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New Al Quoz facility boosts DHL business in UAE

Posted by | Jul 28, 2007 | |

DHL’s new Al Quoz distribution centre has grown its volume of business by 25 percent in the six months since it was opened, reported the world’s leading express and logistics company.

DHL has invested AED 5 million in the development and re-engineering of the state of the art facility, which will soon become the company’s third TAPA A certified depot.

‘This facility is our 26th location in the UAE and demonstrates how our expansion plan is focused on anticipating and meeting the growing needs of our customers,’ said Geoff Walsh, Operations Manager, DHL UAE. ‘This 25 percent growth in the volume of shipments clearly suggests we are aiming in the right directions to further enhance our market leading position,’ added Walsh.

The new distribution centre provides additional capacity and offers more efficiency in handling and managing the needs of DHL’s customer base in the UAE and across the region. It has 1,200 sq metres of operations space and sorting capacity of 5,000 shipments per day and serves as a main distribution centre for DHL’s network in Dubai covering Karama, Bur Dubai, Sheik Zayed Road, Al Quoz, Jumeirah, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Dubai Investment Park.

‘Al Quoz was chosen as the location because of its centralised position, with easy access to some of Dubai’s fastest growing areas. It has also helped us decrease the amount of time our vehicles spend on the road, therefore contributing to a decrease in traffic congestion,’ Walsh added.

Al Quoz facility also comprises a Strategic Parts Centre (SPC) which provides value-added logistics services such as storage, inventory management, order processing, co-packing, kitting and quality testing. In addition, it allows more rapid and accurate sorting of customers’ materials using sophisticated warehouse management, shipping and international technology platforms.

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OutBound Shipping System Receives Advanced DHL Certification

Posted by | Jul 28, 2007 | |

OutBound Shipping System, a leading provider of automated carrier certified shipping software and solutions has today announced that it has received DHL certification for its shipping software, OutBound 6.12. The DHL certification process was introduced during the 1st quarter of 2007 and is a requirement for companies seeking to incorporate DHL services into existing shipping applications.

Since 1990, OutBound Shipping System has provided state-of-the-art shipping applications to medium and large enterprise businesses. These applications are designed to be easily integrated into existing in-house systems and databases. The cmpany focuses on building direct relationships with its clients to provide them with the most sophisticated .NET, C, and SQL shipping solutions available in the industry.

Currently, OutBound Shipping System’s multi-carrier certified shipping solution integrates United States Postal Service (USPS), Federal Express (FedEx) and United Parcel Service (UPS) products and services and also has a less than truckload (LTL) module. The latest edition will feature increased application functionality as well as full integration with DHL.

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DHL in drug distribution deal

Posted by | Jul 27, 2007 | |

DHL Global Forwarding is to distribute albendazole, a drug used in the prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis also known as elephantiasis, for GlaxoSmithKline on a not for profit agreement basis.

As part of a commitment to eliminate LF, GSK has opened a GBP 1.5m manufacturing facility in Cape Town, South Africa to produce albendazole. GSK is partnering with DHL Global Forwarding to manage global distribution. The operation is based at its Cape Town distribution centre.

GSK has donated more than 600 million treatments free of charge to stop the transmission of this disease.

Over the past three and a half years, DHL Global Forwarding has worked with GSK to distribute albendazole to 36 countries.

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Tan moving up at DHL Express

Posted by | Jul 25, 2007 | |

Dennis Tan, chief financial officer of DHL Express Singapore, has been appointed senior vice-president and head of global express controlling at DHL Express.

He will report to Oliver Gritz, CFO of DHL Express, and his areas of responsibility include financial reporting and planning, costing and transfer pricing, IT controlling as well as the newly created positions for marketing and sales controlling and ground operations controlling.

Tan has been instrumental in managing and leading various key projects such as the integration of financial reporting systems in the region, as well as the implementation of the new regional business planning software.

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Nour Suliman assigned new general country manager for DHL in Saudi Arabia

Posted by | Jul 25, 2007 | |

After remarkable growth by 22.30 percent in first half of this yearAs part of DHL’s continuous plan of expanding and growing business in Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading express and logistics company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Nour Suliman as the new General Country Manager in the Kingdom.

Considering the ever-growing demand on the logistics services and the huge potential of the transportation and logistics market in the Kingdom, Mr. Suliman will take the responsibility of driving the efforts towards developing the service portfolio offered by DHL in Saudi Arabia.

Commenting on his new mission, Suliman said: “I’m honored to move to the biggest and one of the fastest growing markets in the region. Certainly my new position in Saudi Arabia will bring about its challenges of the Saudi market being completely different from other markets across the region in terms of volume, customer needs or high-rhymed growth”.

DHL’s expansion strategy, Suliman added, puts the Saudi market on its top priorities due to its volume and growth. “The economical boom the in Kingdom imposes great challenges on the logistics and transportation industry that should go in-line with this boom. It also addresses the growing needs of the industrial and commercial sectors to top-notch logistical and transportation services”, Suliman explained.

DHL has scored remarkable growth in its shipment and logistical business estimated at 22.30 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year. This growth positions DHL as one of the most growing companies in the Saudi logistics market.

After joining the customer service department at DHL in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1978, Suliman occupied several senior management positions in different DHL locations including Egypt, KSA, UAE and Kingdom of Bahrain. With over 29-year experience, Suliman is one of the industry veterans across the region.

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