Despite the current volatility of the economic climate, United Parcel Service Inc., the world’s largest package delivery company, will actively expand operations in Japan, according to the head of UPS Asia Pacific Region. Although the domestic economy has been in the doldrums for some 10 years, Kenneth Torok, president of UPS Asia Pacific Region, believes it will rebound.
Read MoreSilicon Graphics Inc, the world leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage solutions, has selected UPS Supply Chain Solutions as its third-party logistics provider for service parts logistics in Asia and Latin America.
SGI already relies on UPS Supply Chain Solutions for service parts logistics in North America.
Read MoreNew PacTrac research data into the Irish parcels and express market shows how European postal operators are increasing their share of both the international and domestic sectors. On the domestic front, of the estimated 6.9m parcels despatched annually by Irish international parcels and express shippers, the domestic post office brands (An Post & SDS) feature predictably strongly, together accounting for 47%. Internationally, of the estimated 1.8m express parcels dispatched annually, just seven brands make up 82% of the market, with DHL (26%) leading the way.
Read MorePresentation at Rutgers 03 by Alan Robinson, Direct Communicatoins Group, Antoinette Crowder, Ealge Analytics & David Rawnsley, Postal Services International
Includes US ground parcel market share
P:LibraryRutgers 2003Competition in Parcel & Mail Delivery – Robinson.ppt
US-based United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s largest express forwarding group, is still refusing to withdraw its legal complaint against Deutsche Post, the German postal and logistics group, on grounds of unfair competition, in spite of the announcement by the German company that it is to sell its shares in US airline DHL Airways, which is to be renamed Astar Air Cargo by its new owners.
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