Tag: Asia

DHL to offer air express service to Southeast Bank

Posted by | Apr 12, 2008 | |

DHL signed an agreement with Southeast Bank Limited to provide air express solutions to the bank and its customers.

An official corporate signing ceremony took place in this connection between DHL Express Bangladesh and Southeast Bank Limited at the head office of Southeast Bank Limited.

The agreement was signed by Country Manager of DHL Express Desmond Quiah and Southeast Bank President-cum-Managing Director Neaz Ahmed on behalf of their respective organisations.

Under this agreement, Southeast Bank Limited will use DHL Express’ services for sending its time-sensitive international documents.

DHL’s service to the Southeast Bank features automated shipment preparation, pre-scheduled pick-ups, state-of-the-art management of shipments at operational facilities- gateway and hubs, and delivery of shipments to consignees with up-to-the-minute track and trace capability. In addition to conventional ‘time definite’ services, DHL offers money-back guarantee services to specific destinations for shipments.

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DHL appoints Troy Shortell as Head of Global Customer Solutions for Asia Pacific

Posted by | Apr 11, 2008 | |

DHL announced the appointment of Troy Shortell as Senior Vice President, DHL Global Customer Solutions (GCS) for the Asia Pacific region, with immediate effect. GCS is the industry-first customer management unit that was established in 2004 to manage DHL’s top global customers.

Based in Singapore, Mr. Shortell reports to GCS’ Chief Executive Officer, Rolf Habben Jansen. He succeeds Florence Noblot, who has since moved to France as Managing Director of DHL Express International. In this role, he will lead and drive the strategic growth of the GCS business unit in the Asia Pacific region, which coordinates all of DHL’s express, air, freight, and ocean services.

Mr. Shortell joined DHL in 1993, and previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy for DHL Global Forwarding in Asia Pacific. In his previous role, he initiated regional strategic programs to drive organic growth. He also played a key role in the integration of the former DHL Danzas Air & Ocean and Exel Multi-national sales teams in Asia Pacific.

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TNT invests Euro 100 million to capture freight opportunities between Southeast Asia, Europe and China

Posted by | Apr 11, 2008 | |

TNT announced it will invest Euro 100 million over the coming 5 years to strengthen its network coverage, connectivity and infrastructure. TNT aims to build a leadership position by leveraging on the soaring demand for freight express services between Southeast Asia, China and Europe. This demand is mainly driven by customers in the high-tech, equipment and machinery and healthcare sectors that are increasingly moving large volumes of high-value goods between Southeast Asia, China and Europe.

Commenting on the inaugural landing of TNT’s Boeing 747-400 ER Freighter in Singapore, James McCormac, Chief Operating Officer of TNT’s express division, said, “Our strategic objective is to build a leadership position in domestic, intra-regional and selected intercontinental express flows in the emerging Asian region. TNT’s volumes between China and Europe have grown over 20 per cent in 2007, and we’re certain that the stop in Singapore will further accelerate this volume growth.”

With Singapore as its Southeast Asian hub, TNT’s connectivity between Europe, Southeast Asia and China will further be enhanced to tap into significant trade flows between these regions. According to a study by TNT, Greater China is one of Southeast Asia’s largest trade partners, representing some 24 per cent of total express volumes transported by air. This is followed by Europe representing 20 per cent, with trade within Southeast Asia accounting for 11 per cent. Within Southeast Asia’s air trade, the high-tech sector alone accounts for over 76 per cent of total trade value.

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DHL forwarding division expands in China

Posted by | Apr 10, 2008 | |

DHL’s freight forwarding division, DHL Global Forwarding, has opened three new branches in inland China that will give the integrator greater access to and from the hinterland.

The three new branches are Changsha in Hunan Province, Hefei in Anhui Province and Changchun in Jilin province, all second tier cities in inland China with booming economies and great potential in manufacturing, electronics and the automotive industries.

In the past few years, over USD 30 million worth of investments have been made by DHL Global Forwarding in China to consolidate its market leading position. To further strengthen the position and maintain sustainable growth, an additional USD 20 million will be invested in the next few years.

The new branches will offer DHL Global Forwarding’s international freight forwarding services, such as international airfreight, international ocean freight, trucking and customs clearance, in addition to domestic airfreight, which is one of the key service offerings that will provide support for customers with pan-China distribution capabilities from central and western areas.

With the opening of the three new branches, the network of DHL Global Forwarding China expands to 26 cities, with 47 locations across China, including 40 branch offices and seven representative offices.

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DHL India fears slump in business

Posted by | Apr 7, 2008 | |

DHL India is worried about getting hammered by an impending slowdown in certain sectors and the economic slump in the US.

Sectors such as textiles, apparel and leather have already shown a downturn in shipments.

“There has been a general slowdown which is not only because of rupee appreciation. However, the impact of the US recession will be indirect,” said Chandrakant Pitre, national marketing head, DHL Express India Pvt Ltd.

Pitre was in the city to inaugurate a 16,431-square-foot service centre, which will handle over 1,110 inbound and outbound shipments a day, weighing more than 1.3 tonnes.

Pitre said clients preferred the freight mode of delivery these days, which takes longer to deliver but costs less than the express mode, affecting the business of logistics firms.

However, DHL expects sectors such as pharma, auto, electronics and high-end products — all of which are on the upswing — to add to its coffers.

DHL will also rely on the presence of Blue Dart, in which it has an 81 per cent stake, to bolster its presence in the country.

According to industry estimates, the Indian logistics market is expected to reach USD 122 billion by 2015 from USD 45 billion now. Logistics costs in India are 13 per cent of its GDP compared with 11 per cent in Japan, 10 per cent in Europe and 9 per cent in the US.

DHL has invested around USD 300 million in the country in the past four years, including USD 163 million for an 81.03 per cent stake in Mumbai-based Blue Dart Express.

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