Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Hong Kong base gives speed edge for EMC

Posted by | Mar 6, 2007 | |

EMC Corp, whose computer storage devices are used as part of telecommunications systems from mainland firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE, yesterday opened its Asia-Pacific logistics centre in Hong Kong.

The new operation, backed by DHL Exel Supply Chain, will help to speed up shipments for EMC’s mainland original equipment manufacturing partners and its other customers in the region.

The EMC Asia-Pacific and Japan Supply Chain and Logistics Centre in Tsuen Wan is under the management of DHL Exel Supply Chain, a unit of global express and logistics firm DHL.

Mr Yip said improving delivery cycles for EMC products was geared to meet the time needs of the company’s mainland OEM partners – including Huawei, ZTE and Inspur, formerly the Langchao Group.

Dell Computers develops co-branded EMC storage systems in Xiamen exclusively for the mainland.

EMC, which started commercial operations on the mainland in 1996, will expand its regional supply chain and logistics facility in the second half of this year.

According to research firm International Data Corp, the mainland continues to be the major contributor to the Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, in terms of storage hardware demand. External disk storage revenue on the mainland in the third quarter of last year reached USD168.6 million, which accounted for 33.2 per cent of the total market – worth USD507.7 million – in the region, excluding Japan.

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TNT appoints Onno Boots as South East Asia’s Regional Managing Director

Posted by | Mar 6, 2007 | |

TNT Express has appointed Onno Boots as South East Asia’s Regional Managing Director. In this function he will report directly to James McCormac, Chief Operating Officer of TNT Express. His appointment marks TNT’s continued commitment to South East Asia and plans for further expansion in the region.
Prior to his appointment, Onno served as Director of Global Account Management (Worldwide) in Amsterdam. He has served TNT for 18 years in the company’s divisional headquarters in the Netherlands. Onno will be based at the TNT Asia regional office in Singapore, with 2,771 employees across the region under his charge.

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Seoul to speed up business approval in Incheon airport FEZ

Posted by | Mar 6, 2007 | |

South Korea said Tuesday that it will revamp business authorization guidelines to help domestic and foreign companies invest more easily in the Incheon International Airport free economic zone (FEZ).

The airport FEZ is one of the free economic zones Asia’s third-largest economy is pushing to develop as part of efforts to become a business hub in Northeast Asia.

“The change, to go into effect in April, will make it easier to build logistics terminals at the airport zone,” the Ministry of Construction and Transportation said.

Once the overhaul takes effect, the approval process will be shortened to about six months from the current period of up to one year, it said.

The free economic region, located 40 kilometers west of Seoul, covers 34,141 acres and will be developed by 2010. It includes a bonded area where various taxes and customs duties are exempted. Seoul wants to build a large logistics center that can become a logistics hub in Northeast Asia.

The ministry said the revamp will make it easier for foreign companies such as DHL, the logistics unit of Germany’s Deutsche Post AG, to build a large air cargo terminal at Incheon and for local companies to set up operations in the area.

DHL said on Feb. 12 that it will invest USD75 million by 2020 to build a terminal that can handle 7 million tons of air cargo a year.

The airport zone is part of a larger FEZ covering the Songdo and Cheongna areas of the port city. According to a government plan, the regions will have a population of 2.6 million people and accommodate 7,600 companies.

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DHL Slovakia turnover up 18%

Posted by | Mar 5, 2007 | |

DHL Express Slovakia has reported turnover up 18% to over SKK 1 billion (EUR 29 million) last year, with the number of international shipments increasing by 12% to around 200,000.

Laurenc Svitok, DHL Express Slovakia CEO, told the Sita news agency the growth was due to the carrier offering a broader range of services, as well as a stronger Slovak economy and higher foreign investment.

Last year, DHL opened three new facilities in the country at Banska Bystrica, Ruzomberok and Kosice, Sita said.

According to a CEP-Research study last year, the Slovakian courier, express and postal market was worth EUR 65 million, which would make DHL the clear market leader among foreign carriers.

Slovakia is yet to realise its potential as an express market, however, despite its location between neighbouring Austria and the larger Czech and Hungarian economies, the study said.

Driven by EU accession, central and eastern Europe markets are now achieving above-average GDP growth rates, attracting international investors and generating new flows of imports and exports.

Annual express market growth rates of 30% or more are not uncommon in many countries in the region.

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India primed for 3PL boom

Posted by | Mar 5, 2007 | |

India’s economy is growing, and the logistics industry is growing along with it. A new study predicts that the nation’s logistics market is expanding at a double-digit rate and will total USD125 billion by 2010.

The report by a London market analysis firm said the growth would be driven by India’s economic strength and efforts to improve its transportation and port infrastructure. The country’s gross domestic product is growing at more than 9 percent a year, and its manufacturing industries are growing at double-digit rates, the report said.

India’s logistics market currently generates an estimated USD50 billion to USD90 billion in annual revenue, but third-party logistics providers have only a small share of that market. Craig Grossgart, India manager for DHL Express, said the 3PL market in India is only about USD500 million annually. In comparison, the total 3PL market in the U.S. is about USD104 billion, according to Armstrong & Associates. A&A also puts 3PL business from global Fortune 500 companies at USD158.1 billion for 2005.

India’s 3PL market is expected to grow rapidly during the next several years. Besides economic expansion and infrastructure development, reasons include the recent repeal of the sales tax system and the increasing sophistication and reliability of logistics and e-commerce software.

India’s underdeveloped and fragmented trade and transportation infrastructure inflates the nation’s logistics costs, which are more than 13 percent of GDP, compared with less than 10 percent in nearly all of western Europe and North America.

India’s 3PL market “is still at a nascent stage” but is growing by 18 percent a year, Grossgart said. “Clearly, the Indian industry has realized the need for the services of third-party logistics, and efforts are being made in that direction.”

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