Tag: DHL

DHL expands in Charleston

Posted by | Aug 21, 2006 | |

DHL Global Forwarding announced Monday that it plans to relocate its ocean freight and customs brokerage operations in Charleston, S.C. to expanded facilities closer to the Port of Charleston and Charleston International Airport.

The move, effective Oct. 1, will combine the now-integrated operations of the former DHL Danzas Air & Ocean and Exel Global Logistics freight management operations, each of which previously did business at separate locations in Charleston. The move is expected to improve the quality and timeliness of service to ocean freight and customs brokerage customers, Plantation, Fla.-based DHL said.

Charleston is DHL’s primary port for ocean cargo moving to and from the Southeast U.S., and its import gateway for less-than-container load traffic from Europe.

The company said the existing separate facilities were not large enough to accommodate the expanded needs of the newly-integrated companies.

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Gottschalk Brothers Carry Their Burden for DHL Päckchen. TV celebrities promote reduced costs for parcel shipping

Posted by | Aug 21, 2006 | |

Since May 1, the price for parcels (Päckchen) sent German-wide with DHL has been reduced from EUR 4.30 to EUR 3.90. Also, from August 21 until October 31, customers of the leading parcel and express provider can send their items abroad at a lower price: during this time, the charges are only EUR 7.90 instead of EUR 8.60 to send DHL parcels within Europe. Starting Monday, Thomas and Christoph Gottschalk will promote this offer in a major campaign, featuring themselves as the well-known defiant pair.

Themed “Only our prices are small” the Gottschalk brothers will be presented all over Germany on posters, advertisements, brochures and the Internet during the next three weeks. At a number of selected railway stations their images can be seen as so-called mega air posters. In metropolitan areas radio commercials will be aired and bulk mail distributed to 5 million households. More than that: 500 DHL vehicles will bear the campaign motifs and attract further attention.

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DHL rewards customers in 'Gift Splash'

Posted by | Aug 18, 2006 | |

DHL, one of Nigeria’s leading air express company has rewarded its loyal customers with a gifts splash. More than 300 customers won over 1,000 gifts during the 2006 IDOX promotion which held between May 15th and July 31st this year. Customers included private individuals and corporate organisations drawn from diverse sectors such as banking, information technology, manufacturing, oil & gas and services. Customers went home with items such as flasks, cell phone pouches, bags, radios and flash disks.

The grand prize includes a trip for two to Italy, two return flight tickets to Rome, airport taxes, return airport/hotel transfers, hotel accommodation for seven nights and spending money to the tune of 650 dollars.

DHL was the first courier firm to offer a service transporting documents within and outside Nigeria. Despite its capabilities in covering all locations in Nigeria, the company’s unique strength lies in transporting documents to over 220 countries around the world.

The need to transport documents across the globe has remained necessary despite the advances in technology. The prevalence of computers with e-mails, fax machines, on-line banking and the Internet have not diminished the need for this service.

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DHL takes over Deutsche Steinkohle logistics center in Hirschbach, Saarland

Posted by | Aug 17, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post World Net subsidiary DHL took over the Hirschbach logistics center of Deutsche Steinkohle AG (DSK), located in the German state of Saarland. The logistics specialists at DHL Exel Supply Chain will operate the center and assume 113 staff currently employed by DSK. As part of the deal, DHL will integrate the center within its existing global network and open it up for other customers, securing the long-term future and further development of the site.

The 85,000m² center includes 14,000m² hall storage area and is responsible for warehousing and supply to the Saar mine in Ensdorf and the central workshop in Hirschbach. DHL is taking over the entire warehouse management, quality control of materials and reverse logistics. The materials held in the warehouse include giant equipment such as extracting plants, power trains and engines, all the way down to spare parts and consumables. For DSK, signing the outsourcing contract guarantees the future of the site. “We wanted to give our logistics personnel a promising future. By opening the site to third-party customers, the center will be developed further during the next years. We’re delighted to be working with DHL, a partner that will be able to manage this task”, said Franz-Josef Heiermann, head of materials management at Deutsche Steinkohle AG.

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DHL makes offer for remaining shares of Blue Dart Express Ltd

Posted by | Aug 17, 2006 | |

DHL, the express and logistics company, has offered to purchase the shares in Blue Dart Express Ltd it does not already own, and delist the Indian express company in a further step to strengthen and expand its market leading position in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. DHL, via its Singapore subsidiary DHL Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd, currently owns 81.03% of Blue Dart.

As the leading international express and logistics company, DHL has an extensive history of 27 years in India. DHL has invested USD 250 million in expanding the company’s footprint in India in recent years. This includes USD 163 million for the acquisition of the majority stake in Blue Dart Express in 2004.

India is a major engine for growth of DHL’s business in Asia Pacific, and the company is committed to provide superior customer service based on a world-class network infrastructure. In India, DHL, together with Blue Dart, have over 40,000 customers serviced by 7,400 employees through a combined national network of 14,000 locations, and a fleet of almost 3,000 vehicles.

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