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DHL key provider in Middle East-China trade

Posted by | Jun 22, 2008 | |

The China Sourcing Fair 2008 again confirmed DHL’s position as leading provider of logistics and express services between the Middle East and China. DHL provided valuable guidance and logistics expertise for many professional buyers throughout the Middle East, India and Africa importing from and to China.

UAE is China’s second-biggest trading partner in the GCC, and DHL is a key provider of express solutions for imports from and exports to China. With its participation in the fair on June 9-11, DHL emphasized the importance of strong trade links between the UAE and China.

DHL currently operates in China via 11 dedicated gateways – including four major gateway facilities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen – as well as over 163 service centres, 56 stations, 6000 employees, 1500 vehicles, 21 Quality Control Centres, and serving more than 300 cities. The company has been operating in the world’s second largest economy for over 26 years.

Future DHL improvements to support the flow of goods and documents between the UAE and China, will include additional ground network upgrades and ground fleet enhancements, as well as additional flights.

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Changing economy poses challenges for U.S. Customs

Posted by | Jun 22, 2008 | |

DHL’s plan to hire United Parcel Service for domestic air transport of DHL packages may have a long-term impact on how the government deploys its customs inspectors regionally.

Last year, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency decided to reassign most of its staff from Dayton International Airport to DHL’s air freight hub at Wilmington, to handle DHL’s brisk flow of incoming packages from foreign destinations.

On May 28, DHL announced its plan to hire UPS. That could end DHL’s need for air freight operations at Wilmington by some time in 2009, since UPS has its own sorting and air transport facilities. German-owned DHL, which is trying to end multimillion-dollar losses in its U.S. operations, has said it hopes to conclude a contract with UPS within three months and begin making operational changes soon after.

The government has no plans to change deployment of its staff at Wilmington because it hasn’t received official notification from DHL of any changes for that hub, Miles said.

Most of the customs staff of eight people at the Dayton airport remain there still, because the relocation of what is known as a port office is still in progress, customs spokesman Brett Sturgeon said. One officer has been reassigned from Dayton to supplement the previously existing staff at Wilmington, Sturgeon said.

There will be a renewed need for U.S. customs staff at Dayton International Airport, which is about to see a return of international passenger flight service for the first time in six years.

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Chinese logistics leader Sinotrans in merger talks

Posted by | Jun 20, 2008 | |

Sinotrans, a DHL joint venture partner, is in talks with river shipping company China Yangtze Transportation Group to create a new national logistics giant.

In a brief statement, Sinotrans Ltd, the Hong Kong-based listed subsidiary of the Sinotrans Group, said this week that its parent company “is considering a possible merger” with China Yangtze Transportation Group, and is currently “in discussions on the key aspects of the possible merger”.

According to reports from China, a merged group could operate under the name China Logistics Group and would be a national logistics leader with activities ranging from express (through the DHL-Sinotrans joint venture), freight forwarding and warehousing to river and ocean shipping. The activities could then be re-organised between Sinotrans Ltd and the separate, listed company Sinotrans Shipping Ltd.

DHL, which had invested some USD 600 million in the country over the last five years, will open a new North Asia air hub in Shanghai in 2010 and is also expanding its main hub at Hong Kong.

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DHL urged to discuss terms with ABX and ASTAR (U.S)

Posted by | Jun 20, 2008 | |

Ohio legislators have called on DHL’s German-owned parent company to hold talks and discuss terms with ABX Air and ASTAR Air Cargo on the airlines’ proposals to remain DHL’s air carriers in the United States.
The June 16 letter, signed by both of Ohio’s U.S. senators plus eight Ohio members of Congress, presses Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) in the final paragraph to give “genuine consideration” to proposals from current carriers ABX and ASTAR.
DPWN announced in late May it plans to contract with United Parcel Service (UPS) as the lone air carrier to transport DHL packages in North America. If the plan is carried out, it’s expected to directly cause the loss of at least 7,000 jobs at the Wilmington Air Park where ABX and ASTAR are based.
The focus of the letter to Jurgen Weber, Chairman of the Deutsche Post Supervisory Board, centers on what the legislators apparently view as a lack of interest or effort by DPWN to enter into the bargaining process with DHL’s existing air carriers.
Similarly, the letter’s first paragraph says, “… we ask that you allow incumbent carriers to present alternative proposals to DPWN before making a final decision.”
The letter concludes that the lawmakers would welcome an opportunity to help facilitate presentations of ABX’s and ASTAR’s proposals.
Referenced in the Ohio lawmakers’ letter is a possible direct loss of more than 8,000 jobs. The same sentence says there could be “an additional 30,000 downstream jobs” indirectly lost in southern Ohio.
The letter was released by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office.

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DHL offers award-winning eMailShip service on a broader platform

Posted by | Jun 19, 2008 | |

DHL announce DHL eMailShip. An award-winning electronic service that provides greater convenience and access to DHL’s shipping services. This service is available for complimentary download from Microsoft Office Online websites across DHL’s Asia Pacific markets.

Microsoft Office Online is a collection of Microsoft Office user resources, such as downloads, templates and clip art, designed to help customers get the most out of their Office System programs.

Launched in October 2007, DHL eMailShip is an easy-to-use service that allows customers to file their shipment details electronically. This paper-less service allows air waybills, shipment forms, customs documents and pickup forms to be prepared offline using the Adobe Acrobat PDF or Microsoft Excel format, and submitted to DHL via email.

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