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DHL to transfer two centres to Bahrain

Posted by | Aug 11, 2007 | |

DHL has decided to transfer two of its main aviation services centers from Africa and Europe to the kingdom.

Operations of its Harare and Brussels centers would be merged and shifted to Bahrain to serve the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe segments.

Bahrain’s official new agency, BNA, reported that the kingdom’s Civil Aviation Affairs under Secretary made the announcement and said the move would centralize all the company’s aviation services in the region.

Bahrain is a major hub for the cargo leader’s Middle East operations with its regional distribution centre based at the Bahrain International airport. With a fleet of 17 aircraft and 250 vehicles it operates an integrated air and land network catering to the Middle East and Arab worlds.

DHL began its Bahrain operations way back in 1974 with postal parcel services and currently has over 550 employees here to cater to the region’s DHL Express customers. DHL Bahrain became the first centre in its global network to launch a new portfolio of Express products moving to a time and day based range.

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Construction Starts on UPS Air Hub in Shanghai

Posted by | Aug 9, 2007 | |

UPS and the Shanghai Airport Authority today conducted a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the UPS International Air Hub at Pudong International Airport.

“The opening of this hub will ensure we are well-positioned to support the explosive growth in Asia’s regional trade,” said UPS Chairman and CEO Mike Eskew, who attended the event. “Export volume growth in China and throughout Asia has been robust and the outlook remains bright. We are extremely proud to be the first U.S. airline to open an international air hub in China under the 2004 U.S.-China Air Services Agreement.”

Over the past five years, UPS has invested about USD 600 million in China, including a successful transition to become the first wholly-owned foreign express carrier in the country.

Located at the southern end of the West Cargo Terminal Area, the new hub will be built on a parcel totaling 1 million square feet and will open next year. Rapid expansion is planned to a sorting capacity of 17,000 pieces per hour. The new hub will link all of China via Shanghai to UPS’s international network with direct service to the Americas, Europe and Asia. It also will connect points served in China by UPS through a dedicated service provided by Yangtze River Express, a Chinese all-cargo airline.

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PIN Group acquires postal firms in Central Germany

Posted by | Aug 7, 2007 | |

Mail firm PIN Group has expanded its network in Central Germany with the acquisition of three postal delivery subsidiaries of the publishing group Ippen-Verlagsgruppe.

PIN has acquired HNA Postlogistik in Kassel, part of the Ippen-owned local newspaper “ Hessische/ Niedersächsische Allgemeine”. Founded in 2002, HNA Postlogistik delivers all over North Hessen. PIN has also acquired a separate Ippen-owned postal firm in nearby Bad Hersfeld.

In Westphalia, PIN has bought PSW Post Service Westfalen from the Ippen-owned Westfälischen Anzeiger newspaper group. Based in Hamm, PSW delivers in the surrounding region, including Hamm, Unna, Soest and Lippstadt.

“With the acquisition of the postal businesses of the Ippen-Verlagsgruppe in Hamm, Kassel and Bad Hersfeld we are strengthening our activities in Hessen and North Rhine-Westphalia,” said Günter Thiel, PIN Group chief executive.

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FedEx Kinko’s escalates expansion efforts

Posted by | Aug 6, 2007 | |

FedEx Kinko’s, an operating company of FedEx Corp today officially announced an aggressive expansion plan to open 300 new office and print centers in the United States throughout fiscal 2008. The company also will redesign 110 existing centers and introduce 20 new locations internationally. These changes are part of the company’s overall plan to provide small businesses and traveling professionals with even greater access to the company’s office and print services and the FedEx transportation network.

FedEx Kinko’s has more than 1,700 locations in operation today, and this latest push for growth comes on the heels of the successful execution of its expansion plan in fiscal 2007. Last August, the company introduced a smaller store format and announced plans to open 200 centers nationwide with the new design. These centers have an average footprint of 1,800 square feet and carry more than 700 different office products. In addition, they offer the same services as a traditional center and have generated positive customer feedback since the launch. Based on the strong results, the 300 domestic locations scheduled to open in fiscal 2008 will feature the small-format design as well.

FedEx Kinko’s also plans to embark on its most aggressive international expansion effort to date by opening 20 new centers outside the United States during fiscal 2008. These new centers will be focused in the Asia-Pacific region with 12 in China, four in Japan, two in Korea, and one in Australia. In addition, one new center will be opened in Canada. Currently, the company has 159 locations outside the United States.

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Postal services to be modernized with Treasury help

Posted by | Aug 5, 2007 | |

The Postal Department will prepare a budget to obtain financial assistance from the Treasury to modernize postal services and upgrade its facilities Post Master General Shervyn Senadheera told the Sunday Observer.

He said postal services across the globe have moved into financial transactions, banking services, logistics and other value added services meeting customer expectations as a one-stop shop.

Senadheera said it is important to train employees in human resource development, IT, marketing skills, business development and customer services which will help them widen their knowledge and develop skills.

The post office is the hub in the village for transactions and other vital services. A change of attitude and efficiency in delivering services is what is needed. Most employees act as government officers and not as marketing officers. If the postal department is profit making then there will be revenue to provide customers more services.

Lack of communication technology and IT facilities in the postal department are the major obstacles to provide a better service to the people.

Providing financial services, banking agency services, insurance and third party bill payments are strategic measures to increase profits”, the Post Master General said.

The Postal Department has taken measures to address the salary anomalies, promotions and malparctices following the postal trade union demands.

The Department which was set up in 1798 has 20,000 employees, 637 post offices and 3,500 sub post offices. Over 7,000 postmen carry out a major task.

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