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DHL to double Hong Kong capacity

Posted by | Oct 7, 2005 | |

DHL is investing USDollars 110M to double the capacity of its cargo-handling hub in Hong Kong six years ahead of schedule, as its business in mainland China grows.

The move, announced yesterday and due to be completed in 2007, will make Hong Kong DHL’s largest hub outside the US, with capacity to move 75,000 pieces an hour. Scott Price, DHL Express chief executive for Asia-Pacific, called the expansion a “very significant, long-term commitment to Hong Kong”.

DHL’s investment is the latest development in an increasingly fierce competition between the world’s largest express carriers in China. In July, FedEx announced plans to spend USDollars 150M to move its Asia-Pacific hub from Subic Bay in the Philippines to Guangzhou, 174km north of Hong Kong. United Parcel Service announced plans to build a hub in Shanghai the same month.

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DHL expands operations in Brazil

Posted by | Oct 5, 2005 | |

DHL Express expanded its operations in Northeast and Centre-West of Brazil with the launch of new DHL service points there, it was reported on October 4, 2005.
The presence of DHL Express in these areas helped the company boost by 30 pct its turnover in Brazil. Besides the capital of the central-western state of Goias Goiania, the company started to offer its services also in the capitals of the central-western states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, namely Cuiaba and Campo Grande.

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DHL plans USD100M Hong Kong expansion

Posted by | Oct 4, 2005 | |

DHL International plans to double its express cargo terminal capacity at Chek Lap Kok with a new USD100 million (HKD780 million) building to deal with the relentless stream of high-value manufactured goods from factories in Guangdong. DHL, owned by Deutsche Post World Net, plans to build another terminal close to its existing express cargo terminal which was awarded by Airport Authority’s franchise in 2002. The original plan was to expand to three terminals over an 11- or 12-year period. “We’re full,” said Kelvin Leung, DHL’s regional vice president. “We had envisioned a three-phase expansion of the hub, but the second two phases will be rolled into one now. ” The existing terminal’s peak handling capacity is about 20,000 shipments per hour, with plans to raise that to 45,000 by 2018 once all three phases are completed. The existing terminal handled about 440 tonnes per day in 2004, with an ultimate capacity of 900 tonnes per day expected by 2014. The new terminal will be of similar size to the existing 18,200-square-meter terminal, with building costs not expected to exceed USD100 million investment, Leung said.

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DHL and Air France – KLM intensify their collaboration

Posted by | Oct 3, 2005 | |

Air France – KLM and DHL Express have signed a three-year contract that covers all express delivery within the European Union. DHL Express will deliver all parcels sent to European destinations and all internal documents for the two airlines. DHL and KLM have been collaborating intensively for the last three years. Both organisations have invested in joint IT and Finance solutions.

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DHL gears up for home, unattended and store deliveries

Posted by | Oct 1, 2005 | |

DHL is expanding in retail distribution with a two-pronged attack – one on home delivery and the other on supermarket supply of non-food items such as CDs, DVDs, books, greeting cards and similar items. The company has just opened units in three Staples stationery stores – Telford, Bolton and Milton Keynes – to allow home consumers or small businesses to post parcels or to use the units as collection points for online or catalogue purchases. In addition, DHL is looking at employing part-time drivers to offer evening and weekend deliveries. ‘We are talking to retailers to identify the best way to provide the delivery services both they and the consumer need at a respectable cost,’ explains Manish Joshi, general manager, express division.

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