Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

“AeroLogic” unveiled as name of new cargo carrier joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

Charles Graham, Chief Executive Officer DHL Aviation, and Carsten Spohr, CEO and Chairman of Lufthansa Cargo AG, today launched the new cargo carrier “AeroLogic” at an event in Frankfurt. DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo each have a 50 per cent stake in AeroLogic, which will be based in Leipzig/Schkeuditz at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

The AeroLogic logo will be emblazoned in grey and yellow on the fuselage of the Boeing 777-200LRFs with which the new airline will launch its operations next year.

Both managers are confident that the new venture will benefit from the continued growth in transcontinental traffic.

Alongside building up the fleet and route network, AeroLogic has recruited a new management team to strengthen the airline. The experienced team is headed up by joint Managing Directors Dr. Thomas Papke (formerly Lufthansa Cargo) and Thomas Pusch (formerly DHL Express) and consists of Josef Moser as Director of Flight Operations, Wolfgang John as Director of Human Resources, Christian Schmucker as Director of Maintenance and Boris Hueske as Director of Finance.

AeroLogic will launch operations in Leipzig at the start of the 2009 summer timetable.

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Dubai Customs moves closer to paperless

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

Dubai Customs has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with a number of key supply chain partners — Dnata, Danzas AEI Emirates, Al Tayer Logistics, Gargash Enterprises and Emirates Sky Cargo — to use electronic commerce to achieve paperless trading.

The initiative allows importers and exporters to electronically perform 51 Customs transactions remotely, without having to visit the Customs’ centres.

The new electronic environment allows for monitoring and tracking shipments from departure from country of origin through all destinations on their way to Dubai, and through coordination with the major shipping companies that signed the MoUs.

Ram Menen, Emirates divisional senior vice president Cargo said: “As a leading advocate of electronic freight movement, we are delighted that such a progressive program has been initiated by Dubai Customs and the Government. Such an initiative, when fully implemented, will allow a more fluid flow of legitimate goods through the air and sea borders and eliminate potential bottlenecks.’

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World Courier Expands Storage Capabilities in India as Clinical Trials Boom

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

In response to increasing demand from global pharmaceutical companies that conduct clinical trials in India, World Courier will almost triple the capacity of its ISO-certified, GMP-compliant investigational storage facility in Bangalore during 2008. The expansion will be undertaken in two phases, with the first phase being completed by the end of January and the second phase set to get under way in April. The facility will remain open for business throughout the construction period.

The delivery of this expanded state-of-the-art temperature-controlled structure to the international research community follows ground-breaking 2004 patent legislation governing the molecular composition of new and existing drugs. Since then, the progressive legislation – combined with the country’s widely varied and densely populated demographics – has attracted growing numbers of the pharmaceutical community to a local clinical trial market that is expected to exceed USD 1.5 billion (U.S.) in investment by 2010.

World Courier currently maintains a network of seven investigational drug storage facilities worldwide, with installations in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Mexico City (Mexico), Lima (Peru), Moscow (Russia) and Bangalore (India). Five new global locations are planned to come online in strategic and developing markets during 2008, increasing World Courier’s network of temperature-controlled biopharm facilities to 12 worldwide.

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US integrators boost air freight services outside home turf

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

UPS and FedEx have expanded their air freight services, predominantly in Asia. Rival DHL, meanwhile, is facing calls for a retreat from the US.

FedEx is out to get a larger share of the intra-Asian air freight market. On January 10, the integrator launched an economy door-to-door service for shipments between 10 markets in the region as well as for exports from these areas to North America and Europe.

The new “International Economy” offering is a day-definite product with transit times that are typically one or two days longer than the FedEx’s premium service. On intra-Asian legs, this means usually two business days, whereas shipments to the US or major European centres take three to four business days on average.

At this point, the service is available in Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. In March, FedEx plans to extend it to Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Small to medium-sized companies are the main target group of the new offering. According to the integrator, the product addresses the needs of customers in Asia who look primarily for reliability and cost efficiency.

Individual packages must weigh 68 kilos or less, but there are no weight restrictions on multi-piece shipments. The service includes Customs clearance and a money-back guarantee.

UPS has overhauled its international air freight portfolio, with the emphasis on markets outside its US home turf. The new line-up, which features three products, is a move to integrate the company’s air freight services into a single portfolio along the lines of its express parcel set-up.

Rival DHL is facing a bigger challenge to get its house in order, according to major Wall Street firms. Over the past couple of months, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley both released studies that characterised the express outfit’s foray into the US market as a loss-making disaster with no black figures in sight.

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DHL Japan opens its new package drop-off center

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

DHL opened this new Express Center in the KNT Tourist Nihonbashi Sales Office under a business entrustment agreement with KNT Tourist Co., Ltd., a travel agency operated by Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. The new Express Center will accept documents and packages dropped off at the facility by DHL account holders.

Notably, the new DHL Nihonbashi Express Center is the first location in Japan to offer the DHL Simple Pack Service, an easy-to-use service featuring a simplified fee structure. The DHL Simple Pack Service offers dedicated envelopes and boxes, the fees for which are not calculated according to weight but rather according to destination zone (Asia Pacific, America, or Europe / Other regions). These fixed fees are not subject to adjustments based on monthly rate fluctuations in jet fuel surcharges.

The DHL Nihonbashi Express Center is located in the historic Nihonbashi area, Japan’s financial center and an important business district with roots dating back to the Edo Period. The large concentration of companies and proximity to the Shin-Nihonbashi Station and many other JR and subway stations mean convenient access for customers to drop off shipments on their way to/from work, as well as while shopping or other leisure activities. The new Express Center is expected to meet the anticipated high demand from not only corporate customers but also office workers, business travelers, as well as tourists who wish to send personal shipments to overseas destinations.

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