Tag: Asia

DHL to expand in China through Sinotrans-Exel deal

Posted by | Dec 11, 2007 | |

Chinese logistics firm Sinotrans has sold its stake in Exel-Sinotrans Freight Forwarding Co. to DHL for USD 90 million, further expanding DHL’s reach in the Chinese logistics market.

The Exel-Sinotrans Freight Forwarding joint venture was establishing in 1996, according to a statement released by Sinotrans. The move is DHL’s latest expansion in the Chinese market. DHL in November announced it was spending USD 137 million to build a logistics hub in Shanghai.

In a recent interview with Purchasing, Tom Stanton, supply chain analyst at AFMS in Portland, Ore. said DHL is competing fiercely with U.S. rivals FedEx and UPS for market share in the Chinese market. “All three are investing heavily in China,” Stanton told Purchasing. “Each are developing better hubs and delivery services in the market. They are competing and serve a number of cities and are branding to the local Asian customers as well as the multi-nationals in Asia.”

Purchasing will do a deep-dive on the Asian logistics market in its January issue.

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DHL supports international NGO Plan Japan

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

DHL has supported a gift campaign that ran from October 15 to November 5 in Japan. The¡¡campaign was organized by Plan Japan, an international NGO with its Japan headquarters located in Tokyo. DHL supported this campaign by transporting more than 15,000 gifts to children in 40 developing countries free-of-charge. DHL proactively supports the healthy nurturing of children as part of its Corporate Sustainability Program, and this is the fifth time that DHL has cooperated with Plan Japan on a similar project, since the first in 2003.

Headquartered in the UK, Plan supports community development with children in 49 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America benefiting from its programs. In this development project, people who provide sustained support are referred to as a sponsor, and they can interact with the children they support through the exchange of letters and gifts.

This year, DHL Express Japan transported 130 Jumbo Boxes, a service which delivers parcels up to 25kg – containing over 15,000 gifts to children from their sponsors. Plan Japan usually sets a weight limit of 50 grams per person on packages sent to children by the sponsors, but this was raised to 150 grams per person during the campaign period. As a result, there was participation by approximately 14,000 sponsors nationwide who sent heartwarming gifts such as stationery, toys and other gifts – items that the normal weight limit would have prevented them from sending.

In addition, DHL did not limit its support to just delivering the packages. Thirteen volunteers from DHL Express Japan helped to sort the presents by destinations before packaging them, as well as performed other volunteer work such as re-wrapping the presents.

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DHL Express to give more support to SMEs

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

DHL Express (M) Sdn Bhd aims to provide more support to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to country manager Sam Leong.

Speaking at a press conference, Leong said SMEs, like large corporations, could leverage on DHL’s sound supply chain and multiple distribution centres in the country.

“The same solutions (available for bigger corporations) can be downsized for SMEs to secure new markets,” he said, adding that it was a common misconception that DHL’s services were only for large organisations.

DHL was the leading courier service provider in the country, with a market share exceeding 40 pct.

To date DHL hads invested over RM 21mil (USD 6.28 mill) in its service facility at Glenmarie and multiple retail points in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sarawak.

He said one of its retail points, based at the Central Market, had proven to be very successful.

“Most tourists visit the place (Central Market) and for most of them Malaysia was usually an intermediate stop.”

He added that most of the tourists utilised DHL’s service to courier their souvenirs home rather than carry them around on their holiday.

Going forward, Leong said DHL would leverage on its firm foundation.

“DHL already has a solid infrastructure in Malaysia. We want to enhance what we already have.”

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Indian Post Offices May Sell Over-the-Counter Drugs

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs may soon be available in post offices across the country if an initiative by the drug makers and the government fructify. In a bid increase the access of essential drugs to consumers, pharma companies are in talks with the government to use post offices to sell OTC drugs.

The industry is also considering using the extensive marketing reach of global beverages giant PepsiCo in India for a similar initiative. “The government has around 1.5 lakh post offices across the country. We have been in talks with the government to use the network to sell OTC drugs and hope to start a pilot test within six months,” Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) president Ranjit Shahani told mediapersons on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit.

The initiative is taking time as drugs and post offices are with different ministries, and the proposal needs separate approval from both the departments. However, the pharma industry is planning to start a pilot test in some cities in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh soon. OTC drugs are medicines like contraceptives, essential cold and cough medicines, among others which consumers can buy without a doctor’s prescription.

Apart from being educated, postmen have good relationships with consumers and drugs manufactures can leverage this network which is now under-utilised, Mr Shahani added. Pharma companies are also exploring a arrangement with the PepsiCo to use the latter’s network to sell OTC drugs. “One can find Pepsi across the nook and corner of the country. We have put up a proposal to Pepsi Co to use their network in India. We have received a positive response.”

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Western Union Supports Disaster Relief Initiatives in Bangladesh

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

As a humanitarian gesture toward cyclone relief efforts in Bangladesh, Western Union is launching a “No Transfer Fee”(1) Pricing Action for any amount sent to Bangladesh from Italy, the United Kingdom, the U.S.A., Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.(2) The initiative will run from Nov. 27, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2007 in the U.S. and from Dec. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2007 in the United Kingdom, Italy, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Remittances will be vital in offering emergency support on top of relief efforts by the Government of Bangladesh, UN agencies and various NGOs to the victims of Cyclone Sidr.

Moreover, The Western Union Foundation, a philanthropic organization to facilitate charitable giving programs worldwide, is donating USD 100,000 to UNICEF in its relief response in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection and the provision of non-food items.

The Western Union Foundation also is encouraging employee donations through the Western Union Employee Gift Matching Program. The Western Union Foundation will match registered employee donations to UNICEF on a one-for-one basis, up to USD 25,000.

The Western Union Foundation grant is part of the Western Union Our World, Our Family program, a company initiative to empower migrant families through education and global economic opportunity programs that help them stay connected, overcome barriers, and realize their dreams.

(1) Although there is no transfer fee, Western Union will make money when it converts remittances to a foreign currency.

(2) The fee waiver will also be available for money transfers on westernunion.com originating in the USA and the UK.

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