Tag: DHL

Business Direct Issues its First International ParcelXchange

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

Business Direct Group plc, the UK’s leading in-night distribution provider and operator of the ParcelXchange intelligent “drop-box” logistics solution, has signed its first international licence of the ParcelXchange, with DHL Same Day Ireland.

The licence, which is for a six year term and with territorial exclusivity, is for 40 ParcelXchanges in the newly-developed modular configuration of both box sizes and number of columns, thereby addressing the specific needs of individual locations. DHL Same Day will initially be supplied with 10 ParcelXchanges to be located in major towns and cities throughout the Republic of Ireland, with the roll-out beginning in the first quarter of 2008.

DHL Same Day plans to use the ParcelXchanges for in-night deliveries for field service engineers and B2B sameday solutions. The ParcelXchanges will offer higher levels of customer service whilst permitting consolidation of deliveries and cost reduction in the supply chain.

Sean Moran, Director of DHL Same Day Ireland, stated, “The intelligent ParcelXchange is the most exciting opportunity to happen in the in-night real-time inventory management sector in Ireland for a long time. “This is another example of DHL Same Day’s continuous investment in the business and this new service will ensure we are well positioned to constantly meet the growing needs of our customers”.

Business Direct’s worldwide ParcelXchange licensing business has been under development since February 2007, under the direction of Tim Houstoun, and was launched officially in October 2007 at the Post-Expo Exhibition in Barcelona. Considerable interest has been expressed by national Post Offices and major logistics companies in many countries around the world. Trials are currently taking place in mainland Europe and East Asia and discussions are being held with regard to several other territories.

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Polar Air Cargo hires Thomas Betenia as Vice-President Sales and Marketing, Americas

Posted by | Jan 7, 2008 | |

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced that Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (Polar) has hired Thomas Betenia as Vice President Sales and Marketing, Americas, effective January 7, 2008. Mr. Betenia, who will be based in Purchase, NY, comes to Polar from Lufthansa Cargo AG, most recently as Director of Sales and Handling for the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

At Polar, Mr. Betenia will oversee all sales and marketing activities in the Americas. This will include building on Polar’s existing business with its scheduled-service customers while leveraging the Company’s added express capabilities on behalf of current and prospective customers. As part of its commercial agreement with DHL Express, Polar will begin offering express service for DHL in October, 2008, requiring close network and geographic integration.

Mr. Betenia, 47, joined Lufthansa Cargo AG in 1980. During his first 15 years there, he held positions of increasing responsibility in areas as diverse as accounting, flight operations, network planning, and sales and marketing.

Randy Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., said, “Our operations in the Americas get a huge lift from the addition of Tom to Polar. We have planned for scheduling and staffing to accommodate the high-quality, high-reliability service required in the express business. At the same time, we will continue to serve our freight-forwarder customers with convenient schedules on existing routes. Tom’s experience will benefit both our express and scheduled service operations.”

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Special Delivery: Bringing SMBs into the Global Shipping Network

Posted by | Jan 4, 2008 | |

“Each carrier has tools to make international shipping easier. DHL calls its ‘Trade Automation Services.’ UPS’ international tool is named ‘TradeAbility.’ FedEx has its Trade Network. You will have to register in order to access these tools, and some carriers charge a transaction fee for providing a service,” Mark Taylor, chief logistics officer at RedRoller.com told the E-Commerce Times.

The parcel carriers have been a huge factor driving the globalization of commerce, Taylor agreed.

“First, they see this as a high priority in their own growth and success,” he continued. “We can see this from some public statements from their CEOs. Mike Eskew, chairman and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service informs us, ‘Most of our 8 million daily customers at UPS are small businesses.

It turns out that small businesses make up 97 percent of all exporters and nearly 40 percent of exports’ total value, statistics pointed out by FedEx CEO Fred Smith, said Taylor.

“Second, international shipping is where their bread is buttered. Donald Broughton, an analyst who follows both UPS and FedEx for A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis, tells us ‘Direct international is 23 percent of revenue for FedEx, but it’s the fastest growing part of their business, and it’s almost 20 percent for UPS. FedEx is the largest air freight carrier in Asia and UPS is neck-and-neck with DHL in Europe,'” he said.

UPS provides package delivery services to 21 of the top 25 e-tailers in the U.S. as ranked by Internet Retailer magazine, according to Donna Barrett, the company’s technology public relations manager. Tracking requests on UPS.com along average 15 million a day.

There have been more than 25,000 distinct integrations within the last 18 months of UPS Online Tools, which retailers can integrate into their Web sites, Barrett told the E-Commerce Times. These have enabled more than 748,000 individual users to access tracking, time-in-transit, rating and shipping information.

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Deutsche Post's DHL buys Singapore facility for 38 million Singapore dollars (USD 26.49 million)

Posted by | Jan 2, 2008 | |

DHL said it has bought a cargo transshipment facility in Singapore from Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) for 38 million Singapore dollars.

The facility has been operating under lease from SATS since 2001.

The facility, which sits on an 18,000 square meter site, is capable of processing 5,300 shipments per hour at its peak and is expected to increase its cargo handling capacity to more than 11,000 shipments per hour by 2011.

“Our infrastructure in Singapore is an important link in our network of express hubs in Asia Pacific, and owning the building allows for future expansion as trade flows increase,” said Stephen Fenwick, DHL Express’ senior vice president for operations in Asia Pacific.

DHL’s hubs in Asia are in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Incheon, Shanghai and Sydney.

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Shanghai airports report double-digit rise in passenger handling business

Posted by | Jan 2, 2008 | |

Shanghai’s two airports handled a record 51.57 million passengers last year, an 11.8 percent increase over 2006.

The Pudong International and Hongqiao airports offered services to 440,809 planes in total in 2007, up 7.61 percent. Pudong handled 58 percent, or 253,671 takeoffs and landings, while Hongqiao accommodated 42 percent, or 187,138 takeoffs and landings, according to a Shanghai Airport Authority source.

Pudong was the only airport in the world to provide a dual presence for courier companies UPS and DHL. It ranked fifth globally for cargo and mail handling volume in the first three quarters of 2007, said the source.

Currently, 71 domestic and overseas air companies have been operating regular air routes to Shanghai, linking the Chinese financial and commercial hub with 179 cities worldwide.

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