DHL Worldwide entered a joint venture to sell express delivery services through offices of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, a DHL spokeswoman told Reuters. Postal Corporation of Jamaica has begun to sell DHL services at four of its offices in Kingston, Jamaica, and ‘the goal is for it to grow,’ said Klaire Albright of the International Americas business unit of DHL, based in southern Florida.
Read MoreDHL World Express announced yesterday a partnership with Taiwan’s Evergreen Air Cargo Services Corporation (EGAC), which will soon provide the international express courier with air-side facilities in EGAC’s cargo terminal at CKS international airport.
The deal is part of an aggressive US$300 million investment program by DHL to enhance the company’s ground infrastructure so that it can strengthen its parcel handling efficiency in the Asia Pacific region and Taiwan.
“DHL adjusts the balance of its investment portfolio depending on where the demand for business is,” said Asia Pacific CEO Marc Duale.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) _ The cash-strapped (US) post office will receive a $175 million infusion of federal money to help it contend with the anthrax and terrorist attacks.
President Bush said Tuesday he has authorized immediate spending of the money on improved safety at postal facilities.
Postmaster General John Potter and Tom Ridge, homeland security director, have been meeting daily to discuss the anthrax attacks.
The agency had estimated its costs at $63 million from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, and the subsequent anthrax attacks have been adding substantially to that.
Read Morethe Post Office and U.S. airlines are formulating new security procedures that will allow the airlines to resume carrying priority mail in time for the busy holiday shopping season. The Federal Aviation Administration banned priority mail – typically parcels weighing up to 70 pounds with two- to three-day delivery – since the Sept. 11 hijackings. The agency ended its ban on airline movements of express mail and registered mail about 10 days ago. However, most express mail moves on cargo-only Federal Express planes.
Read MoreMEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct 23 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX – news) on Tuesday said that its FedEx Express unit will soon discontinue a recently launched service that gives customers more time for package drop offs, due to economic challenges and as part of its cost-control measures.
FedEx, the world’s No. 1 air-express package shipper, said Nov. 23 will be the last day packages may be tendered for the FedEx Extra Hours service.
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