JP/17/TNT TNT now serves domestic shipment, aims to be market leader The Jakarta Post Jakarta

TNT Express Indonesia has announced it was now serving the domestic market in 16 major cities across the country, making it the first delivery services firm that offers an integrated international and domestic service in Indonesia.

"We are confident that we're able to apply our recognized high quality of international service into domestic service," said TNT Indonesian president director Colin Moran.

Moran told a press conference last week that its delivery services would enable customers to receive documents or packages before 9 a.m., at noon, or at the close of business hours on the next day.

It's called "The Next Day" service.

In order to support such services, TNT had invested Rp 2 billion (US$210,000), which would be expanded to Rp 5 billion and Rp 10 billion in the next five to 10 years, Moran said as quoted as saying by Antara.

Separately, TNT sales and marketing director Andry Adiwinarso said that it was hoping to attract mostly corporate customers.

"But, individual customers are still welcome to use our services," he said, adding that the rates would be somewhere between the rates charged by foreign and domestic providers.

Australian company Thomas Nationwide Transport (TNT) started its express delivery business in Indonesia in 1979 under the name of PT Skypak International.

"Our company has now become a major player in Australia, Europe, Thailand and China. We hope that the new service will make us the market leader in Indonesia," said Moran.