Tag: Asia

DHL Japan showcases its flair for fashion

Posted by | Sep 1, 2008 | |

DHL will be the first logistics company to lend its support to the Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo as the event’s official courier. The 7th annual Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo is being held from September 1-7 at Tokyo Midtown.

DHL Japan staff and services are being mobilized to meet the international express transport needs of the 40 designers taking part in Japan’s leading fashion event this year. In addition, DHL Japan will offer document and cargo transport services for designers participating in the event for the first time that seek to transact business with overseas buyers as well as for designers that will be showing overseas collections.

In addition to Japan Fashion Week TOKYO, DHL has forged an official partnership agreement with IMG Fashion Week under which it supports a variety of overseas fashion events in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and other markets.

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Japan Post to Own 66 Pct of Parcel Delivery JV with Nippon Express

Posted by | Aug 28, 2008 | |

Japan Post Holdings Co. and Nippon Express Co. will own 66 pct and 34 pct, respectively, of their parcel delivery joint firm, the two companies announced.

The current fifty-fifty joint venture, JP Express Co., was set up in Tokyo in June to prepare for the integration of the two companies’ parcel delivery operations on April 1 next year.

The two also agreed to raise the capital of JP Express to 50 billion yen by April from the current 300 million yen.

The new firm will target sales of 280 billion yen in the year starting April and expects to handle some 520 million parcels.

It is targeting a domestic market share of 16 pct, the largest after Yamato Transport Co. and Sagawa Express Co.

It will have a workforce of 11,000, mostly on loan from Japan Post and Nippon Express, and 260,000 service outlets nationwide, including those at convenience stores.

The firm will also launch a new brand to replace Japan Post’s “Yu-Pack” and Nippon Express’ “Pelican” brands.

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The Delivery of EMS Speeds up in China South-west

Posted by | Aug 26, 2008 | |

From August 14, 2008, China Post EMS started two types of premium time-certain services – EMS Next-morning Delivery and Next-day Delivery between Chongqing and other key cities in the south-west region. Currently, the time-certain delivery services include: two-way Next-morning Delivery between Chongqing and Chengdu / Kunming, two-way Next-day Delivery between Chongqing and Guiyang / Qujing / Chuxiong / Gejiu / Dali, and single-way Next-day Delivery from Zunyi to Chongqing . The two services will adopt the same rate of normal EMS : RMB 20 for the first 500 grams and RMB 6 for any additional 500 grams.

With the ongoing network optimization in the south-west, the EMS Next-morning Delivery and Next-day Delivery will be expanded to more cities in the region to meet the market demand for quality express services. For the time being, Chongqing EMS branch is planning to open the EMS truck route by use of the freeway between Chongqing and Guizhou Province , which will further reduce the time of transportation and delivery of EMS items along this route.

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TNT opens key network link in Vietnam’s hi-tech hub

Posted by | Aug 25, 2008 | |

The new facility is part of a EUR 1 million investment in developments in the city, which includes TNT’s new Hanoi office due to open in the fourth quarter of this year.
Onno Boots, regional managing director, TNT Southeast Asia, said: “As Vietnam is strategically located as the link between China and Southeast Asia on our Asia Road Network, the completion of the TNT International & Domestic Operations Centre, North in Hanoi is an integral part of TNT’s growth strategy in the region.”
He added that more than 40 pct of volumes to and from TNT Vietnam will pass through the new centre, and growth is expected to be in the high double-digit range for the next five years as it facilitates seamless integration between TNT’s air and road networks.
Shipments passing through Vietnam will be consolidated and processed at the TNT International & Domestic Operations Centre in Hanoi before making its way northwards to China and southwards to Singapore via the Asia Road Network for subsequent airlift to Europe and China respectively, using TNT’s Boeing 747-400 ERF that flies between Singapore, Shanghai and Liege three times a week.
Boots said that the new facility gives TNT the capacity to handle four times its current load of both international and domestic freight under one roof while leveraging the Asia Road Network.
This is the third facility to be opened within three months, following TNT’s new international & domestic road hub in Bangkok, Thailand and the Singapore Country Depot.

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Twenty Four Seven ties up with DHL courier service

Posted by | Aug 24, 2008 | |

Twenty Four Seven, Indian convenience store announces its tie up with DHL courier service at their stores. Through this tie up, DHL courier services will now be offered round the clock at Twenty Four Seven convenience stores empowering its customers to send a courier even at odd hours.

The courier services will be initially available from 12 noon to 9.00 p.m and eventually for twenty four hours. The introduction of the courier services further strengthens its presence where convenience is concerned. It is a one stop location providing international shopping experience for any need be it planned or unplanned. It will now be possible to send urgent couriers at odd hours when no other services are available.

On the tie-up Mr. Samir Modi, Managing Director, Twenty Four Seven said, “We have seen a changing trend in the economy; consumers today are not satisfied only with products but want services to be provided round the clock at their convenience. After achieving the benchmark in providing services such as utility bill payment, movie tickets, we are glad to introduce DHL Courier for our customers.”

Twenty Four Seven stores will be entitled to receive 15 pct discount on DHL courier services on purchase of products worth Rs 200 (USD 4.56).

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