UPS plea to mayor Ken
UPS is to appeal to London Mayor Ken Livingstone against the decision to exclude clean diesel from exemptions from London’s congestion charges, announced in the Transport Strategy last week.
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UPS may join FedEx in DHL complaint
United Parcel Service may join FedEx Corp.’s request that the U.S. Department of Transportation defer a renewal of DHL Airways’ authority to fly between the United States and Mexico pending completion of an informal review of DHL’s ownership status
Read MoreUPS announces deal with Expresso Mercurio Mexico
United Parcel Service (UPS) ” has announced a deal with Expresso Mercurio, in which the Brazilian company will be responsible for the delivery of UPS packages in six Brazilian states
Read MoreChina Post is struggling to become profitable
The State Postal Bureau (China Post) is struggling to become profitable as it adapts to the market economy. Once the most profitable government arm, the bureau has suffered huge losses in recent years as people increasingly turn to the telephone and e-mail for communication instead of writing letters.
Starting next year, the bureau will have to survive without any government subsidies or assistance from associated companies in the telecoms sector. The bureau aims to become profitable over the coming year. The EMS (express mail service) business is the major revenue source of China Post, but is under severe competition from international and domestic delivery companies.
Read MoreChina Postal monopoly under siege
Most people are not in favour of the State Postal Bureau’s monopoly of the nation’s postal system, according to a survey report issued by the Economic Monitory Centre with the National Bureau of Statistics last week. The survey also found that most people (64.3 per cent) were satisfied with the Express Mail Service (EMS) offered by the bureau.
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