impose a surcharge on freight shipments following last month’s terrorist air attacks in the United States.
TNT, a subsidiary of the European air cargo and logistics group TPG, said a “small supplement will be introduced worldwide in a phased approach” to support additional service and security measures. A TNT spokesman said the extra checks include the x-raying of all shipments, enhanced security controls and some restrictions on the acceptance of consignments.
Read MoreTNT aims for leadership position
TNT Express is aiming to be the market leader for express, mail and logistic markets in Asia by the year 2005. According to Eric Chong, the national sales and marketing director of TNT Malaysia, the company is projecting a four-fold growth to achieve the aim. This projection is also included for Malaysia.
Speaking to Business Computing last week, Chong discusses two strategies the company has put in place to be the market leader. Firstly, the company is looking at using technology to drive the market. He adds that the company will continue to improve customer communications with the company, and systems development within the company.
Secondly, TNT also hopes to expand their market reach through merger and acquisition. “We are interested in companies that can value add to our solutions,” says Chong.
Read MoreTNT seeks to soar above Asia rivals in four years
TNT, the Dutch express parcels, logistics and mail company, has
thrown down the gauntlet to arch rivals Federal Express, UPS and DHL
with ambitious plans to be the market leader in Asia by 2005. Ken McCall, TNT Asia chief executive, said the company is aiming for
fourfold growth overall in the next four years. He said that within this overall growth figure, TNT wants to grow
its express business threefold and its logistics business by more
than 10 times by 2005.
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