Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL Express Singapore renames product portfolio

Posted by | May 13, 2008 | |

DHL has completed an across-the-board portfolio renaming of its products in Singapore, part of the company’s global alignment of product portfolio, which began in January 2008 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

The move has enabled DHL Express Singapore to harmonise a variety of product names to a single set of standard and self-explanatory product names that reflect the time-specific nature of shipments to their destinations.

Customers can now choose product services that offer flexibility and reliability based on speed (choice of time-definite delivery), destinations (from major business centres to remote areas worldwide) and weight (from lightweight envelopes to heavyweight pallets).

– StartDay Express has been renamed DHL EXPRESS 9:00
– MidDay Express has been renamed DHL EXPRESS 12:00
– Worldwide Document Express and Worldwide Parcel Express are now DHL EXPRESS WORLDWIDE
– Import Express is now DHL IMPORT EXPRESS WORLDWIDE
– Economy Select and Value Heavy Weight are now DHL ECONOMY SELECT

The names of DHL JUMBO BOX, DHL JUMBO JUNIOR, DHL EXPRESS PALLET, DHL AIRCROSS, DHL AIRPORT TO DOOR EXPRESS and DHL BREAKBULK EXPRESS remain unchanged.

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DHL opens new terminal in St. Petersburg (RUS)

Posted by | May 12, 2008 | |

DHL opened a new terminal in St. Petersburg to handle the rapidly growing volume of DHL customers in the North West region of Russia. The new terminal, located on Pyaty Predportovy Proezd in close proximity to Pulkovo airport, will serve as a central sorting, processing and transit facility for international and domestic shipments in St. Petersburg and the North West region.

The terminal occupies 13,000 square meters, of which 9,500 are designated for operations and 3,500 for office facilities. One of the most advanced facilities operated by DHL in Russia, the new terminal is aimed at handling and sorting goods for DHL customers not only in St. Petersburg, but in cities including Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar and Velikiy Novgorod.

The terminal is capable of handling 500 tonnes of material daily, and is equipped with its own emergency power supply to ensure uninterrupted service in the event of a power failure. There are 80 parking spaces for DHL vehicles next to the terminal. In addition to the terminal and office facilities, DHL is opening a new Service Point in Pulkovo to add to its existing network.

DHL Express opened in Russia in 1984 with a head office in Moscow. It currently has over 130 offices and 12,000 customers in Russia, and serves more than 500 towns and cities within Russia.

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New UPS facility in Arkansas to accomodate future growth (U.S)

Posted by | May 12, 2008 | |

UPS announced it is opening a new 48,000-square-foot package sorting and delivery facility in Springdale, doubling the capacity of its older building. The new USD 12.5 million facility spans 13 acres.

“The new Springdale building will allow UPS to process more package volume in less time, which will definitely benefit our customers,” said James B. Smith, UPS vice president, Mid South District. “Northwest Arkansas is the fastest growing region in the state and the sixth fastest in the nation, so we wanted to make sure UPS was positioned to serve this rapidly developing area efficiently.”

The facility at 371 N. Monitor Road replaces a former UPS building located at 419 East Robinson. The new building can accommodate up to 108 delivery trucks and can sort up to 8,000 packages per hour. The old building could service up to 78 delivery trucks and sorted about 4,000 packages per hour. The new facility also features a modern UPS customer counter inside to handle any customer shipping needs.

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DHL Danzas achieves success with SNS

Posted by | May 10, 2008 | |

SNS a supply chain services provider announced that Danzas part of DHL Group, has gone live with the Infor WMS provided by SPAN Group. The go-live was at DHL DANZAS’ main distribution center, also known as DLC (Danzas Logistic Center) located in the JAFZA area in Dubai. The DC extends over 15,000 square meters with 18 docks located on 3 sides of the warehouse.

The racking system is mainly a Very Narrow Aisle (VNA), with one pallet position per location, in the main chamber, and standard selective in the other three chambers of the warehouse. This DC provides 3PL services for different stores and SKUs include electronic goods as well as FMCG. The Infor WMS implemented by SNS allows DHL Danzas to have full visibility of their stock at the lowest level.

With the RF functionality, the new system allows real-time update of the database and streamlines the warehouse operations from receiving to picking and shipping. The project also included a 7 touch points’ integration with their ERP system. This project was one of the most demanding and challenging in terms of WMS environment readiness, training and management : the WMS went live in less than 3 months, and the warehouse operation was only stopped for 1/2 day for the transition to the new WMS.

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UPS arm in talks to buy AFL for Rs 3,000 million

Posted by | May 9, 2008 | |

UPS Jetair Express, domestic arm of the US-based logistics major United Parcel Services (UPS), is in talks to acquire Mumbai-based logistics company Air Freight (AFL).

According to sources, both parties have been engaged in discussions over the last few months and the deal is expected to be valued at around Rs 3,000 million.

In the wake of the above development, AFL Logistics CEO VV Rao has resigned. Sources believe that Mr Rao did not see any future role in the company considering that he was strategically involved in setting up the network of AFL Logistics, which has been successfully concluded.

AFL denied that it is talks with UPS Jetair Express. “As for Mr Rao moving on, it has been his decision and as an organisation to which he has contributed tremendously in propelling it forward, we respect his choice,” said an AFL spokesperson. Mr Rao could not be reached for his comments.

UPS is looking at acquiring both the existing divisions of AFL; the third party logistics (3PL) arm, AFL Logistics and the express courier arm, AFL Wiz. According to sources, the FY 07’ turnover of both the entities is close to Rs 1,500 million and Rs 300 million, respectively, although, both are loss-making companies.

The figures could not be confirmed as AFL is not a public-listed company. UPS, though, denies that it is in talks to acquire AFL. “No, we have a strategic sales alliance with AFL,” said a UPS Jetair Express spokesperson.

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