Tag: Worldwide

Deutsche Post reaches compromise with regulator in mail sorting dispute

Posted by | Oct 19, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post AG has reached a compromise agreement with Germany’s Federal Networks Agency regulator in a dispute over obstacles that hinder rivals from entering the market for collecting and sorting letters, sources said.

Deutsche Post declined to comment on the matter.

Earlier press reports indicated that the agency suspected Deutsche Post of abusing its market position by placing certain unspecified clauses into the contracts of mail sorting consolidators that made it difficult for them to enter the market.

It launched an investigation into the matter, which is scheduled to end this month.

The Federal Networks Agency ordered Deutsche Post to open the market for mail sorting and collection to consolidators earlier this year.

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Blue Dart Express posts 75.72 percent profit increase

Posted by | Oct 19, 2005 | |

Air express, courier and logistics company Blue Dart Express Ltd has posted a 75.72 per cent increase in its net profit for the second quarter ended September 30, 2005 at Rs 17.66 crore as compared to Rs 10.05 crore in the corre sponding quarter previous fiscal.

Income from operations during the reporting quarter ended increased to Rs 137.09 crore over Rs 115.87 crore in Q2 of FY-05, the company said in a release.

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DHL to set up logistic management school in China

Posted by | Oct 19, 2005 | |

DHL has announced plans to set up its own training institution in China. As well as forming part of the company’s plans for expansion on the fast-growing market, the move will allow DHL to find and keep qualified staff. DHL plans to grow by between 35 and 40 per cent in the coming years in China, but has revealed problems when it comes to finding qualified managers.

The DHL Logistic Management University is therefore to be opened in Shanghai. In the coming year, the university will offer 40 courses for 7,500 students from DHL. Employees of DHL in other areas of Asia, such as South Korea, will also attend the university. Later, the university will open its doors to non-DHL employees. Employee fluctuation levels are high in China, but DHL hopes that the university courses will encourage staff to remain at DHL, as well as providing it with qualified managers.

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Deutsche Post takes majority stake in Dutch mail service MailMerge

Posted by | Oct 19, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG said it has taken a majority stake in Dutch mail service company MailMerge.

No financial details were disclosed.

Deutsche Post said its Dutch operations and MailMerge — which handles about 40 mln letters every year — have been cooperating closely since the end of 2003.

By adding this majority stake, Deutsche Post said it has made its Dutch operations, which include Selekt Mail Nederland, Interlanden, Selektvracht and DHL Global Mail, the Netherlands’ second largest mail service.

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TNT Express launches global email service to confirm customer pick-up requests

Posted by | Oct 18, 2005 | |

TNT Express today announced it has introduced a booking confirmation service that alerts customers, via email, that their collection request has been received. The new service – which eliminates the need for customers to call TNT for confirmation of a collection request – will create peace of mind by simplifying package tracking. To use the system customers require an active account with TNT’s online service ‘myTNT’ and an email address to which TNT can send the confirmation to. The email contains essential details such as booking reference, company name where packages should be collected and the date and time when the pick-up should take place. The service will initially be available this week, in Argentina, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Norway, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Slovakia and Vietnam. It will be rolled out – in early 2006 – to countries including China, Japan and Russia.

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