Tag: DHL

DHL moves European air hub from Brussels to Leipzig

Posted by | Mar 31, 2008 | |

DHL Express officially moved its European air hub from Brussels to Leipzig over the weekend following a gradual build-up of operations over the last year. The launch of full hub operations reportedly went off without any major problems.

With the transfer of the former Brussels flights, DHL is initially operating 57 freighters each night to and from Leipzig, with the option to increase the number to more than 60 in the next few weeks. Some 30 planes had previously been operating every night at Leipzig.

As a result of the hub transfer, the nightly freight capacity will also nearly double from 800 tons to 1500 tons and 16 additional destinations will be added to the new hub including New York, Moscow, Madrid, Rome and Athens.

Local newspapers reported today that the start of full hub operations at Leipzig appeared to have gone off without any serious problems. This is in contrast to the massive operational difficulties that impacted on the launch of the US air hub at Wilmington several years ago. Leipzig, Wilmington and Hong Kong are DHL Express’ three intercontinental air hubs.

According to Michael Reinboth, managing director of the DHL air hub in Leipzig, DHL expects to increase its daily express freight capacity to 2000 tons and to have invested a total of EUR 300 million in the new hub by 2012. “By that time we expect to increase the number of employees to 3,500,” he told the German newspaper Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Currently, DHL employs about 2000 people at the airport.

To limit the noise pollution that people living and working around Leipzig airport are exposed to, DHL plans to use B-757 freighters that produce 77 pct less noise and consume 20 pct less fuel than previous types. DHL will also operate other planes such as MD-11s, A300s and Tupolew 204s, mainly flying via Eastern Europe, Reinboth explained.

The hub will officially open on May 26 with a major opening ceremony.

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The Department of Posts (India) stamps out French connect in parcel entity

Posted by | Mar 29, 2008 | |

The Department of Posts ( DoP) has objected to the plans of GeoPost—French state-run postal services utility La Poste’s subsidiary—to acquire a controlling 60 pct stake in Indian express parcel delivery firm Continental Air Express. The proposal, formally rejected by the foreign investment promotion board (FIPB), could set a precedent, given that the India Post Office Act is in the process of being amended and one proposal calls for a FDI cap in Indian courier companies.

As per global regulations, an operator seeking to establish an Extraterritorial Office Of Exchange (ETOE), i.e. a postal services operation overseas, needs to get an ‘agreement’ from the respective member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). This means that GeoPost would need an okay from Indian authorities as India is a UPU member.

Currently, FDI up to 100pct is allowed in courier services for carrying packages, parcels and other items that do not come under the ambit of the India Post Office Act. While the FDI policy does not draw a distinction between investment made by a foreign private firm and a foreign government-owned entity, DoP’s prime objection in this case is with respect to La Poste’s move to circumvent UPU regulations.

GeoPost had argued that it is a separate La Poste business that focuses on premium parcels and hence, UPU obligations do not apply. Moreover, its operations in other countries have not triggered such disputes with local operators. GeoPost had also cited DHL’s example, wherein the majority stake is held by Germany’s Deutsche Post, which is also a UPU member, but is operating in India.

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DHL becomes the main supplier to Sweden's booksellers

Posted by | Mar 28, 2008 | |

DHL Express (Sweden) and the service company for the Swedish Booksellers’ Association, Bopako Service AB, have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement covering 360 bookstores in Sweden. The agreement means that the booksellers can check where their shipments are in the transport chain and that delivery times are significantly reduced.

Swedish people are buying more books than ever before. According to the Swedish Retail Institute, HUI, 80 million books were sold in Sweden in 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent over the previous year.

The Swedish Booksellers’ Association, SBF, was established on August 14, 1993, and now has around 360 booksellers as corporate members. Now DHL Express (Sweden) and the SBF’s service company have signed an exclusive framework agreement for the SBF’s member companies.

Initially, the framework agreement is expected to cover 375,000 shipments and a total of 550,000 parcels per year, making it one of the most important parcels service agreements for DHL in Sweden. And there is every indication that the volumes may be much greater than 550,000 parcels per year. This is because the total sales of books are increasing all the time and this agreement will produce spin-off effects for other types of goods.

DHL Express hopes that the agreement will have a ripple effect on smaller companies, printers and others. Altogether, more than 300 companies are directly or indirectly linked to Sweden’s booksellers.

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ShipGooder takes shipping to the next dimension

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

It’s an old question with an interesting twist: Which costs more to ship – a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers? The answer: It depends on the size of the box.

Couriers use package dimensions to determine the “dimensional weight” of a shipment. Large packages cost couriers more to ship than smaller packages. Couriers charge this higher cost to their shipping customers. For example, if a square box measures 24 inches on each side, the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx UPS and DHL count the weight of the box as 72 pounds, even if the box and its contents weigh only 25 pounds.

ShipGooder.com, the market leader for providing courier rate searches across multiple carriers, today announced the launch of a new dimensional weight feature. In addition, ShipGooder.com announced a new function to allow visitors to specify a residential destination for their shipments.

Visitors to ShipGooder.com simply enter their shipping origin and destination zip codes, along with the dimensions and weight of their shipment. Package dimensions can be input when visitors click on the “advanced options” link on the homepage. ShipGooder automatically determines the dimensional weight of the package to calculate the ultimate shipping weight that couriers will charge. Current rates from the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, UPS and DHL are instantly displayed in a simple table along with rates from local and regional carriers.

Once the rates are displayed, ShipGooder’s AJAX technology allows visitors to change any shipping parameter, such as the package weight or destination zip code to see updates to the rates in real-time. Additionally, the free website does not require visitors to register any personal information, and does not clutter its pages with distracting ads.

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Florence Noblot appointed CEO of DHL International Express France

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Florence Noblot has been appointed CEO of the express air business of DHL France. Florence Noblot is heading a business unit with a workforce of 1,500 employees located at 35 sites. She will primarily be responsible for setting up DHL’s new air network in France that is linked to the opening of the new European hub at Leipzig.
Backed by 15 years of experience within DHL, Florence Noblot fully understands transport, logistics and the expectations of customers. She worked for five years at the European headquarters in Brussels and for five years in Singapore and Shanghai, at the center of DHL’s Key Account structure. She has been Vice President of DHL Global Customer Solutions for the Asia-Pacific region since May 2006, managing DHL’s 100 major international customers.
In taking up her new duties as CEO of DHL International Express France, Florence Noblot joins the DHL Express Europe Divisional Board and will report directly to Scott Price, CEO DHL Express Europe.

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