Tag: USA

UPS taps Manila freight carrier

Posted by | May 11, 2002 | |

United Parcel Service (UPS) says its agreement with Pacific East Asia Air Cargo Airlines (Peac) to fly between Hong Kong and the Philippines is only a temporary measure until UPS can get its own beyond rights from the SAR.
UPS signed the agreement with Peac, a sister company to Philippine Airlines under the control of controversial tycoon Lucio Tan, before opening its intra-Asia hub at the former Clark Air Base in Pampanga in April.
The agreement calls for the Philippine carrier to operate an Airbus Industrie A300 freighter for UPS six times a week, Monday to Saturday, between Clark and Hong Kong.

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Barthco International selected by US Postal Service

Posted by | May 10, 2002 | |

Barthco International, a worldwide logistics firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., has announced today that it will partner with the U.S. Postal Service through an International Customized Mail Agreement (ICM) to transport overseas small parcel products to strategic U.S. Postal distribution points throughout the nation.

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USPS centralizing its network

Posted by | May 10, 2002 | |

The U.S. Postal Service says it will save $200 million over the next five years by substantially simplifying its internal computer network.
With 130,000 users in 28,000 locations, the USPS network is the third largest in the world, surpassed in size only by retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Defense Department, postal officials say.
But plans call for extensive centralization and simplification.
The network today has 13,000 servers at 11,000 sites, but when the overhaul is complete, there will be 1,500 servers at about 500 locations, according to two Postal Service officials, Bob Otto and Larry Wills.

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MBE proposes alternative to post offices

Posted by | May 10, 2002 | |

Mail Boxes (MBE), a subsidiary of US delivery company United Parcel Service, aims to create a delivery, office and communications service network in Germany on a franchise basis through German subsidiary MBE Deutschland. It aims to grant franchises to more than 1,000 independent businessmen within 10 years. The US-based company’s outlets offer postal deliveries, fax and photocopying, among other services.

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Service to make up for lost ground

Posted by | May 9, 2002 | |

Airborne Express, faced with an earning slump and increased competition, has launched a new ground-delivery service in the USA. Carl Donaway, president of the package express company, said Airborne decided to offer the less expensive alternative to its air delivery service in response to competition from rivals UPS and FedEx. “We feel it is essential to be able to offer full (ground capability) in this competitive environment,” Donaway said.

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