Deutsche Post AG’s logistics unit DHL is to sell its 50pct stake in Duisburg-based freight company G Scharrer GmbH, according to a report in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, citing a DHL spokesperson. Rhenus Logistics, which owns the other 50 pct of the company, will buy DHL’s stake, it said.
Read MoreDeutsche Post AG unit DHL said it plans to open a new terminal at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. The customs clearance terminal is part of a 20 mln eur investment program by DHL, commercial director Roland Thomas said in a statement.
Read MoreDeutsche Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Post AG’s DHL DanzasAir & Ocean said they set up a joint venture to provide ‘temperature controlled’ transport solutions for the life science industry. The new Florida-based company, called LifeConEx, will help life science companies such as pharmaceuticals prevent damage to temperature-sensitiveproducts, the companies said. LifeConEx will begin operating on April 1 and, according to Lufthansa and DHL, it will be the only firm of its kind.
Read MoreUnder the contract, DHL UAE takes bulk receipt of spare parts from HDS in The Netherlands, flies them into its express logistics centre in Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA) where they are stored ready for express despatch to regional distributors and customers on demand.
‘DHL was selected after meeting our requirement for high service levels and after demonstrating its international and regional experience on other HDS operations,’ said Henk Witteman European Spare Parts Logistics Manager, HDS.
DHL UAE, the Emirates’ leading air express and logistics provider, has won a fiercely contested Middle East logistics solutions contract from leading storage solutions provider Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Limited.
‘Other determining factors included the proximity of its DAFZA facility to Dubai International Airport thereby securing speedy turnaround when orders for spares are placed, or a ‘repair and return’ service is needed.’
Read MoreUS-based logistics company DHL today opened a USD20 million export facility at Sydney Airport, as it anticipates further free trade agreements between Australia and its trading partners.
The air express cargo facility, dubbed Oceania Hub, is the largest of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, with the capacity to move over 90,000 kilograms of freight each day.
DHL said it was hoping to benefit from increased international trade following Australia’s free trade agreement with the US, as well an expected deal with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
“Recognising the potential for further growth, DHL has implemented a business strategy that has focused on capacity building,” DHL Express regional director Gary Edstein said.
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