Tag: Worldwide

Australia Post, China Post jv plans expansion in China’s key centers

Posted by | Oct 12, 2005 | |

Australia Post said its recently formed international logistics joint venture with China Post is planning to open more distribution hubs in China’s key commercial and manufacturing centers after establishing the first hub in Shanghai in July. It said the joint venture company, Sai Cheng Logistics, will link the hubs to similar facilities in Australia. In its annual report, the Australian government-owned postal services and logistics company said the joint venture was formed in response to the increasing demand among Australian businesses for logistics and supply chain support in China.

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Guaranteed expedited delivery from US to Pacific Rim now open to businesses

Posted by | Oct 11, 2005 | |

Business mailers can now benefit by using a date-certain, guaranteed delivery service to the Pacific Rim utilizing the cooperative efforts of the US Postal Service and five other world posts. Global Express Mail service with guarantee, which became available to non commercial mailers on July 25, 2005, was launched in an historic agreement among postal administrations for Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and the Republic of South Korea. The introduction of this guarantee feature was an enhancement to the existing Global Express Mail service and was available, until now, to non commercial mailers only. “Global Express Mail with guarantee is an ideal solution for business mailers,” said Jim Wade, vice president of international business for the U.S. Postal Service. “It can help these commercial shippers conduct transactions in the Pacific Rim, an arena which continues to experience unprecedented growth in international trade,” he added.

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Overseas firms target U.S. market

Posted by | Oct 10, 2005 | |

As many U.S. companies expand their marketing presence in China, other global companies are targeting the U.S. with new marketing efforts.

Two notable companies that are pumping up their marketing in the U.S. are DHL International, a German-based shipping company owned by Deutsche Post World Net, and BT, a London-based telecommunications company.

DHL and BT last month launched new ad campaigns in the U.S., and their strategies demonstrate the ways in which global marketers approach the unique challenges of reaching fragmented U.S. audiences.

“As companies come to the U.S., the major challenge is about brand management,” said Bill Engler, senior VP-strategy at brand consultancy BrandLogic. “It really gets down to consistency and flexibility, and creating a brand guidance system that allows for both.”

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DHL prepares for next decade with USD850m Asian plan

Posted by | Oct 7, 2005 | |

DHL, Asia’s biggest express operator by sales, is to double the size of its parcel handling centre at the airport as part of an USD850 million expansion which the carrier expects to satisfy demand for the next decade.

The expansion, to be completed by 2007, will build in a higher level of automation at its Central Asia hub, increasing the speed at which the European express firm can process the millions of packages it handles each year in Hong Kong.

“The expansion will create the first fully automated facility of its size in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Scott Price, chief executive (Asia-Pacific) for DHL Express. “It will be built to handle our projections of 90 million shipments a year by 2015 and should satisfy the capacity needs of even our most aggressive growth scenario. It is a long-term commitment to the Hong Kong area.”

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DHL Iceland Appoints Managing Director

Posted by | Oct 7, 2005 | |

DHL Express Iceland, part of Deutsche Post’s express delivery and logistics arm DHL, appointed Mikael Skogsberg managing director, it was reported on October 7, 2005.

Mikael Skogsberg, 38, will replace Thordur Hermann Kolbeinsson who decided to resign from the post.

Prior to the appointment, Skogsberg who has 14 years experience at DHL in Europe, has headed the company’s units in Sweden and Belgium.

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