Emirates Post has signed two separateagreements with Yemen and Egypt.Abdulla Al Daboos, director general ofEmirates Post, signed memorandumsof understanding (MoU) with MohammedAli Morgham, director generalof Post Authority of Yemen, and AlaaFahmi, chairman of Egyptian NationalPost Authority.Under the agreement with Yemen,Emirates Post and Yemen will worktogether to enhance postal services betweenthe two countries, start a moneytransfer service, and put together amarketing and promotions plan.In … [Read more...] about Emirates Post signs postal deals
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TNT starts direct marketing venture in China
In contrast to Europe, where TNTis already seeing rapid growth as ittakes advantage of European Unionledliberalisation in mail markets, opportunitiesin Asia for its mail divisonremain limited.Though TNT's express parcels networkin the region is expanding rapidly,and though it has an ambition to getinto addressed mail in the region too,in practice monopolies by nationalpost offices limit its mail forays to theunaddressed business mail market anddirect marketing services.For example, the company … [Read more...] about TNT starts direct marketing venture in China
500 rural post offices may close
More than 10 percent of about4,400 privately run post offices undercontract with Japan Post mayclose, according to a survey by thepublic corporation. Of about 24,600post offices nation-wide, some 4,400are run privately mainly in ruralareas, commissioned by Japan Post.The survey found around 500 ofthe private post offices have closedor will do so because many agents areunwilling to renew contracts with JapanPost. Japan Post conducted the surveyof post offices, most of them in townsand villages, … [Read more...] about 500 rural post offices may close
Champ Cargosystems launches eXpressWEB
CHAMP Cargosystems has launcheda new Internet service directed towardsimplifying and speeding up the bookingprocess of express shipments.Working with specific requirementssubmitted by COPA Courier,eXpressWEB was designed anddeveloped to make the express shipmentbooking task as simple as fillingout just one Web form.The service responds to the userwith the total charges of the shipmentallowing the user to make modificationsuntil they are satisfied.Once the booking is submitted, acopy of the air … [Read more...] about Champ Cargosystems launches eXpressWEB
Bulk mail customers turn to Aramex
Express, forwarding and logisticsgiant Aramex is capturing some bulkmail traffic in the Middle East, but hasyet to see direct marketing and otherbulk mailing – the only kind of mailthat is still growing for European andUS post offices - take off to any greatdegree in the region, according to itsCEO Fadi Ghandour.'It is not like in Europe or the US,' he says. 'Mail is not yet much used for marketing here as it is in the West. Post offices would love it to happen, but it is not there … [Read more...] about Bulk mail customers turn to Aramex
China Postal Airlines starts flights to Osaka
China Postal Airlines has launcheddirect mail and cargo flights betweenShanghai and Osaka in Japan, shorteningdelivery times between the twocities by at least 12 hours, Xinhua newsagency reported.The China Post subsidiary uses aB737-300 for the new service, whichtakes about two hours to reachOsaka.It is the second international cargoservice that China Postal Airlineshas launched this year. It launched aBeijing-Seoul cargo service in August.Xinhua said the new service willboost economic exchanges … [Read more...] about China Postal Airlines starts flights to Osaka
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