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UPS Express Critical launched

Posted by | Aug 27, 2007 | |

UPS launched UPS Express Critical, a service that allows customers to manifest and track urgent shipments with a single call center, one bill and one Web site.

UPS Critical allows package shippers to bill their shipments on their package account.

The new service can also offer shippers transportation combinations of planes and trucks – in one case, UPS said, an auto parts wholesale distributor in Ohio was able to take orders late into the evening and still reach dealers with shipments before normal business hours the next morning.

UPS competitor FedEx has a similar service, FedEx Custom Critical.

Urgent shipping customers can use the single-point system whether they”re using UPS SonicAir, UPS Airlines or UPS Freight.

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World Courier targets Chinese pharmaceutical shipments

Posted by | Aug 27, 2007 | |

World Courier World Courier, the US-based international courier network, is targeting the booming Chinese pharmaceutical sector by extending its cold chain network to 36 major cities in the country, including provincial capitals.

“China is poised to become the fourth largest pharmaceutical market by 2012,” said Henning Voss, director for World Courier North Asia. But he noted: “China presents many infrastructure challenges for temperature-controlled and clinical trial shipments. Domestic transport companies do not yet fully understand the many international standards at play in handling these types of shipments. As such, the real concerns and requirements of major pharmaceutical clients in China have not been adequately addressed until now.”

With its new operational network, World Courier could help pharmaceutical companies, central labs and clinical research organizations improve their supply chain efficiencies, Voss said. All temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and clinical trial shipments are handled by trained personnel according to established operating practices and IATA transportation standards. Only validated packaging complete with industry-accepted cold-pack mediums and temperature recording devices are used.

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DHL opens new facility in Baltimore, Maryland

Posted by | Aug 27, 2007 | |

DHL announced the opening of a new facility at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport to better-serve the growing needs of shipping customers. DHL’s previous operations at the airport have been enhanced with the opening of a new, USD 1.6 million on-airport facility serving Baltimore and surrounding areas. Improved material handling equipment for aircraft container loading and unloading as well as a 25 percent larger facility now provide for a significantly more efficient operation.

The new 18,663-sq.-ft. facility will also handle additional routes, providing deliveries for more customers in Baltimore, as well as various locations in Howard County, Md., including Columbia, Elkridge, Hanover, and Jessup, and features additional load positions to accommodate more vehicles and volumes of freight.

The facility employs approximately 30, including couriers, administrative staff, managers, sales and security personnel.

The new Baltimore facility investment is one of many initiatives that DHL has undertaken to improve U.S. network efficiencies and connectivity system-wide. DHL has recently enhanced its presence in cities across the country through new facilities in New York City, Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Charlotte, N.C.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Charleston, S.C.; White River Junction, Vt.; and Atlanta, Ga. DHL also recently completed a USD 1.2 billion build out of its U.S. domestic network and infrastructure, including an expanded primary air and ground hub in Wilmington, Ohio, seven new Regional Sort Centers located throughout the country, and the development of new, state-of-the-art distribution facilities for the east and west coasts in Allentown, Pa., and Riverside, Calif.

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UPS expresses interest in Deutsche Post

Posted by | Aug 24, 2007 | |

Rumors are rife that UPS and private-equity firm Apax Partners Worldwide may bid for a stake in Deutsche Post.

The operator’s share value rose on the back of the speculation and 2Q results. “Deutsche Post are boosted by the rumor Apax and UPS might bid 28 euros a share for about 30 per cent in the company,” said Thomas Nagel, a trader at Equinet AG in Frankfurt.

2Q profit rose 13 per cent as the DHL express division increased package volumes in Asia and earned more per shipment in the US.

Net income rose to 285 million euros, from 252 million euros, or 21 cents, a year earlier.

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Postal Service CTO to retire

Posted by | Aug 22, 2007 | |

Robert Otto, the U.S. Postal Service’s chief technology officer and a vice president, will retire Oct. 1.

Otto sent a memo July 12 to all USPS information technology employees that announced his plans to step down.

Otto is responsible for information technology support to 325,000 USPS employees in addition to hundreds of national applications critical to daily operations, including the payroll for more than 700,000 USPS employees and millions of payments to contractors. He is also responsible for the world’s largest intranet, which connects 38,000 post offices through out the country.

Since January 2003, Otto has held the position of CTO while maintaining the responsibilities of chief information officer, a position he has held since 2001. He began his career with USPS in 1980 as the person in charge of nationwide computer security.

Neither a permanent nor acting replacement has been appointed, said a USPS spokeswoman. It has also not been decided whether one or two people will be hired to cover Otto’s myriad responsibilities related to the CTO and CIO positions, she added.

Otto has won numerous awards for his IT management, including two Vice President’s Awards, an Inspector General’s Award and a Board of Governors Award.

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