Tag: Worldwide

Time for postal industry to ‘re-invent’ itself

Posted by | Aug 22, 2005 | |

A re-invention of the postal industry is inevitable and industry players should not fear global rivalry, but rather embrace it in the spirit of co-operation and competition among players, Deutsche Post AG divisional board member Dr Herbert-Michael Zapf said. Zapf said a re-invention of the postal industry would entail innovation, quality and service. The industry, he said, must innovate to meet future challenges, adding that innovation was more than just having new products but an understanding of one’s own business. “The postal industry needs to develop a broader understanding of postal services, which will ultimately lead to an extended value chain of postal services,” he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur last month. Zapf was a guest speaker at the recent 12th Asean Postal Business Meeting 2005. He said competition was good as it brought out the best in companies to provide efficient goods and services to consumers.

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First Boeing 757 added to TNT Express air fleet

Posted by | Aug 22, 2005 | |

TNT Express today announced that it has added a Boeing 757, the company’s first, to its Liège-based air fleet. The aircraft – which has been wet-leased from Icelandair to TNT Airways – came into service last month. The aircraft’s inaugural flight in TNT livery was between Liège, where TNT Express has its air hub, and Barcelona, and as such was the first leg of its regular round trip, which consists of: Liège – Barcelona – Vitoria – Madrid – Liège. The Boeing 757 ideally matches TNT’s freight requirements for this service – 30 tonnes – and is a cost-efficient to operate besides being among the quietest aircraft available. Christian Drenthen, Managing Director Worldwide Networks, TNT Express said: “This aircraft gives TNT Express just the right increase in capacity on a growing route between Spain and our hub at Liège, Belgium. It is in line with our aim to offer customers a faster, more reliable and competitive service.”

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Postcomm allows UK Royal Mail to price post by size as well as weight

Posted by | Aug 18, 2005 | |

Postcomm has today given Royal Mail the all-clear to charge postage according to the size of a letter or packet as well as its weight.

Royal Mail’s new Pricing in Proportion (PiP) price structure will be the greatest change in postal pricing since the introduction of the Penny Black. It will come into operation, at the earliest, in August 2006. Its introduction will mean some post will cost less to send than it does now but light-weight items that are also large or bulky will cost more.

Today’s announcement follows two years of extensive consultation by Postcomm and reflects substantially revised proposals from Royal Mail. In its most recent consultation, Postcomm proposed to allow Royal Mail to introduce the new charges from next April. After analysis of responses, this has been put back to August next year to allow postal users at least 12 months to prepare.

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UPS orders eight Boeing 747-400 freighters

Posted by | Aug 17, 2005 | |

As part of its on-going effort to accommodate strong international volume growth, UPS today announced a firm order for eight new Boeing 747-400 freighters from Boeing Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Deliveries of the 747-400’s will begin in June 2007 and run through 2008. UPS has selected General Electric to provide engines for the new aircraft. “These Boeing 747-400 freighters will allow UPS to smoothly increase capacity on its most important international ‘trunk’ routes connecting Asia, Europe and North America,” said Bob Lekites, UPS vice president of airline and international operations.

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Parcel2Go sees market for a parcels wholesaler

Posted by | Aug 11, 2005 | |

Parcel2Go, which wholesales parcel services over the web, plans an aggressive sales campaign to win traffic from carriers. And it’s keen to gain contracts from transport and distribution firms, provided they have at least ten parcels a day to ship from their depot.

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