DHL Bahrain launches new time-definite express delivery services
DHL Bahrain, part of global courier company DHL Express Worldwide, launched on February 1, 2005 a number of new time-definite express delivery services in the Kingdom.
The new services provide more convenience and flexibility for the customers, allowing them to pre-arrange the exact time for their deliveries, officials said. The new services include the StartDay Express service, which allows express door-to-door deliveries by 0900 local time and the MidDay Express service for express door-to-door deliveries by 1200 local time. As part of the new services, customers are able to choose between deliveries on the next day or on the second day and can also benefit from express services for heavy shipments.
DHL established its presence in Bahrain in 1976. DHL Bahrain presently captures a 63 pct share of the Kingdom’s logistics market. Currently, DHL Bahrain employs a staff of 700 and reports a Bahrainisation rate of 85 pct.
Bahrain is the hub of DHL Middle East, which also operates branches in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Yemen and Afghanistan.
(Editor’s note: DHL Express Worldwide is wholly-owned by German postal services operator Deutsche Post AG.)
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