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FedEx Express recently broke ground on its largest solar facility and first outside the U.S., when it began construction of its new Central and Eastern European gateway at the Cologne/Bonn, Germany, airport. The hub is slated for completion in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Jim Winestock, a 40-year UPS veteran will retire as senior vice president of U.S. operations in February.  Myron Gray, the current chief of regional operations in Canada and Latin America, will assume the post.

The post is one of 12 on the management committee.  Winestock was one of UPS’s top paid execs with 2007 total compensation of $1.37 million.

Both Winestock, 57, and Gray, 51, started as package handlers during college.

Gray’s job will be to keep everything running smoothly,” said a UPS spokesman. “This is where the rubber meets road. He’s not the chief salesman. He makes sure everything is running on time and as efficiently as possible.”

Continuing its cost cutting, FedEx said it will delay opening its new hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport until next fall and will start operations with fewer workers than initially projected.

FedEx had previously planned to open the $500 million facility – which serves the greater Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point area of North Carolina – in summer 2009.

It is the latest budget cutting news from the company that recently announced it will not advertise on the SuperBowl for the first time in 12 years. Read the rest of this entry »

FedEx’s Memphis pick up station, which is usually closed on Christmas, opened its doors and gave customers a chance to pick up last minute gift packages.  The station opened because bad weather in many parts of the country caused backlogs at some pick up sorting stations.

The station was filled with laughter as customers hurried in to pick up packages.  Gary Feder, who received a box of gourmet chocolates from his sister, was one of the most appreciative customers.  He shared his chocolates with pick up station workers.  “If you’re working today you deserve a treat,” said Feder.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Postal Service was making special deliveries throughout Christmas Day.
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By Justin G. Cramer

Shipping executives have an unprecedented opportunity to help their company develop a formidable competitive edge.

In case you have not noticed, shipping is becoming more and more important.  It is a growing cost center and a key factor in customer satisfaction.   Shipping has become mission critical and has the attention of top management

This is a glass half full, or half empty situation.  The half-empty point of view centers around fretting about high shipping costs and worrying about whether a package will arrive to the customer on time. Read the rest of this entry »

UPS has signed a four-year deal with the PGA European Tour, making it the tour’s official express carrier and giving it exposure in 53 tournaments in five continents, according to GolfWeek Magazine

UPS will have signs lining the golf course and entertain clients at tournaments worldwide, including China, England, Scotland and Germany.  Financial details weren’t disclosed, but baseline official sponsorships for the PGA European Tour run about $630,000 a year.

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved nationwide deployment of a UPS tested air traffic control system that monitors aircraft by satellite rather than radar.  UPS Airlines has been testing the system on 107 Boeing B-757 and 767 aircraft. since 1999. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are the relevant dates regarding DHL’s discontinuing domestic air and ground services.

* Domestic express and ground no longer available = 1/30/09
* Domestic service guarantees ends = 11/17/08
* Ground HAZ service discontinued = 11/29/08 (No change to international HAZ)
* Saturday pickup and delivery service discontinued = 11/29/08 Read the rest of this entry »