Tag: Worldwide

DHL launches Indian time-bound service

Posted by | Aug 9, 2005 | |

DHL has announced a Time Definite Delivery (TDD) service, a door-to-door delivery service that ensures that documents reach their destination by a specified time on the second business day. With the new service, customers in India can send or receive documents to and from 12 cities in the Asia-Pacific.

DHL’s ‘StartDay Express’ offers second day delivery pre-nine a.m. and ‘MidDay Express’ offers second day delivery pre-noon. If the delivery is not made by the stated time, the customer is notified and a report stating the reason for the delay is communicated. Should the cause of the delay lie with DHL, the total transportation charges could be refunded. The service will be first available in Mumbai and New Delhi and later in Chennai and Bangalore.

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Sweden Post to equip drivers with Intermec handheld computers

Posted by | Aug 8, 2005 | |

Sweden Post, which handles 20 million pieces of mail daily, is to equip its drivers with interactive handheld computers from Intermec Technologies Corp. to provide real-time data capture during deliveries. The agreement includes 2,500 Intermec 761 ruggedised handheld computers and accessories, as well as vehicle-docking stations, chargers and holsters, and a comprehensive service and support package.

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UK Royal Mail may have to lay off 30,000

Posted by | Aug 8, 2005 | |

The British postal service, faced with losses of as much as 8 billion dollars in its pension fund, may have to dismiss up to 30,000 workers.

A study commissioned by mail regulator Postcomm and conducted by LECG found that competition and other factors have created a big shortfall in the pension fund of the Royal Mail.

Up to 30,000 post office jobs could be at risk, the study concluded.

The Royal Mail has about 165,000 employees.

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GAO urges better training for handling suspicious US mail

Posted by | Aug 8, 2005 | |

The US Postal Service needs to develop more detailed training to prepare its workers to handle suspicious mail more carefully, the Government Accountability Office said Monday.

The GAO cited mistakes in the handling of a letter containing the poison ricin that was found in the Greenville, S.C. post office in October 2003.

The letter, which contained a sealed vial, was labeled “Caution: Ricin Poison,” GAO noted.

It said the letter was discovered around midnight and postal officials double wrapped it and removed it to an area away from workers, but did not call postal inspectors until the next day. Inspectors then called in local emergency officials and the letter was sent to the state health department and later to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

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Japanese PM calls snap election

Posted by | Aug 8, 2005 | |

Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has dissolved the lower house of parliament and called an early election for 11 September.

The move follows the defeat in the Upper House of his landmark proposals to reform the country’s postal system.

The vote was a huge blow to Mr Koizumi, who staked his reputation on the issue.

One minister has resigned over his decision to call an early election, and his divided party may now face a close race in the poll.

The postal reform would have transformed Japan Post, with its 3 trillion dollars of assets, into the world’s largest bank.

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