2009 week 38
TNT in the media - week 38
Wind power gives TNT green boost
18 September 2009
TNT has taken the top spot in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third year in a row, following its decision to source electricity for all 70 of its UK locations from wind and hydro-electric power sources.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index tracks the performance of the sustainability-driven companies worldwide and the DJSI rankings for 2009 – just announced in Zurich – show that TNT scored 95 per cent – the highest score of any company on the index.
Managing director Tom Bell said: “We’ve drawn up a ‘green electricity contract’ with the supplier and generator – and it’s fully auditable and a legal requirement for them – that all of our electricity comes from a ‘green source’. It basically means that our industry-leading fleet of electric trucks is truly emission free because we’re charging their batteries using power from renewable sources.
“This initiative, plus our £8m investment in the 100 electric trucks in the UK, will go a long way to ensuring our goal that we’re the first zero emission company on the planet.”
Source: Logistics Manager, www.logisticsmanager.com
TNT Adds Europe-China Freighter Flight
18 September 2009
TNT Express, Europe's second largest express delivery carrier, boosted capacity on the Europe-China route on Sept. 18 with the addition of a new 747 extended range freighter.
The aircraft, which can carry 110 tons of cargo, will operate three times weekly non-stop between TNT's new south China hub in Hong Kong and its European hub in Liege, Belgium.
Amsterdam-based TNT said the service will target the high tech, telecommunications, electronics and fashion industries in Hong Kong and south China as well as Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan.
"With our integrated air and road delivery capabilities in Asia and Europe,we are well placed to capitalize on the strong trading links between the two regions," said James McCormac, regional managing director of TNT Asia Pacific.
The new service complements TNT existing 747-400 ER freighter service between Liege and Shanghai via Singapore.
TNT maintains Asian hubs in Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore.
Source: Journal of Commerce, www.joc.com