Tag: DHL

US state agencies complain about DHL service

Posted by | Nov 21, 2005 | |

Ohio State agencies have made dozens of complaints about service by DHL since Jan. 1, when Ohio awarded the company a USD4.4 million contract to replace UPS as the state’s exclusive courier. Agency officials accuse DHL of a wide array of delivery and billing problems. The company said in a statement released through its public relations manager that some service issues are unavoidable when a change in vendor takes place. Gov. Bob Taft gave DHL an opportunity to bid on the contract after it agreed to move its hub from northern Kentucky to Wilmington, and it submitted the low bid. A spokesman for the governor said the office is aware some agencies are not happy with DHL’s service and expects the Department of Administrative Services to rigorously enforce the contract. DHL was awarded the contract shortly after Ohio won a bidding war with Kentucky for the new DHL air cargo hub.

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DHL to build largest US on-airport service center in Charlotte, N.C.

Posted by | Nov 15, 2005 | |

DHL today announced plans to build its largest US on-airport service center facility at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. DHL expects to invest USD6 million in the development of the new facility, consolidating four Charlotte, N.C.-area facilities into a single service center location. The new 80,200-sq.-ft. facility will serve the Charlotte, N.C. and surrounding areas, including Morrisville, Concord, Kings Mountain and Salisbury, as well as parts of South Carolina. The new facility will enhance the efficiencies of the Southeast operation and improve service delivery times as well as provide a later pickup service offering for customers in the area.

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DHL set to invest USD70 mln in Incheon Airport

Posted by | Nov 15, 2005 | |

DHL is considering investing USD70 million to build a cargo terminal and warehouse at Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, government officials said Tuesday. DHL’s chief executive Frank Appel will deliver such an investment offer to Minister Choo Byung-jik on Wednesday, according to the officials at the Ministry of Construction and Transportation.
DHL’s holding company Deutsche Post World Net is set to invest USD20 million for its cargo terminal and USD50 million for its air cargo warehouse at the airport, the officials said.

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DHL to build distribution centre in Dutch Drachten

Posted by | Nov 14, 2005 | |

DHL will build a distribution centre in Drachten, northern Netherlands, the mayor of the municipality of Smallingerland, Pieter van der Zaag, said on November 11, 2005. For the purpose, DHL has bought a site of 40,000 sq m in the industrial zone Azeven Zuid near Drachten. The distribution centre will create jobs for 200 employees. The plan for the construction of the distribution centre was announced almost two years ago.

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DHL storms ahead with 79% operating profit jump

Posted by | Nov 14, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post’s logistics division DHL has shown strong performance in the first nine months of 2005, with a 15.6% increase in turnover to EUR5.7bn (USD6.6bn) and operating profits of EUR221m, up 79.7% year-on-year. ‘We have consistently and successfully continued our global strategy and after completing the acquisition of Exel we will be the leading logistics provider worldwide,’ chief executive Klaus Zumwinkel said. Of the logistics division’s turnover, DP’s freight business DHL Danzas Air ‘ Ocean contributed some EUR4.1bn, up 14.1%.

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