IN BRIEF
Logistics :TNT lands five-year contract to manage Michelin's warehouse
TNT Logistics, a division of TNT (Thailand) Ltd, has been awarded a five-year, Bt115 million management contract by Michelin Siam Co Ltd.
Under the new contract, TNT Logistics would manage and operate Michelin's 28,000-square-metre warehouse in Nong Khae. In addition, TNT would implement its proprietary "best of breed" warehouse management system, undertake primary transport from Michelin's factory to the warehouse, and haul exports from the warehouse to ports. The new contract strengthened the existing relationship between Michelin and TNT within Thailand and across Southeast Asia as well as other parts of the world including USA, Europe and Australia, according to Matthew Stimpson, business development director for TNT Logistics Thailand.
Communications:DDB Europe to handle Star AllianceStar Alliance Service GmbH, the integrated-services company jointly owned by the member carriers of the Star Alliance, said it had appointed DDB Europe to handle its global communications. The appointment was effective immediately, and followed a three-month search for an agency. DDB will be responsible for all global marketing and loyalty communications for the Star Alliance. It will manage the account in Europe while making use of the DDB Worldwide Communications Group global network. Michael Bray, president of DDB Europe, said the company was "delighted" to secure the account because Star Alliance is a leader in its field.
Airlines:E-tickets in the offing in Vietnam Vietnamese carriers Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines are planning to introduce electronic ticketing as early as this quarter, VietNamNet website has reported. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) had told Vietnam Airlines there would a complete conversion to e-ticketing by the end of 2007. From 2008, hard-copy tickets will no longer exist within IATA's billing and settlement plan, a system for computerised processing of accounts between agents and airlines on a country-by-country basis. Trinh Hong Quang, of Vietnam Airlines' marketing division said airlines saved significant sums by issuing e-tickets instead of hard-copy tickets, the website reported. He said Vietnam Airlines may begin selling e-tickets for Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City flights this quarter, and then on flights from Hanoi to Da Nang by the end of the year.
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