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USPS aggressive financial plan gets Board of Governors approval

Posted by | Sep 26, 2007 | |

The Postal Service Board of Governors today approved an aggressive 2008 financial plan for the U.S. Postal Service that includes USD 1 billion in cost savings and puts its expense growth lower than inflation.
The Postal Service’s operating, capital and financing plans for the new fiscal year, known as the Integrated Financial Plan (IFP), project expense growth below the assumed increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the most commonly used benchmark for inflation.
Those projections do not assume any price changes for postal products and services over the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. The Board of Governors has not made a decision on future prices but applauded the Postal Regulatory Commission for being well ahead of schedule with its recommendations on the new rate regulations.
The IFP projects revenue of USD 78.2 billion and expenses of USD 78.8 billion in fiscal 2008, for a net loss of USD 600 million. The financial plan is significantly affected by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (the Postal Act of 2006), as are finances in the current fiscal year.

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Epostmarks Introduces PostmarkedEmail to Global Postal Industry

Posted by | Sep 26, 2007 | |

Epostmarks announced today the executive team’s planned attendance at Post-Expo 2007 in Barcelona, Spain on October 2, 3, and 4 to introduce PostmarkedEmail, a new class of email that brings the trust of your mailbox to your inbox. PostmarkedEmail is an email authentication solution that combines technology with the brand power, legal significance, and enforcement capabilities of Posts throughout the world to help businesses recover the email channel.

Initially launched in the United States in partnership with the US Postal Service, PostmarkedEmail utilizes the Electronic Postmark® (EPM®) – known outside of the US as an Electronic Postal Certification Mark (EPCM) – to bring postal authority and trust to email. This unique offering provides guaranteed delivery of messages, proof of delivery, and a trusted icon in the inbox that signals to the user that the email is legitimate and safe to open. PostmarkedEmail provides proof of sender identity, message integrity, and sender reputation in one integrated solution.

At Post-Expo, Epostmarks is looking to expand internationally by partnering with posts, postal partners, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and email service providers (ESPs) worldwide. Posts in several countries already offer electronic registered mail or e-billing systems protected by the EPCM, and others have expressed serious interest in developing EPCM programs that will further expand our potential market. PostmarkedEmail enhances these systems by adding guaranteed delivery to the customer’s existing email inbox. Using PostmarkedEmail, posts are able to expand their service offerings to penetrate the lucrative transactional email and marketing email segments.

In addition to exhibiting PostmarkedEmail for the first time, the executive team is scheduled to participate in workgroups covering the modern postal brand, postal business strategies, and going digital.

“We have a strong partnership with the US Postal Service, and hope to lay the groundwork for partnerships with posts from around the world at this event,” says Jason Curtis.

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It's back in line for post office users in the USA

Posted by | Sep 26, 2007 | |

Accustomed to bypassing the main U.S. Post Office’s long waiting line, Suzi McKeen was dumbfounded to learn that her reliable Automated Postal Center had disappeared.

“I had to stand 20 minutes in line to conduct business that would have taken me five minutes at the kiosk,” the Salisbury resident said. “Now I have to stand on my feet or sit in my car pumping pollution into the air while I wait for service.”

The U.S. Postal Service joined the “self-service” bandwagon a few years ago by installing thousands of free-standing kiosks known as APCs. Similar to an ATM, many are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to enable customers to weigh and mail letters and purchase stamps quickly.

The U.S. Post Office on Route 50 decided to remove their ACP because customers weren’t using the machine enough to meet the standard USD 400 a day income, said Freda Sauter, U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman for the Baltimore district.

“Customers prefer to use cash at the vending machines to buy stamps,” Sauter said.

The APC accepts credit and debit cards, and does everything short of face-to-face transactions, including dispensing stamps, weighing packages and calculating postage for express, priority and first class mail and parcel post items, according to the U.S. Postal Service’s Web site. The APC also provides mailing information, ZIP code lookup and delivery confirmation services.

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UPS assigns VP to lead new healthcare team

Posted by | Sep 25, 2007 | |

UPS named a senior UPS manager to direct a new enterprise team focused on serving the diverse needs of the global healthcare industry.

Bill Hook, who most recently oversaw UPS’s relationship with healthcare strategic accounts, has been named vice president of healthcare logistics. In his new role, Hook will direct a team that ties together for healthcare customer’s small package and heavy freight transportation services along with 3rd party logistics, distribution and a network of regulatory-compliant and controlled environment facilities.

The team will focus on healthcare companies engaged in biotechnical development or manufacture or coordinate research trials in the pharmaceutical, medical device and equipment and surgical supply markets.

The healthcare supply chain has become incredibly complicated over time through reliance on multi-level distribution partners. These can include suppliers and clinicians through hospitals and physicians as well as retail channels, direct-to-consumer delivery and technicians to repair sophisticated equipment.

The UPS healthcare logistics focus will be organized along four functional areas to address UPS products, customer relationships, global infrastructure and information technology. The team will constantly assess industry trends and emerging issues to develop the resources most useful to the healthcare industry.

Angela L. Watson, a 17-year veteran UPS manager, will succeed Hook as the vice president of healthcare strategic accounts. She most recently oversaw strategic accounts in the southern United States, developing a number of innovative enterprise solutions for customers.

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Possible takeover for Christian Salvesen

Posted by | Sep 25, 2007 | |

Logistics firm Christian Salvesen has revealed that it has been approached by two separate parties with a view to a possible takeover of the company. The news comes as little surprise as industry experts have long regarded Salvesen as the weakest of the UK publicly listed 3PLs.

Speculation surrounds the identity of the two suitors although UK rival Wincanton is tipped by many as a likely candidate.

However there is any number of other potential firms lined up to snap up Salvesen. French operator Norbert Dentressangle has made no secret of its desire to grow substantially through acquisitions and other foreign businesses like Kuehne + Nagel and Deutsche Bahn could also be in the running.

As an outside bet TDG could be looking to revive its aborted merger plans with Salvesen from several years ago.

Salvesen share price has risen 26 pct to 65 p on the back of the news, and its board confirms that discussions are continuing, although it cautions: There can be no certainty that a formal offer for the Company will be forthcoming or as to the terms on which any offer might be made.

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