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DHL contractor’s workers will join Teamsters

Posted by | May 10, 2005 | |

Workers at Great Plains Transportation Inc., an area contractor for express delivery firm DHL, voted to unionize last week. Great Plains becomes the first area company to be touched by the Teamsters’ national campaign to organize firms that contract with DHL, the giant delivery company owned by Deutsche Post. Another election is scheduled on May 20 at Mid-Continent Transport, a DHL contractor in St. Joseph. The Teamsters have said more than 1,300 workers at DHL contractor firms around the country have voted to join the union.

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Brazil: DHL invests USD 20 million to expand

Posted by | May 9, 2005 | |

With the aim of two-folding the size of the Brazilian operations in a short-term DHL Express wants to expand the participation of big companies in its client portfolio. The company intends to have 80% of its income with the big companies. The remainder 20% would come from the small and middle sized companies. Presently 40% of the income comes from the big companies and 60% from the small and middle sized. Of the US$20mil to be invested in Brazil this year half is being injected in automation and IT.

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DHL Express invests Eur 4.2 mln in new French Flevy site

Posted by | May 3, 2005 | |

International courier DHL Express, a subsidiary of German postal services provider Deutsche Post, has started the construction of its new site in Flevy, Moselle department, north eastern France, it was reported on May 3, 2005.

DHL has invested a total 4.2 mln euro (USD 5.39 mln), including for the land, in this new site, which will have a staff of some 100 employees. The new site should become operational as of September 1, 2005. The activities in the Flevy site will cover all the services offered by DHL including messages, express and road shipment in a unique site covering 27,500 sq m, where at first some 4,000 sq m, dedicated to loading platforms and 1,000 sq m to offices, will be set up. DHL has five other sites across the Moselle department.

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DHL bags Asian freight award

Posted by | May 3, 2005 | |

DHL was named the Best Express Operator at the 2005 Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards in Singapore last month.

The company’s general manager (Pacific Islands), Paul Roper said they were delighted to have been recognised as leaders in the express business.

“This accolade is further vindication that the investments we are making in our infrastructure locally in Fiji and throughout Asia are translating into a real competitive advantage for our customers,” Mr Roper said.

DHL Express in Fiji is currently renovating a 1000square metre warehouse and office facility in Raiwaqa.

“We will be moving into our new facility in Suva at the end of June,” Mr Roper said.

“Once we have completed this project we will be able to offer Fiji a complete “One Stop Shop” freight centre.

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DHL Colombia imports up 36.5 Pct Y/Y Q1 2005

Posted by | Apr 25, 2005 | |

The imports of DHL Colombia, the Colombian unit of the global carrier and package delivery company DHL Express, part of the German postal services operator Deutsche Post, grew 36.5 pct year-on-year for the first quarter of 2005, it was reported on April 22, 2005.

The volumes transported by DHL to Colombia grew 51.2 pct year-on-year for the quarter. The import services sales grew 37.05 pct year-on-year for the quarter.

DHL Colombia, has considerably strengthened its position on the Colombian market mainly due to its revised market strategy, the company’s Andres Vallejo, said.

The company has performed a number of promotion campaigns and has diversified its services in Colombia, Vallejo added.

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