Tag: DHL

DHL shifts Asian flight to March

Posted by | Mar 29, 2007 | |

DHL’s cargo hub at March GlobalPort has gone international, the courier company has announced.

DHL has routed a new flight into March from Malaysia, by way of Hong Kong and Anchorage, Alaska, said spokesman Richard Gibb. The first flight touched down Tuesday just after midnight.

The other seven DHL flights that land at March are from locations within the United States.

Gibb said the shifting of the flight to March from Los Angeles International Airport will get deliveries from Asia into the company’s distribution network 90 minutes sooner, which will result in shorter door-to-door delivery times.

The GlobalPort operation, Gibb said, serves Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. The company employs about 350 people at March, he said.

DHL calls March an international gateway operation and says it has spent USD3 million on improvements there, adding on-site offices specifically to provide customs-processing and clearance functions needed for international shipments.

The company expects to see more business come through March in the future as trade between the United States and Asia results in many shipments being routed through the Inland region.

The courier opened for business at the March location in 2005. It also takes in international flights at Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, New York and Wilmington, Ohio.

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DHL named exclusive delivery provider for Hard Rock International

Posted by | Mar 29, 2007 | |

DHL announced a new multi-year contract with Hard Rock International, one of the world’s most recognized music, entertainment and dining brands with hotels, casinos and cafes worldwide. As part of the new agreement, DHL will provide its shipping services to all Hard Rock Cafe locations around the globe.

Hard Rock switched to DHL to handle all shipping needs, including delivery of inventory from Hard Rock’s distribution center in Louisville, KY to locations worldwide, and to fulfill online merchandise orders from www.hardrock.com. With 123 Hard Rock Cafes in 46 countries, Hard Rock was also looking for a dependable carrier to entrust its one-of-a-kind displays, memorabilia and historic display pieces for shipment to all Hard Rock locations worldwide.

DHL will be supporting Hard Rock’s “Top of the Rock” awards program, which recognizes the top performing Hard Rock Cafes around the world with the honor of displaying special pieces from its famous memorabilia collection.

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DHL Romania increases sales 26% in 2006

Posted by | Mar 28, 2007 | |

DHL increased its revenues in Romania by 26% last year and is targeting strong growth again in 2007 to maintain its market leadership.

DHL Romania, which recently put a B757 freighter into service, reported 2006 sales of EUR 30 million thanks to additional services and a wider customer base, the online service Wall Street Romania reported.

This year it will invest EUR 3 million in its vehicle fleet, new infrastructure and training. A total of 120 new vehicles will be added to the 230-strong fleet and new outlets will be opened.

DHL claims to about 44% of the Romanian international express market, it was reported.

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Polish Post to be transformed into treasury company

Posted by | Mar 28, 2007 | |

The Polish Post will be transformed into a State Treasury company under the name “Polish Post Joint Stock Company”. On March 27 the government adopted a draft law on the commercialisation of a state public utility enterprise Polish Post, the Government Information centre reported.

Commercialisation is planned as the first stage of ownership changes in the enterprise.

The company will be able to get ready for competition on a free market of postal services, planned to open in 2009.

Under the draft, the company will take over all rights and duties of the former state enterprise and will have the exclusive right to use the name “post” and a registered trademark.

The new company will be fully owned by the State Treasury. The Transport Minister will be responsible for Polish Post commercialisation and appointment of the first supervisory council, to be composed of five members.

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Land of the Rising Hubs

Posted by | Mar 28, 2007 | |

Changi Airports International still runs Singapore”s international airport, but these days it is pushing aggressively into other Asian markets. The wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore”s Civil Aviation Authority announced in late February it had formed a partnership with Indian conglomerate Tata Group to bid jointly for airport projects in India.

The agreement came just weeks after Changi announced it would spend USD138 million to acquire a 29 percent position in China”s Nanjing Lukou International Airport.

Hong Kong International Airport has already moved into Mainland China taking on the management of Zhuhai Airport under a 20-year agreement.

HKIA formed another joint venture in China in mid-December, this time with Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

Attracted by an ambitious expansion program led by the government, and by the flood of related businesses moving into China, foreign capital and management expertise is also pouring into China”s airport operations.

China shows no signs of running out of expansion opportunities for foreign airports any time soon. The country”s dizzying growth in air traffic has the authorities scrambling in a race to avoid paralysis. By last June, 18 of China”s 142 commercial airports had reached capacity, and another 29 stood to reach their cargo limits by 2010, the Civil Aviation Administration of China warned.

Aiming to push the number of commercial airports in China to 186 by 2010, authorities in Beijing have earmarked more than USD17.5 billion for modernization and construction of airports over the next four years.

FedEx Express is developing a USD150 million hub at Guangzho airport, which is slated to become the integrator”s largest hub outside the United States. FedEx is building an 880,000-square-foot facility sitting on 156 acres with a capacity to handle up to 24,000 packages in an hour. DHL, which expanded its express facilities at several Chinese airports last year, has pledged to set up an operations center at Baiyun.

On the freight side, the biggest push for the airport likely will come from China Southern Airlines, which is based in Guangzhou.

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