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DHL relocates regional operations in Singapore

Posted by | Apr 16, 2007 | |

DHL announced the relocation of the regional operations of its two logistics business units – DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Exel Supply Chain – to a single headquarters in Singapore to further enhance its internal efficiencies and strengthen its market leading position.

In Singapore, the Logistics Division regional headquarters has over 400 employees, entrusted with the responsibility to manage, monitor and expand DHL Logistics’ operations in the Asia-Pacific region spanning 25 countries. A major responsibility of the regional headquarters is to ensure that all 25 countries connect seamlessly within the network and its regional counterparts to increase transparency, flexibility and service efficiency for customers. The DHL Logistics Division in Singapore has a combined staff strength of 2,200 employees and over 20 dedicated facilities, including a Healthcare and Life Sciences Hub, which specializes in handling and supporting clinical trials, cold-chain management, hospital logistics, temperature-controlled and dangerous goods storage.

Over the past few years, DHL’s investments in Asia Pacific have totaled over USD 1.7 billion with a focus on the development of dedicated infrastructure, enhancements of existing hubs and gateways, technology, and the continuous expansion of DHL’s dedicated Air Network.

Singapore is also the Asia Pacific headquarters for DHL Express; employing over 1,500 people.

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Deutsche Post's DHL to restructure India jv to hold majority stake

Posted by | Apr 13, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post AG’s DHL plans to restructure its joint venture with Lemuir Group in India, paving the way for it to hold the majority stake in the venture, the Economic Times reported.

After the restructuring, DHL will hold a 76 pct stake in the new company, DHL Lemuir Logistics Private Ltd, while Lemuir will hold the balance 24 pct stake.

Lemuir’s new promoters have agreed for a cash exit option for their reduced stake. In the previous joint venture, DHL Danzas & Lemuir, DHL and Lemuir had a 49 pct and 51 pct stake respectively, the paper said.

According to the paper, though negotiations have successfully concluded, certain legal formalities have to be completed and an announcement is expected in the coming few weeks.

The global logistics major also plans to enter the container freight station business, the report added.

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UPS plans air hub in China

Posted by | Apr 13, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package-delivery company, will spend an initial USD20 million to build a new hub in Shanghai to raise air deliveries in China.

The hub, to be located at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, is to start operating in 2008, according to an agreement UPS signed with Shanghai Airport Group on Thursday.

The hub aims to serve a logistics market that grew 14 percent last year, spurring UPS and other overseas companies to add facilities. UPS has invested USD600 million in China in the past five years and now ships to more than 330 cities in the country with 4,500 employees.

”We will continue to make appropriate investment in China to meet our customers’ demand,” said Ken Torok, president of UPS Asia Pacific. ”This new international air hub is a critical milestone in our goal to maximize our air network infrastructure in this country.”

UPS in August opened its first two retail centers in mainland China. The company, based in Atlanta flies Boeing MD-11s and 747s to China and plans to add more 747s. The hub will be serviced by eight 747-400s.

The Chinese logistics market grew to 3.84 trillion yuan, or USD500 billion, last year, according to the Chinese government. The Chinese domestic air cargo market grew 28 percent to 21.3 billion yuan, the planning agency said March 15.

The new hub is designed to handle 17,000 items an hour by 2012, in a 96,000-square-meter, or one-million-square-foot, facility with plans for ”rapid expansion,” UPS said. The hub could employ more than 1,000 people by 2010.

Deutsche Post’s DHL Global Forwarding said Jan. 26 that it had become the first overseas company to offer domestic airfreight forwarding in China. It will initially offer services in 17 cities, a number that may rise to 70 within five years, it said.

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Quintiq part of the new DHL Innovation Center

Posted by | Apr 12, 2007 | |

Quintiq announced its engagement in the DHL Innovation Center in
Troisdorf near Bonn, Germany. This engagement is a major achievement for
Quintiq as it highlights the company’s success in its quest for innovation.

The Quintiq solutions are part of the Innovation Center’s showroom
section entitled “the last mile,” which comprises the steps between parcel
pick-up at the hub and delivery to the customer. The solutions will support
DHL in reducing the pick-up and delivery cost base by increasing the
productivity of dispatchers and increasing the productivity of tours through
real-time dispatch. Furthermore, the planning and scheduling solution will
improve service quality by allowing the automated allocation of bookings to
tours and workload exception handling.

The Innovation Center will be used by Deutsche Post World Net’s business
units from around the world to exchange information about and work on
technological innovations. In addition to international researchers and
logistics specialists, the center will also welcome business customers,
partners and guests. In guided tours through 1,200 m2 of exhibition space,
visitors can interactively experience all elements of the logistic value
added chain: from ordering and warehousing through to delivery and billing.

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DHL Express appoints Christina Koh

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007 | |

DHL today announced the appointment of Christina Koh as Senior Vice President – Corporate Communications and Sustainability for DHL Express globally. Christina moves into this newly-created position from her current role as DHL Asia Pacific’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability.

In her new role, which takes effect on 1 May 2007, Christina will be based at the DHL Express global headquarters in Bonn, Germany, and will work closely with the DHL global, regional and country teams in developing and steering the internal and external communications efforts for DHL Express worldwide.

Christina joined DHL Asia Pacific in 2002, where she established the first regional corporate communications division for the company in Asia Pacific. From an initial small team, she built and led a group of communications specialists, and oversaw the communications strategies for the company’s 41 countries and territories in the region. She aligned, coordinated and developed communications strategies for DHL’s Asia Pacific business units – DHL Express, DHL Exel Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding – ensuring that DHL continues to strengthen its brand profile as the market leader in the industry.

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