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Vietnam, July 2007 – TNT Express, the world’s leading express delivery company has launched Asia road network in Vietnam - a further development of this network after the first phase spanning Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in 2005. This road network launch is very important for Vietnam’s economy in light of increasing demand for high quality express services. The TNT Asia Road Network will offer businesses a cost and time effective solution with a land transport service besides the conventional sea and air freight. “Vietnam is integrating into the world economy and Vietnamese enterprises have become trusted partners of many multinational corporations, especially those headquartered in the ASEAN region. Being aware of fast development of Asian Economies as well as the strategic location of Vietnam in the region’s transportation network, we have invested 8 million Euros to develop this network. The TNT Road Network enables us to provide integrated and most effective road express delivery service, creating an unrivalled competitive advantage in express services for our company.” said Mr. Mark Van Den Assem – Country General Director of TNT Vietnam The TNT Asia Road Network offers businesses a cost and time effective solution with a land transport service that will provide significant savings compared to air freight and with transit times that are two to three times faster than sea freight. As with all TNT services, The Asia Road Network offers customers a fully inclusive door-to-door solution. The most important edge that TNT has over other transport service providers is complete track and trace capabilities at anytime and anywhere in the world provided to customers using the Asia Road Network service. Dedicated security trained drivers as well as container trucks equipped with Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking provides peace-of-mind for customers with high-value goods such as electronic and computing components, as well as automotive parts. TNT will continuously expand the Asia Road Network to China through the North-East border of Vietnam at the end of this year. By that time, this network will cover 605 areas and link 120 cities across 4000 km, allowing a saving cost of around 30% compared with air freight. TNT’s vision is to expand the Asia Road Network to many other countries in the region to make it a backbone transport road, similar to the road network in Europe and the Middle East. The TNT European Road Network is the most extensive road delivery network in Europe. It links 33 countries, handles 4,000 Europe-wide international line hauls across 2,000,000 kilometers with 5,700 tones of freight every week Opening of Branches in Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc and Ca Mau. In order to have an effectively and wider network all over the country, TNT Vietrans will open 3 more branches in Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc and Ca mau province at the end of this month, increasing the total number of TNT’s branches in Vietnam to 21. “The continuity in opening more branches demonstrates our commitment to sustainable development in Vietnam as well as our hope to support emerging market of TNT. These 3 provinces have become new attractive investment destinations. There are already many factories and industrial areas there. With our new branches, companies in these 3 provinces will receive the most efficient support when they export or import.” added Mr. Mark Van Den Assem – Country General Director of TNT-Vietrans. TNT–Vietrans Express Worldwide has been awarded the SA 8000 and ISO 14001 Certifications. Recently, TNT-Vietrans Express World Wide has honorably received the SA 8000 certification and ISO 14001 certifications which recognize the company’s social responsibility for its staffs and its environment management system respectively. This shows the commitment of TNT to sustainable development in Vietnam as well as reaffirms TNT’s world leading position in express delivery service. One of requisite business strategies of TNT is to implement socially responsible policies by complying strictly with the requirements of SA8000 certification, Labour Law of Vietnam, ILO Conventions and related legal documents. TNT-Vietrans has committed to provide a safe working environment for all the employees of company. Moreover, in line with “Safety First” principle, company always ensures all necessary measures are deployed to ensure maximum safety for customers, subcontractors, and all business partners. For further information, please contact: Ms. Pham Thi Thanh ThaoMarketing Manager T : + 84.8.848 6822F : + 84.8.848 9528M : + 84.918 491 891 Email:
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Notes to editors TNT’s express division is one of the world’s leading business to business express delivery services providers. It delivers 4.1 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight a week to over 200 countries using its network of over 1,200 depots, hubs and sortation centres. The division operates over 23,400 road vehicles and 44 aircraft and has the biggest door-to-door air and road express delivery infrastructure in Europe. TNT’s express division employs over 54,000 staff worldwide (as per the end of 2006). It is the first organisation to have achieved global recognition as an Investor in People. The division reported revenue of € 6.01 billion in 2006. The operating income was € 580 million, up 21.8 % compared to 2005. Visit the TNT express division online: http://www.tnt.com/express. TNT – Vietrans is an important link in the express delivery network spanning 200 countries worldwide. Established in 1995, TNT – Vietrans is the first joint venture company in the Vietnam market providing express delivery and logistics services. With 350 staffs working at 21 offices and branches nation wide, TNT Vietnam currently operates via 3 international airports including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang. TNT-Vietrans’ service quality has been recognized by international certifications such as ISO 9001:2000, OHSAS 18001 and TAPA.
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