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Blue Dart expands in Eastern India

Posted by | Jul 29, 2008 | |

Blue Dart, the DHL Express Indian subsidiary, announced the opening of a new warehouse in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian State of West Bengal, and plans investments of EUR 30 million in infrastructure development, according to Indian newspaper Business Standard.

The new warehouse will increase storing and handling capacity of shipments coming to and from Kolkata and will serve as a hub for the shipments to and from Bangladesh, according to the Indian daily newspaper Business Standard. The new India-Bangladesh service route, launched in association with DHL, will ensure better service quality for customers in the Eastern region by providing the possibility to send or receive documents and packages of any size.

“Kolkata and the Eastern region are of strategic importance to us”, Amod Dasgupta, vice president East Region, Blue Dart Express, was cited. “Blue Dart has been witnessing over 100 pct growth in both inbound and outbound shipments handled. Kolkata and West Bengal is anticipated to remain strong growth areas for Blue Dart. The growing business sentiments will open up a plethora of business opportunities to explore.”

The eastern region overall has seen increased investments from the company. This year, Blue Dart plans to open 11 new facilities of the 120 planned across the country.

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DHL wins Heidelberger Druckmaschinen contract

Posted by | Jul 25, 2008 | |

DHL has been awarded a three-year contract by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen to manage the warehousing and distribution of its newly established DHL-Heidelberg Hong Kong Logistic Centre (HLC).

Operating 24/7, the HLC serves as a spare parts centre for the Asia-Pacific region, and will reduce delivery time for Heidelberg customers by up to 50 pct.

Prior to the establishment of the multi-million dollar HLC, spare parts were sent to customers directly from Heidelberg’s spare parts centre in Germany.

DHL will manage the 15,000 sq.ft warehouse located in Tsuen Wan, which houses inventory in excess of USD 2 million.

With DHL’s extensive air express network in Asia-Pacific, it will enable the next-day delivery of spare parts to Heidelberg’s customers in major cities in the region, overcoming geographical spread, reducing lead times and optimising inventory levels.

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DHL registers remarkable growth in Colombia

Posted by | Jul 25, 2008 | |

DHL registered double-digit growth in the import and export sector of the textile and fashion industry in Colombia. Imports with DHL Express increased by 60 pct during the first semester of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, while exports increased by 43pct.

These trends are announced on the eve of DHL’s participation at Colombiamoda, from July 29th thru the 31st, where the company will introduce the customized solutions designed to meet the demanding needs of the textile and fashion industry.

A recent study by research firm In-Trend revealed that the main products fashion designers import from Colombia include pieces and materials such as dyes, machinery, spare parts and thread in addition to textiles and raw materials.

In fact, DHL Express’ exports between Colombia and the United States have increased 60 pct during the first semester of 2008, one of the highest growth rates registered in Latin America. Following the U.S., intra-regional textile and fashion industry exports within Latin American countries encompasses 40 pct of the total textile exports of Colombia, primarily to Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.

DHL has a complete suite of solutions designed to meet the needs of the textile and fashion industry, such as Import Express, a solution that enables fast, innovative and secure imports in more than 255 countries with a complete customs clearance service.
Similarly, DHL has dedicated consultants at DHL Import Desk center that helps customers through each step of the importing and exporting process, from the required documentation to the rapid customs release. In terms of exporting, DHL Express Worldwide is a service that offers early morning international door to door deliveries.

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Numonyx to use DHL facility as distribution hub

Posted by | Jul 24, 2008 | |

DHL International has signed a deal with Numonyx, suppliers of non-volatile memory chips, to distribute its products, Business Times Singapore reports.

Numonyx will make Singapore its global finished good distribution hub, using DHL’s 18,000 sq ft Bedok North Global Distribution Centre for all inbound and outbound goods distribution.

A large number of Numonyx’s customers, suppliers and plants are located in Asia.

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DHL express launches global online tracking tool

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | |

DH announced the launch of Global ProView, a tool that enables customers of DHL’s Time Definite International (TDI) Express services to track all their shipments simultaneously with one seamless online-application. Global ProView is accessible from any point on the internet and offers a complete and automatically updated overview of a customer’s global shipments.

DHL first introduced ProView to the U.S. market in 2006 and has been met with high adoption rates as U.S. customers can make the most efficient use of their time by automatically monitoring and communicating valuable shipment information in real-time. Following the successful users’ acceptance test in the U.S. and other regions, Global ProView will now be rolled out in most key markets by the end of the year.

Designed to suit the needs of customers with a large number of TDI shipments, ProView can help them save significant time. Instead of following individual shipments through waybills or reference numbers, Global ProView enables customers to monitor all shipments with their account number, which is password and PIN protected for security. Once registered, customers can search, filter and download the shipment information they require with just a few clicks. Shipments can also be grouped into categories based on their current tracking status.

Customers can configure the application to send real-time notifications via SMS text message or e-mail alert whenever a shipment is delivered, is picked up or hits a snag in the delivery chain, such as if a “clearance delay” occurs. They can also choose when, how and which notifications are sent and who receives them – whether that customer is the sender, receiver or third-party payer.

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