New Zealand Post has formed a 50/50 joint venture with global mailand express group DHL and its parent Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) for the ownership and operation of express courier businesses in Australia."Effective July 1, the arrangement builds on the success since 2005 of a similar joint venture in New Zealand between DPWN's express unit DHL Express and New Zealand Post," said the New Zealand postal organisation.The new structure is called Express Couriers Australia Pvt Limited (ECA) and … [Read more...] about New Australia JV for NZ Post and DHL
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DHL offers carbon offsets for Asia-Pac
DHL has launched an Asia-Pacific service allowing clients to offset the carbon emissions generated by transporting their shipments.Customers who want to use the company's new DHL Gogreen Express service are asked to pay a 3 per cent "green premium" on top of the standard charges.The company then calculates the carbon emissions generated as a result of transporting the parcel and offset these by reinvesting in environmentally friendly projects such as fuel vehicle technology,solar panels and … [Read more...] about DHL offers carbon offsets for Asia-Pac
Airbus selects DHL as lead provider
Global express and logistics company DHL has announced a new five-year agreement with Airbus in which it will become the lead transport provider and atier-one partner of the European airframe manufacturer from 1 September."DHL will implement its full transportation system, 4PL control tower and optimisation programme to streamline the flow of materials to Airbus manufacturing plants," the express company said. "The control tower will manage a significant part of inbound transportation including … [Read more...] about Airbus selects DHL as lead provider
FedEx in talks to buy TNT: Report
FedEx Corp., the second-largest US express company, is in preliminary talks to buy TNT, Europe's second-biggest express-delivery service, according to are port in the Financial Times last month. Rising fuel costs and an economic decline revived merger discussion between FedEx and TNT, the UK newspaper said,without citing sources.The move is seen a logical one as both companies have virtually no presence inits competitor's main market. A takeover of TNT would give FedEx a full European air and … [Read more...] about FedEx in talks to buy TNT: Report
TNT Express taps new markets
With a differentiated product offering and diversified network and customer base,the global express group is confident it can continue to build domestic platforms in key developing markets, which have growth rates of over 18 per cent, despite some pessimism in the market.Europe's largest express-delivery company, said rising fuel prices and the slowing US economy aren't hurting itsexpress-delivery division. "I would say TNT is coping well with the uncertainty in the economy right now," said … [Read more...] about TNT Express taps new markets
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DHL Express, part of German worldwide logistics group Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), has brought its global management team together under one roof with the opening of a new head office and quality control centre in Bonn, Germany. … [Read more...] about DHL Express
