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Blow to UPS and FedEx as Astar is judged to be US-controlled

Posted by | Dec 20, 2003 | |

A federal judge has ruled that Astar Air Cargo is a US-controlled air carrier, dealing a hefty blow to UPS and FedEx which have long argued the airline is owned and operated by the German postal monopoly, Deutsche Post.

The decision, administered by Burton Kolko, an administrative law judge at the Department of Transportation, removes a major hurdle for Deutsche Post as it muscles into the lucrative $47bn US package delivery market.

Astar flies almost exclusively express packages for DHL Worldwide Express, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post.

The decision also signals the near end of a three-year ordeal by FedEx and UPS to prove Astar’s close ties with Deutsche Post violate foreign ownership laws.

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Dispute between DHL & US competitors intensifies

Posted by | Dec 9, 2003 | |

The dispute between DHL, the express delivery service owned by Deutsche Post, the German postal service, and its US competitors FedEx and UPS has intensified. UPS and FedEx have accused DHL of having exclusive agreements with two US airlines, Astar and ABX Air, and of controlling these two airlines. However, the two US delivery companies have now been accused of hypocrisy by those in the sector, who claim that their practices in Europe mirror those of DHL in the US: UPS has an exclusive agreement with Danish airline Star Air, while FedEx controls the German airline Express Airways.

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Dispute between DHL and US competitors intensifies

Posted by | Dec 8, 2003 | |

The dispute between DHL, the express delivery service owned by Deutsche Post, the German postal service, and its US competitors FedEx and UPS has intensified. UPS and FedEx have accused DHL of having exclusive agreements with two US airlines, Astar and ABX Air, and of controlling these two airlines. However, the two US delivery companies have now been accused of hypocrisy by those in the sector, who claim that their practices in Europe mirror those of DHL in the US: UPS has an exclusive agreement with Danish airline Star Air, while FedEx controls the German airline Express Airways.

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Air Express carriers urge China to further liberalise postal services

Posted by | Dec 2, 2003 | |

The Asian chief executives of the world’s top four air express carriers are to meet in Beijing to show their commitment to the Chinese market and to call for further liberalisation of the country’s express mail services.

During their first ever joint visit to China, the Asian division leaders of DHL, FedEx Corp, United Parcel Service Inc and TNT Express will talk to top Chinese officials, including the Vice-Minister of Commerce Liao Xiaoqi, the executive director of the Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers (CAPEC), Ira Wolf, said.

All four are members of CAPEC.

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China's draft postal law triggers protest from foreign deliverers

Posted by | Nov 26, 2003 | |

The amended draft of China’s Postal Law has triggered strong protests from foreign and local private mail delivery companies, and three industry associations have jointly submitted a complaint to China’s legislature.

The draft law version, which came out on November 17, bans overseas and private express mail delivery companies from delivering mail under 500g, and authorizes China Post to decide whether to offer mail delivery business licenses to its competitors.

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