Tag: DHL

DHL launches Import Express Online in Venezuela

Posted by | Aug 27, 2006 | |

Jorge Lavignasse, general director of DHL Express Venezuela, states that by the end of this year his firm will have grown 20%. The group already controls an alleged 60%-plus of the local express (goods) transport market. Its new tool known as Import Express Online, a system for the control of dispatches via Internet to make the importer’s work more efficient is paying off well (it will cost around Bolivar dollars 550mil to install for the whole of Venezuela). DHL Express Venezuela, in the knowledge that the nation is a going and growing business concern, should be able to grow sales 20% this year thanks to the value-added services it is offering: not only does it transport merchandise but it helps speed up bureaucratic proceedures at customs for imports or exports it is handling.
Import Express Online is being applied worldwide and supplements other services DHL already offers such as DHL Importa (call-centre help-line) and DHL Personal Import (customer attention for those who carry out sporadic imports).

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DHL Global Forwarding opens USD 3 million Logistics Facility at Cengkareng

Posted by | Aug 24, 2006 | |

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight arm of DHL, today reaffirmed its long-term commitment in Indonesia with the opening of a USD 3 million state-of-the-art facility at Soewarna Business Park in Cengkareng, Jakarta.
The new 6,000-square meter facility will consolidate DHL Global Forwarding’s Jakarta logistics, office and administration operations into a single location, becoming DHL Global Forwarding’s largest office and logistics complex in Indonesia. The new facility complements DHL Global Forwarding’s existing network of seven offices and warehouses in Indonesia, including the recently opened logistics centers in Sunter and Balikpapan.
Located just minutes away from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and less than 30 minutes from Tanjung Priok port, the new facility will provide a considerable time-to-market competitive advantage, especially for customers in the fast-moving consumer goods, electronics, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications industries.

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DHL Qatar named Best Agent of British Airways World Cargo

Posted by | Aug 24, 2006 | |

DHL Qatar, part of the international express and logistics solutions provider DHL, was awarded the Best Agent prize of the British Airways World Cargo division.

The award reflects DHL Qatar’s contribution to the growth of the commercial exchange between Qatar and the UK.

DHL Qatar recently launched an expansion investment plan worth 10 mln riyals (USD 2.75 mln/2.15 mln euro), aimed at widening its outlet network and innovating its express services.

Time Definite, which provides door-to-door delivery by an appointed time, is the most popular service among Qatari residents, the company said.

DHL (www.dhl.com), fully owned by Deutsche Post World Net since 2002, opened its first office in Qatar in 1979. At present, DHL Qatar employs 97 people and operates more than 25 trucks.

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DHL Global Mail to implement Four Soft´s iLogistics Product suite

Posted by | Aug 23, 2006 | |

Four Soft Ltd has announced that DHL Global Mail, a business unit of Deutsche Post World Net, has selected the Companys iLogistics product suite as the platform to manage their day to day logistical operations. iLogistics has been designed as a fully multinational system, having all the features required to be capable of being implemented in global organizations on a worldwide basis. This includes multi-Company, multi-currency and multi-language features.

The Companys iLogistics will help DHL Global Mail to streamline its operational systems by helping their business to define data to be analyzed for advanced planning and improved enterprise visibility for efficient operations and enhanced analysis.

“With Our best-in-class high performance solution having advanced ERP capabilities designed to perform the complex Supply chain operations we look forward to work with DHL on their worldwide rollout and helping them to achieve maximum return on their investment.” said Dr. Kalyan Gangavarapu, COO, of the Company.

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Smart Box Provides Added Security

Posted by | Aug 22, 2006 | |

Where is my shipment – right now? Is the shipment still complete? These are the kinds of questions many customers want answered while their goods are being shipped – especially when it comes to such valuable items as pharmaceuticals or high-end entertainment electronics. Smart Box is the answer. Norbert Pieper, Senior Expert Security in the Corporate Security Department and his colleagues Rainer Hen and Michael Schmidt are the minds behind Smart Box. A few years ago Pieper and his team started to identify potential weaknesses in shipping processes; they also considered customers’ additional requests. Their research led to the idea of an intelligent transport box that met all demands. “Why re-invent the wheel? There are plenty of technologies that have already stood the test,” describes Pieper his thoughts during Smart Box’s conceptual phase. He decided to combine several technologies for the smart transport container, the most important of which is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).

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