“DHL Express Logistics Strategy Seminar” addresses trends in global logistics centering on Japan-U.S. trade lane
DHL hosted customers from a broad selection of industries at the “DHL Express Logistics Strategy Seminar”, where they participated in a series of lively discussions on the current and future trends for global logistics, with a focus on trade between Japan and the United States.
Demand for sophisticated logistics strategies is on the rise among businesses pursuing growth in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. The “DHL Express Logistics Strategy Seminar” featured a keynote speech by famed management consultant Kenichi Ohmae, who discussed critical logistics solutions for companies seeking a sharper competitive edge, especially in the United States, which continues to be one of Japan’s most important trading partners.
The seminar also featured experts from logistics magazine publisher discussing the logistics challenges facing key industries in Japan, and they presented case studies on the impact of strategic logistics solutions provided by DHL Japan on the Japan-U.S. trade lane.
In recent years, DHL has been reinforcing its infrastructure in the U.S. market, investing USD 1.2 billion in upgrades such as the opening of new air and ground hubs and expanding existing facilities. In June this year, DHL also reached an agreement on a strategic partnership with Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global air cargo services provider Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW). With the partnership, DHL aims to meet the expected strong increase in demand for cargo space on routes between the US and Asia Pacific, and gives customers assured long-term airlift capacity for their shipments. In the same month, DHL acquired shares in Miami-based ASTAR Air Cargo, a step that enabled DHL to extend until 2019 the ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) lease agreement with ASTAR Air Cargo, thereby helping DHL reinforce the air network that supports its operations in the U.S. DHL also has been enhancing its U.S.-bound services, in April launching MidDay Express, a service that guarantees delivery of documents bound for major cities in the U.S. by noon the following business day, and extending this service to include parcels in October.
