Maersk Logistics, has completed the acquisition of assets and operations from US logistics company Distribution Services Limited (DSL), effective immediately. (10/15/2001)
Maersk Logistics will take over transload and warehouse operations, along with ocean transport intermediary business from DSL.
Read MoreUnited Parcel Service’s (UPS) less-than-container-load service for Asia-US shipments Gemini Shippers Association – ceased operating at the end of last month, according to spokesmen. (10/15/2001)
Read MoreTORONTO, Oct. 12 /CNW/ – Postal chief executive officers (CEOs) worldwide say customers are their primary concern, followed closely by the impact that the Internet and other changes occurring on the competitive landscape are having on the delivery of traditional postal services. Findings from a survey recently conducted by Accenture, the leading global provider of consulting and technology services, also found that CEOs of the mail, express delivery and postal distribution industry are concerned about changing customer requirements and expectations to a far greater extent than CEOs in other industries.
Read MoreTHE Royal Mail is to launch a £10 million campaign to encourage people to use first-class post this Christmas. Royal Mail is facing competition for the first time and is looking at new strategies to boost its revenue, says the journal Marketing. It is also considering the introduction of an inter-city mail delivery service for 15p, evening deliveries and allowing customers to collect their post from a designated outlet.
Read MoreUniversal Postal Union chooses AirClic to enable new postal “track and trace” serviceBlue Bell, Pennsylvania, 9 October, 2001: The Universal Postal Union, the United Nations agency overseeing the world-wide postal service, announced today that it has selected AirClic to enable a new service giving proof of delivery of international parcels and express mail (EMS) items. Using bar codes read by small scanners attached to mobile phones, postal workers will be able to increase the efficiency an…
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