National postal service provider Pos Malaysia & Services Holdings Bhd aims to raise its market share in the domestic courier business to 40 pct, from 30 pct currently, in the next two years, acting chief executive officer S M Alawdin Sulaiman said.
Read MoreFedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service were the big winners when the U.S. Department of Transportation tentatively awarded six airlines Monday the right to operate all-cargo services between Hong Kong and other cities outside the U.S. FedEx and UPS together received tentative rights to 25 of the 40 additional slots available to U.S. cargo carriers under a new bilateral agreement. The express carriers each won the right to six flights immediately to their Asia regional hubs in the Philippines. They have already been operating those flights under interim authority granted by DOT last November.
Read MoreInternational courier services provider DHL Worldwide Express Corp. is discussing with the Board of Investments and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority ways to make the Philippines a major trading hub in the region. DHL Philippines country manager Charles Brewer said in an interview yesterday that the company had put some initiatives in place to help make the country more prominent in the global trading map.Among these initiatives is the setting up within the country’s economic zones of help desks for neophyte exporters and importers with 24/7 delivery and pick-up schedules.
Read MoreIn India, DHL is betting that growth will come from fashion, auto parts, information technology and electronics. The worldwide communication exercise has been launched, the new fleet of trucks is on the roads, and efforts are on to drive home the new positioning. ‘DHL traditionally did international, time definite and door-to-door deliveries,’ said Mr Ramesh Natarajan, Head – Marketing, DHL Worldwide Express India. ‘DHL is bridging this gap through a series of initiatives.’ DHL is predicting a 25 per cent year-on-year growth rate in India, and is planning express handling facilities in airports, he added
Read MoreAs part of the first phase of its investment program, air express company DHL will open its newly refurbished airport gateway facility in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City in September. DHL Express Philippines country manager Charles Brewer yesterday said the refurbishment of the nearly one-hectare facility is estimated to have cost between USD1.5 million and USD2 million. “We have completely renovated the facility. We are opening it on Sept. 24. We have the state-of-the-art IT equipment and new customs offices,” he said, in a talk with reporters. Mr. Brewer said DHL is already preparing for the second phase of its investment program, which could include the opening of more service centers. However, the location of new service centers would depend on customer demand.
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