Tag: UPS

China Extends Parcel Restriction Deadline

Posted by | Apr 29, 2002 | |

China’s postal monopoly has extended its deadline for express delivery companies to comply with new restrictions on their businesses, in the first sign it may be softening its stance in a regulatory dispute with its competitors. China Post had issued regulations requiring all express delivery companies to stop handling letters and packages under 500 grams, and register with it to continue their other businesses. A notice in Monday’s People’s Daily extended the original May 6 deadline to June 15.

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Deutsche Post to Invest EU1.5 Billion in China

Posted by | Apr 27, 2002 | |

Deutsche Post AG, Europe’s largest postal service, plans to invest more than 1.5 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in China within the next three years to become the country’s No. 1 logistics company, Der Spiegel said.
Deutsche Post’s DHL Worldwide Express Inc. unit holds 35 percent of the Chinese market, more than U.S. rivals United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp

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FedEx Keeps Delivering

Posted by | Apr 26, 2002 | |

Fedex has launched an aggressive ground war against UPS. Fedex, long known for its next day airborne business-package deliveries, has started to encroach on UPS’s prime territory: ground shipping by truck to homes and businesses

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UPS Says Postal Service Wields Unfair Advantage

Posted by | Apr 25, 2002 | |

If you’re going to compete like a private business, you shouldn’t also have the advantages of a federal agency.

That’s the message United Parcel Service is sending to Congress. Earlier this month, the U.S. Postal Service submitted a financial transformation plan to Congress that would allow it to operate more in the manner of a for-profit business.

“They want to go in and offer negotiated service agreements that target larger shippers that we already does business with,” UPS spokesman Bruce D.D. MacRae said. “They also subsidize their first-class mail to offset pricing flexibility for their package delivery.” The government agency is UPS’s biggest competitor, MacRae said, and the federal agency already operates with inherent advantages.

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UPS, Andreani Partner in Argentina

Posted by | Apr 19, 2002 | |

The American company UPS (United Parcel Service) and the local firm Andreani which provides private postal, logistics and distribution services signed a strategic alliance to combine UPS’ international network (the company covers more than 200 countries) with Andreani’s network in Argentina.

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