Deutsche Post World Net AG’s unit DHL is deepening its tie-up with eBay by launching a pilot project that will allow DHL to pack, store and deliver more products auctioned on the internet.
The pilot project will start by the end of this year, the spokesman said.
Read MoreUntil DHL came along, FedEx and UPS had a seemingly comfortable duopoly in package delivery. It is getting less comfortable.
The German post office is not so German anymore. Deutsche Post World Net, as it is now named, still earned most of its USD1.7 billion in profits last year delivering letters. But Chairman Klaus Zumwinkel has bought some independence from economic stagnation at home with USD18 billion worth of acquisitions, most prominently DHL International.
Now his air and ground forces have launched a U.S. invasion under the DHL banner–right into the teeth of a FedEx-UPS duopoly that holds 79percent of this market.
DHL’s USD50 billion (revenues) parent is already the world’s largest airfreight carrier, flying to more places than anyone else. Deutsche Post had a small investment in the San Francisco-based courier for years but bought the company lock, stock and delivery van two years ago. Outside of Germany it looks more like the intrepid DHL took over Deutsche Post than the other way around. Either way, what Zumwinkel wants is to rule global logistics.
Read MoreDHL will invest more than USD13 million to expand the company’s Global Information Services (GIS) Centre located at Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor in Cyberjaya, a key facility in the global co-ordination of information technology initiatives throughout the DHL network. This brings DHL’s total investments in Asia Pacific over the past few years to over USD1.15 billion, reflecting DHL’s commitment to service excellence.
One of three strategic Information Services Centres serving DHL’s worldwide network, GIS Cyberjaya is responsible for the design, development, implementation and the service delivery management of DHL’s IT solutions.
Read MoreEurope’s largest postal service will convert all business operations outside its home market of Germany to the DHL brand, Die Welt reported, without saying where it got the information. The shares climbed 39 cents, or 2.5 percent, to 16.02 euros.
Read MoreUnions demonstrated at Brussels international airport and delayed some flights Friday to push their demands for a deal between the authorities and parcel service DHL that would keep thousands of jobs in Belgium.
Airport workers have been outraged that an agreement has stalled for weeks over how to balance DHL’s demands for more night flights with local residents’ concerns over noise.
“We limited our action because we did not want to pester the passengers,” said union representative Hendrik Vermeersch. “We wanted to give the authorities and DHL a signal that enough is enough. We need a deal now.”
Several hundred workers assembled in the departure hall for a short demonstration, which affected a few flights. Employees of other companies at the airport joined in.
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