Tag: DHL

DHL to pull out of Brussels

Posted by | Sep 14, 2004 | |

DHL Worldwide is preparing to take part of its business out of Brussels Zaventem Airport as it is no longer prepared to wait for the country to agree to DHL’s plans to expand, a Belgian paper said on Tuesday. DHL, a unit of Deutsche Post, wanted to expand at Zaventem but needs the green light from the country’s different regions to allow it to increase the number of night flights so the business can grow. Belgian daily Het Nieuwsblad quoted “high-placed” sources at DHL as saying DHL would keep its headquarters and its courier service in Zaventem, near the Brussels capital, but that the airport would lose out on an expansion of DHL’s European sorting center.

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Utah next for DHL expansion

Posted by | Sep 10, 2004 | |

DHL Worldwide announced plans Thursday to open a regional sorting facility in Salt Lake City. The USD3 million facility initially will employ 38 people, and serve destinations in Utah and parts of Idaho. The hub is part of DHL’s plan to invest USD1.2 billion to develop an integrated delivery system across North America. The company, a unit of Germany’s Deutsche Post World Net, opened a similar facility in Denver, both to serve as strategic east-west network links.
Five other sorting centers will be opened in as-yet undisclosed cities, a direct challenge to FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service.

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Deutsche Post reaches agreement to purchase DHL Iberia

Posted by | Sep 9, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post has reached an agreement with the minority shareholders of DHL Iberia to purchase all of the company’s outstanding shares, the German express delivery and logistics provider said in a statement Thursday. In early 2003, Deustche Post decided to incorporate into DHL Iberia its Spanish acquisitions (Guipuzcoana Euroexpress, Danzas and DHL) in a process expected to conclude next year. The latest agreement will allow the German giant to acquire the remaining stake in DHL Iberia in a deal that could be finalized by year-end.

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DHL Express Thailand foresees 20 percent growth this year

Posted by | Sep 9, 2004 | |

DHL Express (Thailand) Co Ltd expects to post 20-per-cent revenue growth this year as it expands its services to keep pace with the rapid growth of trade in Thailand and the Asia-Pacific region, managing director Herbert Vongpusanachai said. The company will increase its payload capacity for express service between Thailand and the region and plans to upgrade air express facilities, such as its distribution centres in Thailand, to handle more shipments. DHL Thailand is also continuing with various marketing activities aimed at all target markets.

‘The outlook for the express business is optimistic, with an expected revenue increase of 20 per cent, as earlier targeted,’ said Herbert.

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Foreign express giants speed up expansion in China

Posted by | Sep 8, 2004 | |

International express magnates such as UPS, TNT, DHL and FedEx are speeding up to further explore the Chinese market as China opens up its domestic express business on December 18 of 2005.

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) currently runs six cargo flights from the United States to China a week. If winning approval from the US administration, UPS will be in a position to fly six new flights to Shanghai immediately and six new ones to Guangzhou next year. The new flights will allow UPS to connect Shanghai with Japan for the first time with non-stop service, and the 2005 flights will allow UPS to offer non-stop service from the U.S. to Guangzhou for the first time.

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