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Abhijeet S
Growing Market
Most of the big players have today realised that they have only touched the tip of the iceberg of the Indian market and all of them were more eager to have a bigger pie of the growing market. Part of the recent undercurrents have been driven by that. Says Clyde Cooper, managing director, Blue Dart: "Our expertise and dedication lies in the domestic market.
We want to provide the best standards available globally." Since the exclusivity contract with FedEx did not allow Blue Dart who operates three flights with a combined capacity of 51 tonne, to carry any package from other players like TNT, UPS or DHL, this was not agreeable to Blue Dart.
Also, territorial restrictions prevented Blue Dart to leverage its network to grow in neighbouring countries, and this clashed with its own ambitions of becoming a regional player. On the other hand, FedEx felt that the growing market needs would not be best served by continuing to tie up with Blue Dart. Says Jacques Creeten, managing director, Indian sub-continent, FedEx: Blue Dart's capacity was not sufficient for us.
We have increased the capacity of our flight operating in India to 87 tonnes earlier this month." FedEx was also keen to establish its own brand and its systems in India and provide services that its customers enjoy globally.
Most of the big players have today realised that they have only touched the tip of the iceberg of the Indian market and all of them were more eager to have a bigger pie of the growing market. Part of the recent undercurrents have been driven by that. Says Clyde Cooper, managing director, Blue Dart: "Our expertise and dedication lies in the domestic market.
We want to provide the best standards available globally." Since the exclusivity contract with FedEx did not allow Blue Dart who operates three flights with a combined capacity of 51 tonne, to carry any package from other players like TNT, UPS or DHL, this was not agreeable to Blue Dart.
Also, territorial restrictions prevented Blue Dart to leverage its network to grow in neighbouring countries, and this clashed with its own ambitions of becoming a regional player. On the other hand, FedEx felt that the growing market needs would not be best served by continuing to tie up with Blue Dart. Says Jacques Creeten, managing director, Indian sub-continent, FedEx: Blue Dart's capacity was not sufficient for us.
We have increased the capacity of our flight operating in India to 87 tonnes earlier this month." FedEx was also keen to establish its own brand and its systems in India and provide services that its customers enjoy globally.